WV and National Disaster News - February 28, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Weekly COVID Updates & Stats – As of February 22, 2023 - there have been nine deaths reported since Feb 17, 2022. Total deaths at 7,935 that are attributed to COVID-19.  

 
Environment

• State Lawmakers, Advocates Set To Act On 'Forever Chemicals'  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)

• Town of Milton receives $190.7 million for project to build levee, reduce flooding  (WCHS-TV)
• Biden-Harris administration announces $36.2 million to West Virginia for Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  (WVVA-TV)
• Manchin, Capito announce $2 million for terminal upgrades at Raleigh County, Yeager Airports  (WVVA-TV)

Mystery Dust

• Here's what that 'mystery' dust in WV and MD was  (WBOY-TV) - People who live in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and parts of western Maryland found cars and other items coated in the dust from Thursday night into Friday. It was pollen, with trace amounts of mineral matter!

• U.S. Senators stepping in to help flooding issues of Milton (MetroNews-Radio)
• Significant severe weather/flood threat developing for Friday  (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia Division of Highways responds to Scott Depot home flooding  (WOWK-TV)
• WV Senate passes bill aimed at strengthening flood resiliency  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Zombie Drug

• Zombie drug has attention of federal prosecutor, Huntington drug czar  (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID & Impact

• Five takeaways from the big COVID-19 'lab leak' story (The Hill)
• Delaware among the final states still in pandemic emergency (WDEL)
• COVID-19 states of emergency are ending. Here's what's changing. (CAP radio)
• As the COVID Emergency Ends, a Look at the Pandemic's Economic Impact (Public Policy Institute CA)
• U.S. kids face a 'hunger cliff' as pandemic aid programs end (Grid News)

 
Train Derailment (East Palestine, OH)

• Biden administration knocked on the doors of 530 East Palestine, Ohio residents this weekend (NBC News), related news: WDTN News 2 (OH), Spectrum News 1,  
• Welcome center to open today in East Palestine (The Vindicator - Ohio)
• Ohio Train Derailment — Politics in Play (Government Technology)
• Why is FEMA at the Train Derailment  (Government Technology)

Weather

• Massive, Coast-To-Coast Winter Storm Will Soon Spread To Midwest, Northeast (The Weather Channel)
• Tornadoes kill 1, leave several injured across central US  (AccuWeather)
• North Hollywood senior living complex without power since Friday (CBS LA, California)  
• NYC residents displaced by remnants of Hurricane Ida scrambling to find places to stay ahead of Tuesday hotel eviction (CBS News)