radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 07-10-26

Good morning.An environmental advocacy group is demanding state regulators immediately halt local underground injection operations following intense new reports of toxic wastewater leaks. The Buckeye Environmental Network hosted a press conference alongside regional geologists and state lawmakers, warning that radioactive industrial brine from the Redbird Number Four disposal well has illegally migrated into neighboring oil and gas wells. Local energy producers state that over fifty conventional wells have been completely flooded by the un-contained wastewater, posing a direct threat to regional drinking aquifers.Meanwhile, West Virginia child welfare officials have filed an emergency motion with the United States Supreme Court to successfully halt a long-running class-action foster care lawsuit.And the Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that the American Heritage riverboat has officially canceled its scheduled docking in Belpre next week due to unforeseen itinerary changes.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News.