Clean Water Act

A previously undisclosed landfill is allowing potentially toxic chemicals to enter Davis Creek in South Charleston and the Kanawha River, in violation of the Clean Water Act, a lawsuit filed in federal district court today alleges.

A federal judge has ruled a coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is liable for more than 3,000 violations of federal clean…

A federal judge has denied a request by coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to dismiss a lawsuit over selenium violations…

Federal environmental regulators finalized a rule Monday that reduces the time states have to approve federal permits for energy projects. The…

The change ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says.

The Sierra Club and a coalition of West Virginia-based environmental groups took the first step Tuesday toward taking legal action against companies…

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is reconsidering how it permits stream crossings for natural gas pipelines and other federal…

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday halted some construction of the natural gas Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia.The three-judge panel…

A federal appeals court was urged Tuesday to overturn a ruling by a judge who found that the state of West Virginia has abandoned its responsibility to…

On this West Virginia Morning, the Trump administration is scrapping the Waters of the U.S. rule -- a clean-water regulation advanced by the Obama…