Flood recovery projects in West Virginia's Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Monongahela National Forest will benefit from $2.8 million in new federal funding. The money from the Federal Highway Administration will go toward infrastructure repair and road improvements, as well as land restoration, according to Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and Department of Environmental Protection will receive a total of $11.3 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for clean drinking water projects. Reliable access to clean drinking water is important for residents, says Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will receive a $370,000 grant from the CDC to promote oral health and provide dental care, say Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.

A Senate hearing Tuesday discussed air-quality and ozone standards in the context of two bills proposed, including one by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. "The bills before us today are meant to end the regulatory uncertainty and its impacts on Americans' livelihoods," Capito said.

Congress should pass legislation that reduces regulatory obstacles while encouraging infrastructure such a recently proposed ethane hub, writes Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. "Ethane from natural gas serves as a feedstock for many chemical companies, so an ethane storage hub in the region would mean more companies choosing to operate in West Virginia," Capito writes.