We’ve reported before on the important Freedom of Information Act case in which The Shepherdstown Observer is trying to get copies of the petitions filed to get a zoning matter on the ballot in Jefferson County. Well, today’s the day that the state Supreme Court will take up the matter. Justices are set [...]

Photo by Tom Hindman, Charleston Daily Mail, via AP. Last week, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced its final plans for the National Academy of Sciences study of  use of the toxic chemical methyl isocyanate at the Bayer CropScience plant in Institute, W.Va. The final document is here, with copies of public comments here and the initial [...]

DuPont Co.’s Washington Works Plant south of Parkersburg, W.Va. A new study by West Virginia University researchers and others has found that children and teens exposed to C8 and related chemicals may be more likely to have elevated levels of total and LDL cholesterol. The study is to appear in this month’s issue of the peer-reviewed journal [...]