WV and National Disaster News - April 25, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Air & Water Safety

• Residents Along Contaminated Creek Just Want Clean Water in Pineville, WV  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• New Report Finds W.Va. Among Cleanest States For Air Pollution  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) 

Cybersecurity

• Locked Shields 24 testing cyber warfare skills in Morgantown  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Manchin Announces $106M to Expand Solar Energy, Reduce Energy Costs for West Virginians  (Office of Sen Joe Manchin) 

• Remembering the Benwood Mine Disaster 100 years ago  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Local health leaders watching measles case in northern West Virginia closely  (WCHS-TV)
• EDITORIAL: Vaccinations: Lawmakers must listen to science, not deniers  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

 
Storm Recovery

• Justice Presenting Funds To Mt. Zio​n Cemetery Today for restoration after storm (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
  
• Manchin announces $310,000 for disaster recovery in Mason County, West Virginia (River Cities Tribune & Register)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery & FEMA Aid

• The challenges of receiving disaster aid from FEMA (NPR)
• Burn scar floods from Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire ruin Rociada home(KOAT News 7)
• FEMA didn't want to discuss my fire recovery claim with my attorney present (Source New Mexico)

Tornado Safety

• This map may save lives when there's a tornado threat (AccuWeather) - There is no place that offers guaranteed safety from a tornado, but where do you go when more secure places aren't available? One meteorologist has created what could be a life-saving map to answer this question.

• Nighttime freezes to chill Northeast into Friday (Yahoo)
• Protect your plants: Nighttime freezes to chill Northeast into Friday (AccuWeather)
• THEN, Warmth to surge over much of Northeast by Sunday/Monday (AccuWeather)
• Dangerous, multiday severe weather outbreak looms for a dozen states in central US (AccuWeather)​ ​​