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McCuskey’s subpoenas against environmental groups paused by U.S. judge

Joseph R. Goodwin, a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, is shown during the investiture ceremony for Moore Capito as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West ...
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West Virginia groups and local governments demand data center oversight. The state is continuing to develop them anyway.

Jordan Charbonneau (left) and Scott Lanham (right) pose on their land on Oct. 14. Their off-grid home is on Lanham's family land where the state is proposing a route for construction of a gas pipeline ...
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It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in state elections. However, it will be on West Virginia ballots this November.

Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson and sponsor of the resolution making way for the constitutional amendment, speaks on the state Senate floor on March 14. Photo by Will Price / WV Legislative ...
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‘The First Amendment is not a license to lie’: McCuskey responds to environmental groups he subpoenaed for citing climate science.

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey appears before lawmakers during August interims on Aug. 11, 2026. Photo by Perry Bennett / West Virginia Legislature Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a ...
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McCuskey has made protecting fossil fuel industries a priority. Now he’s investigating climate groups.

Attorney General JB McCuskey speaks at a West Virginia First Foundation event. Photo courtesy of the West Virginia First Foundation. Attorney General JB McCuskey demanded a decade’s worth of documents ...
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Jobs, education and political apathy: What Wood County residents are thinking ahead of the election

Ahead of the midterms, Wood County residents discuss job losses, education, political apathy and what they want from elected leaders.