January 2020

Six years since the Freedom Industries spill – MetroNews, 1/8/2020

Thirst for protecting water supplies drives WV partnership – Bay Journal, 1/16/2020

Fighting the Fossil Fuel Economy in Appalachia – American Prospect, 1/17/2020

Advocates Weigh In On How To Protect Environment, Property Rights As Natural Gas Grows – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/21/2020

December 2019

Local coalitions continue to fight for funds for Chesapeake Bay Watershed – 12/5/2019, The Journal

Manufacturers want more pollution related to plastics allowed in rivers and streams – 12/5/2019, Beckley Register-Herald

Dangerous PFAS chemicals are unmonitored in WV’s waters. A 2020 bill aims to change that. – 12/16/2019, Charleston Gazette-Mail

‘Dark Waters’ continues to ripple with West Virginia lawmakers – 12/13/2019, News and Sentinel

 

November 2019

14th annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum comes to West Virginia – 11/16/2019, LocalDMV.com

DEP chief, lawmakers ignore environmental implications in petrochemical talks – 11/19/2019, Beckley Register-Herald

More Than 180 Years Later, ‘Eelway’ To Help American Eel Return Further Upstream – 11/26/2019, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

 

October 2019

Report: Majority of WV counties in bottom third nationally for safe drinking water – 10/2/2019, Coal Valley News

Supreme Court agrees to review of stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline project – 10/4/2019, MetroNews

Expenses and delays continue for Mountain Valley Pipeline, where work has halted again – 10/26/2019, MetroNews

 

September 2019

Charles Town looking for a few good residents for new tree board – 9/3/2019, The Journal

Third Annual Riverfest – 9/3/2019, Record Delta

Geographic Information Systems Group held their annual conference – 9/11/2019, localdvm.org

West Virginia group wants permanent funding for nature sites across state – 9/11/2019. MetroNews

Shepherdstown Battlefield easement placed on 24 acres of Potomac River Bluff – 9/13/2019, Shepherdstown Chronicle

Report: Majority of WV counties in bottom third nationally for safe drinking water – 9/24/2019, Charleston Gazette-mail

West Virginians make their voices heard at climate change rally – 9/26/2019, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Rally in Charleston works to brings awareness to climate change – 9/26/2019, WOWKTV.com

National Public Lands Day Saturday – 9/26/2019, Beckley Register-Herald

Local programs raising awareness of bird population decline and land conservation – 9/29/2019, The Journal

August 2019

GUEST COLUMN: Climate change no laughing matter – 8/6/2019, Register-Herald

This year’s MLPA-sponsored Riverfest to include a tour of City of Buckhannon water plant – 8/16/2019, My Buckhannon

Manufacturers’ scientist encounters hurdles to recommending limits on pollutants – 8/22/2019, Register-Herald

As Pipeline Construction Booms, Citizens Take Inspections Into Their Own Hands – 8/29/2019, WV Public Broadcasting

Martinsburg VA Medical center does everything they can to help the recovery and treatment process for veterans – 8/30/2019, localdvm.org

Buckhannon RiverFest celebrates safe water – 8/31/2019, wvboy.com

July 2019

States’ latest Bay cleanup plans found lacking by EPA – 7/9/2019, The Bay Journal

A resolution condemning pipeline challengers passed easily in the WV House. A pipeline lobbyist wrote it – 7/11/2019, Charleston Gazette

Ranson receives grant for green infrastructure – 7/13/2019, The Journal

How Protecting Civil War Battlefields Helps Protect Drinking Water – 7/17/2019 WV Public Broadcasting

A ‘Lonesome Friend of Science’ Presses On – 7/19/2019, Appalachian Chronicle

June 2019

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to deploy environmentally friendly evidence destruction device – The Journal, 6/27/2019

Eastern Panhandle Sierra Club plans anti-Rockwool lobby trip to Charleston – The Journal, 6/14/2019

Environmental groups threaten to sue coal companies – Beckley Register Herald, 6/9/2019

Environmental groups accuse multiple mining sites of violating federal regulations – Metro News, 6/9/2019

West Virginia Rivers Coalition establishes local presence – Martinsburg Journal, 6/8/2019

Board Chair Profile: Chrissy Zeltner – Appalachian Voices, 6/7/2019

Ohio River water quality standards diluted by multi-state agency – Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 6/6/2019

Environmental groups threaten lawsuit over water concerns at WV & PA coal facilities – WBOY.com, 6/5/2019

April 2019

Bipartisan RECLAIM Act Would Expand Rural Community Revitalization, Support Wildlife – NWF.org, 4/10/2019

Fully Funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund an ‘Essential Next Step’ to Keeping Nature, Wildlife Within Reach – NWF.org, 4/9/2019

Reasons for industry opposition to tighter water pollution limits remain murky – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/4/2019

Rare Conservation Win In Congress Helps Ohio Valley Parks And Monuments – WV Public Broadcasting, 4/2/2019