Henry Culvyhouse, Author at Mountain State Spotlight

The DEP issued Fundamental Data an air pollution permit for its data center project. Then the company told another state agency its project was “conceptual.” The conflicting statements reveal how companies can exploit gaps in state oversight.

Author Archives: Henry Culvyhouse

Tucker County residents want to know what Fundamental Data is planning. The state’s data center laws let companies avoid scrutiny.

West Virginia’s school funding formula is failing shrinking districts. Here’s how the state could fix it.

WVU Health leadership failed to address painkiller thefts for years as opioids devastated West Virginia

Lawmakers vowed action after a 2017 warehouse fire in Parkersburg. A decade later, the latest blaze revealed the same gap.

In the garbage wars, West Virginia gave counties a say. Data center opponents say they deserve one, too.

West Virginia data center head shares plans for advisory council as opposition grows over lack of transparency and oversight

Deaf West Virginians have asked for captioned movies for almost a decade. Lawmakers shelved a bill to improve access.

How ‘grocery store politics’ changed one state Senator’s mind on data centers

U.S. House committee rejects Moore’s funding proposal for drinking water in Southern West Virginia

Riley Moore and Carol Miller asked for clean water money from a fund Trump wants to cut

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