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Gov. Jim Justice awarded Tuesday nearly $66 million in community block grant development funds. The grants went to nine stormwater projects, two water treatment plants, two dams, one sanitary sewer line relocation, and four planning projects.

A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicated that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached unprecedented levels. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas contributing to climate change.

In a region where highways, dams, water systems and other infrastructure necessities are aging, repeated severe weather events have added to the strain, forcing communities to spend their resources fixing new problems rather than on improved resilience and upgrades.

After heavy rain doused the region on Sunday, rivers, creeks and streams rose above flood level and closed dozens of roads across West Virginia on Monday.The National Weather Service (NWS) extended flood warnings until 10 p.m. for regions of the state in the east and west.

More than 4 million homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.

Federal grants of about $10 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce were awarded to four West Virginia projects Monday to help with infrastructure…

This story was updated on June 16, 2020, at 4:50 p.m. to include a statement from the Environmental Protection Agency.The rain poured down for hours on…

West Virginia emergency leaders reported Friday evening there have been two water rescues and one trailer park evacuation in southern West Virginia. Gov.…

On this West Virginia Morning, we have a story about communities along the Ohio River who want to remove some old dams, and we’ll move downstream to…

On this West Virginia Morning, we revisit some areas hard hit by the historic flood of 2016. We also hear the latest legislative action from the West…