Wrote about the latest development regarding the power plant proposed for Tucker County. pls read. thanks.

NEW: Air pollution expert says Tucker County power plant would likely exceed emission limits in permit issued by the state mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/06/t...

NEW: Future of Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in doubt as Trump administration considers funding cut mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/03/a...

NEW: Citizen groups challenge secrecy and pollution concerns in Tucker County data center air permit decision

"One in three fire departments in West Virginia is at risk of getting hit by a flood. Climate change is amplifying the risk to these and other key community service buildings." Uprooter @sarahbishi.bsky.social for @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/29/f...

In Bluefield, a man rode his electric wheelchair to a pantry from almost a half a mile to ask for food. “We gave him five bags of food, which if you stretch it, could last a week, week and a half. And then what is he going to do afterwards?” mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/11/06/s...

In June, the Triadelphia Volunteer Fire Department was flooded during the deadly floods that devastated West Virginia’s northern panhandle. It’s one of almost 200 fire stations in West Virginia that face a significant risk of being flooded each year. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/29/f...

My latest for @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social: One in three fire stations face a significant flood risk. And a quarter of the WV's essential facilities do too. Read here: mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/29/f...

NEW: From fire departments to hospitals, hundreds of first responder stations face a serious flood risk mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/28/f...

There are many reasons that are causing increased electricity rates for West Virginians. But the explosion of data centers is making it worse. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/05/r...

NEW: ‘I just need basic answers’: West Virginians want transparency as they struggle to get info about planned data centers

NEW: Nation’s largest gas well owner asks West Virginia lawmakers to weaken water protections mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/09/18/d...

I wrote about water quality issues again. pls read. thx

NEW: Wyoming County residents say a coal mine contaminated their creek. State regulators just approved more mining. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/09/10/w...

NEW: ‘Plans without resources are a fantasy.’ West Virginia failed to fund flood protection plans for years.

Must-read @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social story by @sarahbishi.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/29/f...

Between 2005 and 2024, West Virginia experienced nearly 2,300 flood events, costing $342 million in property damage. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/10/d...

A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant.

“Today, that unlawful, unpermitted discharge stops.” Latest @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social update from @sarahbishi.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/07/c...

hi. i wrote about how folks in Tucker County found out data centers are coming there way. pls read. thx.

Read about the boom in WV data center projects from @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social energy + environment reporter @sarahbishi.bsky.social. Ahead of @nationalpress.bsky.social Local Business Journalism Fellowship, a great example of covering local economies. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/17/w...

A lawsuit over a West Virginia factory sending PFAS pollution into the Ohio River has implications for Louisville's drinking water supply, 400 miles downstream. I chatted w/ a @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social reporter who's covering the case. Listen here:

NEW: What’s the big deal about data centers? Here’s what West Virginians need to know. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/17/w...

NEW: ‘I am the news:’ As lawmakers pass legislation targeting trans people, four West Virginians share their stories mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/22/t...

NEW: Officials touted a bill that will help plug orphaned gas wells, but it leaves taxpayers, not the drillers, covering the cost mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/10/s...

Looking for an update on broadband? We got you covered. Read it here:

A proposal to end a federal energy assistance program could leave tens of thousands of West Virginian families without heat. My latest here:

NEW: Tens of thousands of West Virginians need help paying their power bills. Trump wants to end the program that helps

I wrote about water (protections) again. pls read. thank you.

NEW: Trump’s EPA blocks effort to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in West Virginia drinking water mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/07/t...

NEW: Morrisey promised to be there ‘every step of the way’ in flood recovery. Residents wonder where that help is now. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/04/24/m...

I wrote about water (kind of) again. Pls read, ty

Must-read @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social story by @sarahbishi.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/04/07/l...

Must-read @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social story by @sarahbishi.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/03/25/p...

I wrote about something other than water. Read it here…pls, ty

New: From reclassifying waterways to loosening inspections, lawmakers are chipping away at West Virginia's clean water protections

NEW: What lawmakers' rollback of drinking water protections reveals about how the state regulates the chemical industry

Forgot how humbling children are. The kids I’m babysitting just asked if we were going to the carwash bc my car is dirty

NEW: Days before West Virginia’s latest devastating storm, Morrisey budgeted no money for the state’s flood protection fund

Morrisey: Federal aid ‘required’ for WV flood recovery, stays mum on Trump plan to dismantle FEMA westvirginiawatch.com/2025/02/18/m...

My latest on flooding. Read it here:

I’m baaaaaaack. And I wrote about the federal funds to help WV clean up orphaned wells & how moves by the White House could jeopardize some of it. Pls read. Thx u

West Virginia could lose out on millions of $ earmarked to help state regulators clean up abandoned natural gas wells as a result of an EO halting federal funding that President Trump signed on the day of his inauguration. @sarahbishi.bsky.social mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/02/15/t...

yall remember when Kia souls were the ugliest cars you could have? Now we have cyber trucks 😵‍💫

i wrote about water again. pls read. thx u

the U.S. Dept of Energy will be holding an in-person public scoping session for the ARCH2 Environmental Impact Study in West Virginia on Feb. 13, 2025 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. It'll take place in the Wilson University Union at WV State University

so, last month, i wrote about how the epa finally issued the air emissions rule folks in Institute have been waiting for, but now it's up to the trump admin to finalize it. pls read. thx u

the DOE is set to study the environmental impacts of the Appalachian hydrogen hub. I wrote about how folks can get involved for @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social. read allll about it here: mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/01/03/d...

A proposed network of hydrogen facilities across Appalachia has faced criticism over the lack of community engagement. Federal regulators are now asking the public to help shape its environmental study.

West Virginians with questions or concerns about the planned regional network of hydrogen facilities across Appalachia have until March 3 to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Energy to help shape its study of the project’s environmental impact. https://buff.ly/4fKn9Au