Todd Grinstead News Today

Water quality advocates see protection in the United States Environmental Protection Agencys hazardous substance designation for two of the most common PFAS, PFOA and PFOS. PFAS have an especially toxic legacy in West Virginia stemming from the Washington Works facility originally operated by DuPont near Parkersburg.

A task force of firefighters, water utilities, state regulators and others met for a second time Friday -- a direct result of a WSAZ investigation that led to a new state law.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio Valley.The law also addresses some of the r

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee heard from state and regional administrators who work on water and wastewater projects, every day.

”The money has to come from somewhere to be able to pay these folks," Grinstead said. "I dont know what the magic answer for that is but it does happen. Its our desire to add more operators to the field. Hopefully therell be enough eventually to get moved around and these smaller systems can hire somebody thats certified that can do the job and do it correctly and those safely.” In 2019, a study from the University of North Carolina School of Government suggested that one way to address the...