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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-02-17 ( 7 items )  
Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Admin Eliminates Endangerment Finding, Saving Americans $1.3 Trillion (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Trump Admin Eliminates Endangerment Finding, Saving Americans $1.3 Trillion Isabelle Marchese Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the single largest deregulatory action in American history. The Administration repealed the Obama-era 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, along with all federal GHG emissions standards imposed thereafter more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 21 other states in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "This is about protect more PR

Clarion alumni, faculty, friends to be honored at 60th awards ceremony (10)
CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * Clarion alumni, faculty, friends to be honored at 60th awards ceremony * Many Clarion graduates have made exceptional contributions to their profession, community and/or the university. The Clarion University Alumni Association Distinguished Awards were established by the Clarion University Alumni Association in 1966 to recognize exceptional alumni and university friends. The Alumni Association will present its  more PR

FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource Energy Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio (10)
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource Energy Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region * Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a critical infrastructure need in central Ohio. Jointly developed by FirstEnergy Tran more PR

Transource Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Transource Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio * Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 16, 2026) - Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a cr more PR

West Virginians rally for clean water at Capitol (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * West Virginians rally for clean water at Capitol CHARLESTON, W. Va. -Dozens of West Virginia residents held a rally outside the House of Delegates chamber this morning, demanding that the legislature take action to address the growing clean water crisis affecting the state's southern coalfields. The event was hosted by From Below, a faith-based movement focused on policy advo more PR

WVU Neuroscientist Searches for Reasons for Resiliency in Brain (10)
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: * * * WVU neuroscientist searches for reasons for resiliency in brain "Neuroscience is about the human condition." And for Kathleen "Katie" Morrison, an assistant professor specializing in behavioral neuroscience psychology in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology, the human condition is defined by resiliency. "It's no surprise to people that stress a more PR