May 2017
Gazette editorial: Legislative flub protects streams; leave it that way – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 5/2/2017
Water pollution changes lost when coal bill passed – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 5/1/2017
April 2017
Possible Public-Lands Rollback Sparks Suspicion in WV – Public News Service, 4/28/2017
WV Rivers Coalition’s Angie Rosser named River Hero – WV Press Association, 4/27/2017
Marlinton Mayor’s Corner – Pocahontas Times, 4/26/2017
Marilyn Howells: Southwest WV is a sacrifice zone; comment deadline today – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/24/2017
Resistance to Pipelines Across the East – Appalachian Voices, 4/13/2017
West Virginia Finalizes Bill That Could Increase Water Pollution – Water Online, 4/13/2017
Marijuana, Water Bills Approved by West Virginia Legislature – The Wheeling Intelligencer, 4/11/2017
Law firm disputes W.Va. water quality permit for pipeline – The Roanoke Times, 4/11/2017
Environment groups criticize coal, gas legislation – The Exponent Telegram, 4/7/2017
Critics: WV Water Legislation Leaves Out Voice of People – Public News Service, 4/7/2017
Environmental groups urge changes to coal bill – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/3/2017
Angie Rosser: Why coal industry doesn’t want WV to monitor health of bugs in streams – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/3/2017
April Pierson-Keating: An environment that promotes more cancer not what WV needs – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/1/2017
March 2017
KEEN Effect Grantee Spotlight: West Virginia Rivers Coalition – KEEN, 3/30/2017
Coal bill passes WV Senate – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/29/2017
West Virginia Senate votes to revise water pollution limits – Wetzel Chronicle, 3/28/2017
West Virginia Senate Votes to Revise Water Pollution Limits – US News and World Report, 3/28/2017
Coal bill moves to WV Senate floor, with water quality changes intact – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/28/2017
WV Senate OKs bill that could increase water pollution – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/28/2017
State Senate Votes to Revise Water Pollution Limits – WV Public Broadcasting, 3/28/2017
WV Senate passes tank safety roll back, preps for water, drilling bills – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/25/2017
West Virginia OKs water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline – The Roanoke Times, 3/24/2014
New WV Senate bill leaves mine safety enforcement, targets water standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/23/2017
Trump budget cuts environmental, safety programs – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/16/2017
WV lawmakers back off larger rollback of chemical tank law – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/13/2017
Letter: In defense of a stream – Fauquier Times, 3/8/2017
Meeting highlights pipeline concerns – The Inter-Mountain, 3/8/2017
WV Senate leaders begin looking at water pollution bill – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/3/2017
West Virginia House Votes to Revise Water Pollution Limits – Beloit Daily News, 3/1/2017
Group: vital information missing from pipeline permits – Beckley Register-Herald, 3/1/2017
W.Va. lawmakers support Trump’s actions to stop Waters of the United States rule – The WV Record, 3/1/2017
West Virginia May Change Water Pollution Rules – Water Online, 3/1/2017
February 2017
Public hearing decries relaxing WV water quality standards – State Journal, 2/28/2017
Community to raise concerns, ask questions at Mountain Valley Pipeline meeting Tuesday – MetroNews, 2/28/2017
HB 2506 Drawing Heated Debate – WOWKTV, 3/25/2017
Water pollution bill makes broad changes sought by industry – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/25/2017
Public meeting to be held Feb. 28 regarding Mountain Valley Pipeline – Beckley Register Herald, 2/23/2017
Bill that allows more WV water pollution advances – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/22/2017
Upshur County Commission hears about proposed pipeline – Inter-Mountain, 2/17/2017
Judge blasts WVDEP, EPA over lack of mine pollution cleanup – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/14/2017
Community meeting for pipeline scheduled – The Inter-Mountain, 2/14/2017
Justice says he’s going to make DEP stop saying ‘no’ to industry – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/9/2017
State representatives vote to repeal Streams Protection Rule – Martinsburg Journal, 2/8/2017
Federal probe finds lax DEP oversight of mining – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/7/2017
Residents hear concerns about possible cuts to Water Quality Standards – Beckley Register-Herald, 2/5/2017
January 2017
Amid protests from citizens, Caperton hires new DEP environmental advocate – Charleston Gazette-Mail. 1/31/2017
New secretary fires WVDEP environmental advocate – Charleston Gazette-Mail. 1/27/2017
Angie Rosser: A more welcoming WV would be more prosperous – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/22/2017
Protecting Source Water in West Virginia: Stories of Progress in Achieving Healthy Waters – EPA, 1/19/2017
Residents urge thorough PSC probe of water crisis – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/18/2017
PSC Holds Hearing About MCHM Water Crisis – Tristate Update, 1/18/2017
Third Anniversary of West Virginia Water Crisis – WOWKTV, 1/9/2017
Event commemorates 3-year anniversary of W.Va. chemical spill/water contamination – WSAZTV, 1/9/2017
Three Years After the Elk River Chemical Spill, Advocates Continue to Work to Protect Drinking Water – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/9/2017
3 years after MCHM spill, concern about WV drinking water remains – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/9/2017
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
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Charleston, WV 25304
Office: 304-637-7201
