WV lawmakers did little to nothing for environmental protections during legislative session

By: Quenton King

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 726

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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This year was not the “start of a different path” that I had hoped for the West Virginia Legislature.

In January, I wrote that environmental advocacy organizations in West Virginia came together to write a blueprint for environmental policy. It contains concrete steps that the Legislature, governor or state agencies could take to begin addressing real problems facing West Virginians.

As I said then, West Virginians have been vocal about their frustrations …

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