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