August 2022August 12, 2022WV Rivers Coalition Rivers Celebration – 8/2/2022, Parsons Advocate ‘I can’t do it again’: Can Appalachia blunt the devastating impacts of more flooding, climate change? – 8/7/2022, USA Today WV Groups support the Inflation Reduction Act as a good first step – 8/16/2022, WV Daily News Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more clean power generation in West Virginia – 8/22/2022, The State Journal ‘Forever chemicals’ found in 67 public water supplies – 8/29/2022, WBOY EPA proposes designating PFAS found in dozens of WV public water systems as hazardous – 8/29/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Inflation Reduction Act a Pathway to Transition WV from Coal – 8/30/2022, Public News Service https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-08-12 10:15:252022-09-02 10:37:11August 2022
July 2022July 7, 2022Experts: Incentives for Renewables Even More Critical – 7/7/2022, Public News Service Inspector-deprived DEP to lean on contractors, contractor-hired compliance officers to implement federally funded well-plugging – 7/7/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Ohio River Basin Restoration Plan Meeting – 7/11/2022, The Marietta Times West Virginia groups continue to disagree over climate policy – 7/15/2022, WBOY Here’s how the Supreme Court’s ruling could play out in West Virginia – 7/18/2022, Mountain State Spotlight Environmental, miner advocates welcome Manchin’s support of climate and tax budget package – 7/28/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-07-07 10:24:052022-07-29 12:01:44July 2022
June 2022June 2, 2022Bringing Refugees to W.Va. And Making Solar More Affordable On This West Virginia Morning – 6/1/2022, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Walk for Appalachia’s Future Highlights Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Threat to Endangered Species – 6/1/2022, Between the Lines Radio Mine cleanup advocates welcome WV senators’ support to fight acid mine drainage, eye other mine impact bills – 6/8/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail EPA and conservationists urge DEP to update its water quality assessment method, fearing missed water impairments – 6/11/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail “The elephant about to enter the room”: PFAS contamination proven pervasive in legislative session presentation – 6/14/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Climate-conscious groups to hold West Virginia Day celebration – 6/16/2022, Times West Virginian New PFAS health advisory levels mean drastically higher risks, costs loom for WV, Ohio River Valley – 6/17/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Rivers Coalition celebrates Clean Water Act anniversary on Sunday – 6/21/2022, The Register Herald Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act – 6/26/2022, WVNS Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plan emissions – 6/30/2022, Herald-Dispatch Reactions: Supreme Court makes W.Va. v. EPA decision – 6/30/2022, WCHS Prompted by WV, Supreme Court limits EPA’s ability to slow climate change – 6/30/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-06-02 10:14:062022-07-01 11:04:07June 2022
May 2022May 6, 2022Celebrating Earth Day and Clean Water – 5/1/2022, The Pocahontas Times Mountain Valley Pipeline targeted in-service date pushed back again as projected cost soars to 6.6 billion – 5/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Murky sludge flows down Greenbrier River following a “release of material” – 5/4/2022, WV Daily News Marlinton celebrates Drinking Water Week – 5/5/2022, The Pocahontas Times Congress must pass reconciliation package (Opinion) – 5/9/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Solar co-op launches, helping W.Va. families discover the benefits of solar – 5/10/2022, My Buckhannon Appalachian activists renew calls for federal climate action as time ticks away on current Congress – 5/10/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Screening tool that could determine federal investments addressing WV pollution prompts methodology concerns – 5/21/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail $3.5B Pipeline Developers Want Fresh 4th Circ Panel – 5/31/2022, Law 360 WV is high on environmental hazards but low on environmental justice protections – 5/31/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Clean Water Necessary for W.Va. – 5/31/2022, Dominion Post https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-05-06 09:56:532022-06-09 10:43:36May 2022
April 2022April 7, 2022FERC Heads to Court to Defend Mountain Valley Pipeline Restart – 4/6/2022, Bloomberg Law Federal regulators issue key approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline, but project faces fresh legal scrutiny – 4/12/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Environment, royalty and surface owner advocates pressure Justice to add oil and gas inspector increase to special session – 4/13/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Royalty owners, environmental advocates urge Gov. Justice to put bill for more gas well inspectors on special session call – 4/13/2022, The Dominion Post Manchin rails against inflation, continues to push fossil fuels – 4/15/2022, Public News Service Dear Neighbor: WVWC panel discussion highlights concrete ways local people can help combat the climate crisis – 4/26/2022, My Buckhannon Sludge Dump Soils Waters – 4/30/2022, The Register-Herald https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-04-07 09:15:402022-05-06 09:58:56April 2022
March 2022March 4, 2022W.Va. parks, forest privatization bill leads to concern – 3/3/2022, WSAZ WV groups against bill on privatization of state parks – 3/3/2022, WBOY Bill before the Senate to privatize aspects of WV state parks – 3/3/2022, WOWK WV Senate committee tables bill that would exempt oil and gas tanks closest to water intakes from independent inspection – 3/8/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail House bill to reduce inspections of oil and gas brine tanks near drinking water intakes gets tabled in Senate Energy – 3/8/2022, The Dominion Post Public hearing highlights concerns about bill that would set up mining mutual insurance company with $50M in taxpayer money – 3/8/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Full WV Senate to consider bill that would allow DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks and forests – 3/9/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House delays vote on bill that would set up mutual insurance company to aid mine operators with $50M in taxpayer money – 3/10/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail WV Legislature passes bill allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state forests and parks but Watoga – 3/12/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Opposition eases with parks, forests compromise – 3/14/2022, WSAZ Failure of energy and environment bills keep oil and gas tank regulations intact, but leave DEP short on well inspection funding – 3/15/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia legislative session yields big wins for gas and oil industry with consequences looming for landowners and the environment – 3/19/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Justice signs into law bill allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state forests and parks except Watoga – 3/29/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail W.Va. wrongly issued pipeline water permit, 4th circ. hears – 3/29/2022, Law 360 https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-03-04 13:25:222022-04-07 09:12:51March 2022
February 2022February 10, 2022Senate approves ceding site-specific water pollution limit oversight, weakening some water quality standards – 2/1/2022, The Herald Dispatch Bill weakening some water quality standards, ceding legislative review of site-specific human health criteria changes nears passage – 2/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Federal appeals court hands Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents another win – 2/4/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Biden plan to spend $725M to clean up abandoned coal mines – 2/7/2022, ABC News Landowner, environmental groups push for bills to put more gas well inspectors into the field – 2/7/2022, The Dominion Post West Virginia is allocated unprecedented amount to clean up abandoned mine lands – 2/8/2022, WV Metro News WV House committee advances bill easing aboveground storage tank regulations – 2/9/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House rejects preserving legislative review of site-specific human health criteria, green-lights raising allowable DDT concentration – 2/10/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House sends rule weakening some water quality standards, ceding site-specific human health criteria change to Governor – 2/11/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House changes bill to weaken oversight of oil and gas tanks closest to public water intakes – 2/14/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House of Delegates approves bill exempting oil and gas tanks closest to public water intakes from independent inspection – 2/15/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Justice signs into law environmental rules package that includes some weakening of some water quality standards – 2/21/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Committee approves bills allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks, forests – 2/22/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV Senate energy panel approves another bill to boost state oil and gas oversight as the first bill’s prospects dim – 2/25/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV House passes bill that would allow DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks and forests – 2/28/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-02-10 16:38:402022-03-04 13:22:48February 2022
January 2022February 4, 2022Appalachian environmental groups urge Biden to name permanent head of federal mine cleanup agency – 1/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents file legal challenge to key West Virginia water permit – 1/4/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Mountain Valley Pipeline Faces New Legal Challenge in West Virginia – 1/14/2022, Blue Ridge Outdoors ‘It just ain’t right’: WV retired miners condemn Congress’ failure to restore tax behind black lung benefits – 1/15/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Experts, legislators explore allowing advanced nuclear plants to come to West Virginia – 1/18/2022, The Dominion Post Federal appeals court throws out Jefferson National Forest crossing approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 1/26/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Court nixes permit of nearly complete $6.2B Mountain Valley Pipeline – 1/27/2022, Engineering News Record Senate Judiciary panel approves ceding site-specific water pollution permit limit oversight – 1/27/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail Coal communities call for greater environmental protection as state lawmakers put off shoring up DEP funding – 1/29/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-02-04 11:25:362022-02-04 11:25:36January 2022
December 2021February 4, 2022“Hey Joe” Delivers Musical Message to Manchin on Climate Change – 12/7/2021, Public News Service State lawmaking panel approves ceding water pollution permit limit oversight, weakening some water quality standards – 12/9/2021, Charleston Gazette-Mail Systemic, environmental injustices can be mitigated – 12/13/2021, The Register-Herald https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2022-02-04 10:50:152022-02-04 10:55:01December 2021
November 2021November 23, 2021WV climate advocates pressure, pray for a resistant Manchin to support Biden budget bill – 11/1/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia at risk for greater climate change costs with Manchin holding out on spending plan – 11/5/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition board votes to dissolve organization amid stalled negotiations with union – 11/18/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia under toxic threat from highest industrial selenium pollution levels in the country – 11/19/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Hannah King https://fdfad2.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Hannah King2021-11-23 09:15:392021-12-22 19:50:12November 2021
August 2022
WV Rivers Coalition Rivers Celebration – 8/2/2022, Parsons Advocate
‘I can’t do it again’: Can Appalachia blunt the devastating impacts of more flooding, climate change? – 8/7/2022, USA Today
WV Groups support the Inflation Reduction Act as a good first step – 8/16/2022, WV Daily News
Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more clean power generation in West Virginia – 8/22/2022, The State Journal
‘Forever chemicals’ found in 67 public water supplies – 8/29/2022, WBOY
EPA proposes designating PFAS found in dozens of WV public water systems as hazardous – 8/29/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Inflation Reduction Act a Pathway to Transition WV from Coal – 8/30/2022, Public News Service
July 2022
Experts: Incentives for Renewables Even More Critical – 7/7/2022, Public News Service
Inspector-deprived DEP to lean on contractors, contractor-hired compliance officers to implement federally funded well-plugging – 7/7/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Ohio River Basin Restoration Plan Meeting – 7/11/2022, The Marietta Times
West Virginia groups continue to disagree over climate policy – 7/15/2022, WBOY
Here’s how the Supreme Court’s ruling could play out in West Virginia – 7/18/2022, Mountain State Spotlight
Environmental, miner advocates welcome Manchin’s support of climate and tax budget package – 7/28/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
June 2022
Bringing Refugees to W.Va. And Making Solar More Affordable On This West Virginia Morning – 6/1/2022, West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Walk for Appalachia’s Future Highlights Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Threat to Endangered Species – 6/1/2022, Between the Lines Radio
Mine cleanup advocates welcome WV senators’ support to fight acid mine drainage, eye other mine impact bills – 6/8/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
EPA and conservationists urge DEP to update its water quality assessment method, fearing missed water impairments – 6/11/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
“The elephant about to enter the room”: PFAS contamination proven pervasive in legislative session presentation – 6/14/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Climate-conscious groups to hold West Virginia Day celebration – 6/16/2022, Times West Virginian
New PFAS health advisory levels mean drastically higher risks, costs loom for WV, Ohio River Valley – 6/17/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Rivers Coalition celebrates Clean Water Act anniversary on Sunday – 6/21/2022, The Register Herald
Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act – 6/26/2022, WVNS
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plan emissions – 6/30/2022, Herald-Dispatch
Reactions: Supreme Court makes W.Va. v. EPA decision – 6/30/2022, WCHS
Prompted by WV, Supreme Court limits EPA’s ability to slow climate change – 6/30/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
May 2022
Celebrating Earth Day and Clean Water – 5/1/2022, The Pocahontas Times
Mountain Valley Pipeline targeted in-service date pushed back again as projected cost soars to 6.6 billion – 5/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Murky sludge flows down Greenbrier River following a “release of material” – 5/4/2022, WV Daily News
Marlinton celebrates Drinking Water Week – 5/5/2022, The Pocahontas Times
Congress must pass reconciliation package (Opinion) – 5/9/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Solar co-op launches, helping W.Va. families discover the benefits of solar – 5/10/2022, My Buckhannon
Appalachian activists renew calls for federal climate action as time ticks away on current Congress – 5/10/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Screening tool that could determine federal investments addressing WV pollution prompts methodology concerns – 5/21/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
$3.5B Pipeline Developers Want Fresh 4th Circ Panel – 5/31/2022, Law 360
WV is high on environmental hazards but low on environmental justice protections – 5/31/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Clean Water Necessary for W.Va. – 5/31/2022, Dominion Post
April 2022
FERC Heads to Court to Defend Mountain Valley Pipeline Restart – 4/6/2022, Bloomberg Law
Federal regulators issue key approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline, but project faces fresh legal scrutiny – 4/12/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Environment, royalty and surface owner advocates pressure Justice to add oil and gas inspector increase to special session – 4/13/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Royalty owners, environmental advocates urge Gov. Justice to put bill for more gas well inspectors on special session call – 4/13/2022, The Dominion Post
Manchin rails against inflation, continues to push fossil fuels – 4/15/2022, Public News Service
Dear Neighbor: WVWC panel discussion highlights concrete ways local people can help combat the climate crisis – 4/26/2022, My Buckhannon
Sludge Dump Soils Waters – 4/30/2022, The Register-Herald
March 2022
W.Va. parks, forest privatization bill leads to concern – 3/3/2022, WSAZ
WV groups against bill on privatization of state parks – 3/3/2022, WBOY
Bill before the Senate to privatize aspects of WV state parks – 3/3/2022, WOWK
WV Senate committee tables bill that would exempt oil and gas tanks closest to water intakes from independent inspection – 3/8/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
House bill to reduce inspections of oil and gas brine tanks near drinking water intakes gets tabled in Senate Energy – 3/8/2022, The Dominion Post
Public hearing highlights concerns about bill that would set up mining mutual insurance company with $50M in taxpayer money – 3/8/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Full WV Senate to consider bill that would allow DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks and forests – 3/9/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House delays vote on bill that would set up mutual insurance company to aid mine operators with $50M in taxpayer money – 3/10/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV Legislature passes bill allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state forests and parks but Watoga – 3/12/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Opposition eases with parks, forests compromise – 3/14/2022, WSAZ
Failure of energy and environment bills keep oil and gas tank regulations intact, but leave DEP short on well inspection funding – 3/15/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia legislative session yields big wins for gas and oil industry with consequences looming for landowners and the environment – 3/19/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
Justice signs into law bill allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state forests and parks except Watoga – 3/29/2022, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
W.Va. wrongly issued pipeline water permit, 4th circ. hears – 3/29/2022, Law 360
February 2022
Senate approves ceding site-specific water pollution limit oversight, weakening some water quality standards – 2/1/2022, The Herald Dispatch
Bill weakening some water quality standards, ceding legislative review of site-specific human health criteria changes nears passage – 2/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Federal appeals court hands Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents another win – 2/4/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Biden plan to spend $725M to clean up abandoned coal mines – 2/7/2022, ABC News
Landowner, environmental groups push for bills to put more gas well inspectors into the field – 2/7/2022, The Dominion Post
West Virginia is allocated unprecedented amount to clean up abandoned mine lands – 2/8/2022, WV Metro News
WV House committee advances bill easing aboveground storage tank regulations – 2/9/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House rejects preserving legislative review of site-specific human health criteria, green-lights raising allowable DDT concentration – 2/10/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House sends rule weakening some water quality standards, ceding site-specific human health criteria change to Governor – 2/11/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House changes bill to weaken oversight of oil and gas tanks closest to public water intakes – 2/14/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House of Delegates approves bill exempting oil and gas tanks closest to public water intakes from independent inspection – 2/15/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Justice signs into law environmental rules package that includes some weakening of some water quality standards – 2/21/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Committee approves bills allowing DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks, forests – 2/22/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV Senate energy panel approves another bill to boost state oil and gas oversight as the first bill’s prospects dim – 2/25/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV House passes bill that would allow DNR to enter into third-party recreation contracts at all state parks and forests – 2/28/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
January 2022
Appalachian environmental groups urge Biden to name permanent head of federal mine cleanup agency – 1/3/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents file legal challenge to key West Virginia water permit – 1/4/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Mountain Valley Pipeline Faces New Legal Challenge in West Virginia – 1/14/2022, Blue Ridge Outdoors
‘It just ain’t right’: WV retired miners condemn Congress’ failure to restore tax behind black lung benefits – 1/15/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Experts, legislators explore allowing advanced nuclear plants to come to West Virginia – 1/18/2022, The Dominion Post
Federal appeals court throws out Jefferson National Forest crossing approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 1/26/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Court nixes permit of nearly complete $6.2B Mountain Valley Pipeline – 1/27/2022, Engineering News Record
Senate Judiciary panel approves ceding site-specific water pollution permit limit oversight – 1/27/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Coal communities call for greater environmental protection as state lawmakers put off shoring up DEP funding – 1/29/2022, Charleston Gazette-Mail
December 2021
“Hey Joe” Delivers Musical Message to Manchin on Climate Change – 12/7/2021, Public News Service
State lawmaking panel approves ceding water pollution permit limit oversight, weakening some water quality standards – 12/9/2021, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Systemic, environmental injustices can be mitigated – 12/13/2021, The Register-Herald
November 2021
WV climate advocates pressure, pray for a resistant Manchin to support Biden budget bill – 11/1/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
West Virginia at risk for greater climate change costs with Manchin holding out on spending plan – 11/5/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition board votes to dissolve organization amid stalled negotiations with union – 11/18/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
West Virginia under toxic threat from highest industrial selenium pollution levels in the country – 11/19/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail