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Protect WV’s Future: Urge Congress to Restore Federal Funding
Restore federal funding for West Virginia!
Across the Mountain State, critical federal programs have been frozen — delaying projects that keep our water clean, protect public health, support jobs, and restore damaged lands.
WV Rivers and our partners are already feeling the impact. A grant through WV DEP to develop PFAS Action Plans was cut — a project we were directly involved in. As a result, not only has this important work stalled as DEP disputes the cuts, but we've lost three part-time staff in the Eastern Panhandle and had to cancel planned community meetings.
These budget cuts hurt more than environmental progress — they touch every part of life in West Virginia, including but not limited to:
- Safe drinking water infrastructure
- Restoration of trout streams and mine lands
- Cleanup of leaking gas wells
- Disaster recovery and health clinic support
- Efforts to address PFAS contamination
- Jobs tied to AmeriCorps, NIOSH, and EPA technical assistance programs
- Research and innovation in our communities
We know this isn’t a partisan issue — it’s about the future of the Mountain State. Programs like these are lifelines for communities, and we need every West Virginian to speak up.
If you would like to learn more before sending your comment, here are several news stories covering impacts felt by organizations and workforces around the state:
- 'Devastating': Trump moves to undercut green energy hobbling WV economic development
- DEP fights back to get $1M grant to combat PFAS axed by EPA
- Canceled EPA grant blocks effort to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in West Virginia drinking water
- West Virginia coal miners lose black lung screenings after Trump slashes worker safety agency NIOSH
- Over 200 AmeriCorps jobs eliminated in West Virginia, including 69 at High Rocks
- Cuts to AmeriCorps have hit local organizations, but the Potomac Valley Audubon Society rallied to employ former members despite high price tag
- FEMA’s refusal to help some West Virginia counties just a taste of what’s to come
- Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently
Take 2 Actions Today: Contact Your Representatives!
- Thank Senator Capito for speaking out — and encourage her to keep pushing for full funding restoration.
- Urge Senator Justice and Representatives Miller and Moore to take immediate action to reinstate this essential support for our state.
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