WV and National Disaster News - January 12, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 

HIGH WIND WEATHER ALERTS in West Virginia Today!

Another HIGH WIND event Friday into Saturday  (WCHS-TV) – For details in your county, go to:   West Virginia Weather Alerts at National Weather Service 

#BePrepared using links below:

• Be Prepared for Power Outages
• ​Be Prepared for Extreme Winter Weather

 
Children & Drugs

• ​W.Va. Children 5 Times More at Risk of Drug Endangerment  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• Former WV VOAD official sentenced for stealing nearly 900K from relief group  (MetroNews-Radio)

Opioid Settlement Funds

• West Virginia advances bill requiring foundation distributing opioid money to hold public meetings  (The Associated Press)
• Local officials meet at county commission to discuss allocation of opioid settlement funds  (WTAP-TV)

 
 NATIONAL NEWS

 
Weather

• National Weather Service issues warning of 'bitter cold' across US (The Hill)
• Powerful winter storm set to wallop eastern half of the U.S. (CNN)
• Winter Storm Gerri Prompts Blizzard Warnings In Parts Of Midwest, Great Lakes (The Weather Channel)
• Pipe-bursting cold, snow and ice threat to reach into the South by next week (AccuWeather)
• Perilous blizzard to thrash Midwest followed by dangerous flash freeze (AccuWeather) 
• ​Be Prepared for Extreme Winter Weather – learn how at Ready.gov

Environment

• EPA Fines COIM USA (in New Jersey) for Inaccurate Reporting of Hazardous Chemical (EPA.gov)
• 'Tribes are rights holders, not an interested party' (ICT News) – How 3 Indigenous women are leading the way on climate. Indigenous ways of knowing and experiencing landscapes are a critical part of the healthy climate equation.

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