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CAPITO ANNOUNCES RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND EDUCATION IN WEST VIRGINIA

Press Release

Date: Feb. 23, 2024
Location: CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Issues: Environment

"It's critical we protect water resources across our state and boost efforts aimed at leak protection and prevention in underground storage tanks. As Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, I am pleased to see these resources going to West Virginia to support WV DEP's efforts to improve our infrastructure and protect the environment.

I'm happy to see these resources coming to strengthen our rural communities' ability to provide safe and reliable water services in West Virginia. Whether it is a water line extension or maintenance of existing services, it is vital to our communities to continue to make investments like these that lead to safer and reliable services.

I was proud to work with the NPS to secure resources that will advance our goal of making the New River Gorge a place for visitors from across West Virginia, and the country, a destination for generations to come. I encourage everyone to visit the Gorge to see firsthand its natural beauty and everything it offers.

This grant will equip Bluefield with resources that will help make the community safer and set our younger population on a path to reach their full potential. I was proud to deliver these resources that will be used towards efforts that prevent crime and provide more paths to success for our young people.

Ensuring that communities across West Virginia have the resources they need to keep growing local economies and maximizing their potential is incredibly important. This grant will help set the northern panhandle up for more success in the future and I was happy to play a role in securing this funding for communities there.

WVU is consistently on the cutting edge of critical research that will allows us to better understand the world and unlock new technologies. I am proud to see resources from the EPSCoR program going to WVU to aid these research projects that will give students the opportunity to learn and expand our knowledge base."


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