As pushback to data center projects has grown, lawmakers offer no clear plans to address concerns. Others have dismissed community worries altogether.

Even as he faced a flurry of school shooting lawsuits, the founder of Daniel Defense met with lawmakers and Morrisey to ...

In August 2025, reporters at Mountain State Spotlight wanted to know who Gov. Patrick Morrisey was meeting with. So we sent a Freedom of Information Act request for his visitors log. In the logs, we ...

The Appalachian hydrogen hub is now on the DOE’s list of potential grant cuts, casting doubt on its clean energy future.

UPDATE 12/9/2025: Following lawsuits from states and organizations that serve the homeless, Trump administration officials wrote in a court filing and on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

An expert witness testified to the state Air Quality Board that a data center complex power plant won’t be a “minor” source of pollution.

Deborah Boggs uses medical cannabis for her Crohn's disease and has gotten back her appetite. Photo by Duncan Slade / Mountain State Spotlight The smell of sausage frying in a pan filled Deborah Boggs ...

Marshall University seniors Kyra Wilson, left, and Peyton Levi drove from Huntington to join the early morning protest outside the state Department of Environmental Protection headquarters. Photo by ...