AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHealth & Rural Care: Ohio University researchers won a nearly $4M NIH grant to expand opioid use disorder treatment in primary care, scaling a mentorship-and-prescribing support model across about 40 clinics in Ohio and West Virginia. Environmental Accountability: Federal and state regulators reached a $450M PFAS settlement with Chemours tied to “forever chemical” discharges affecting the Ohio, Cape Fear, and Delaware river systems, including West Virginia; the deal includes penalties and long-term funding for controls and drinking-water work. Local Tourism & Identity: Berkeley Springs visitors keep asking “Where’s Bath?” because the town’s legal name is Bath, even as tourism branding uses Berkeley Springs. Engineering & Education: West Virginia hosted the ASCE 2026 Civil Engineering Student Championships at Tygart Lake, with concrete canoe races drawing international teams and hundreds of participants. America250 Buildout: West Virginia’s America250 Wheel arrived at the Capitol Complex, a 230-foot portable Ferris wheel offering free rides July 2–5. Policy Watch (SNAP): A federal fight over SNAP rules continues as courts block or limit state efforts to restrict purchases like soda and candy, with payment-error-rate scrutiny also in the mix. Industry & Trade: Seventeen Republican attorneys general sued to block California’s plastics packaging law, arguing it forces nationwide compliance and raises costs.
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