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WVDEP Secretary Caperton resigns


Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Austin Caperton speaks during a United Way of Southern West Virginia event in Beckley in 2017. (Register-Herald file photo)
Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protective Secretary Austin Caperton on Tuesday announced his resignation, effective on the last day of Gov. Jim Justice s current term.
Caperton said he also has no plans to stay on as leader of the governor s Downstreams Jobs Task Force, an initiative that Justice had launched in August 2019 to leverage petrochemical manufacturing potential in the state.
Justice had appointed Caperton, who turned 69 last month, as WVDEP secretary in January 2017.
“Austin is a dear friend of mine and has been a true superstar in my administration, Justice said in a press release on Tuesday. He has served the people of West Virginia incredibly well for four years and I sincerely thank him for ....

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Statehouse Beat: Justice changes response tack to ... nothing


In the past week, as the pandemic reached critical new levels, West Virginia set records for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations and deaths here surpassed 900, Gov. Jim Justice did … nothing.
That contrasts with his previous tacks. In March, the governor ordered a 10-week shutdown of all but essential businesses and activities. Twice, he has ordered bars closed in Monongalia County. As recently as Nov. 30, Justice contemplated ordering early closings at bars and clubs in counties bordering Pennsylvania and Ohio, where governors already have ordered early closing hours.
Within two days, Justice said he had no irrefutable evidence that bars and indoor dining are contributing to the spread of COVID-19. He echoed President Donald Trump, suggesting the economic harm caused by closures would be worse than the disease. ....

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