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The West Virginia House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee has scheduled a public hearing on House Bill 5018, which would bar Department of Environmental Protection use of community air monitoring data for regulatory purposes in establishing air quality standards. Opponents say the bill would discourage citizen air monitoring and frustrate efforts to supplement the DEP's air quality monitoring network, which doesn't provide monitors in most West Virginia counties.

The West Virginia House Energy and Manufacturing Committee advanced a bill, House Bill 5018, that would prohibit use of community air monitoring data for regulatory purposes in establishing air quality standards. The bill would apply to criteria and hazardous air pollutants and has drawn the opposition of environmental groups like the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Appalachian Voices.

New wildfire smoke protection laws go into effect on Jan. 15th for outdoor workers

New wildfire smoke protection laws go into effect on Jan. 15th for outdoor workers

Employers in Washington must now implement response plans, provide training on smoke conditions, monitor air quality and take other steps for outdoor workers.