https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ionic-Pollution-Settlement.png10801080edendesignhttps://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.pngedendesign2024-11-11 11:57:402024-11-11 11:57:40West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution
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December 2024
Lawsuit filed over PFAS discharge from Chemours plant – 12/6/2024, WV Public News
Environmental group files suit against Chemours over ‘forever chemicals’ in Ohio River – 12/9/2024, WCHS
WV Rivers Coalition Taking Chemours to Court
West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution
November 2024
Settlement Over West Virginia Water Toxicity Approved by Court – 11/7/2024, Bloomberg Law
Local nonprofit to hold public meeting with EPA about Fairmont Brine processing plant – 11/13/2024, WDTV
Environmental activists hold rally at ARCH2 open house – 11/13/2024, Farm and Dairy
Jefferson County Planning Commission votes to send back Mountain Pure application – 11/13/2024, Journal News
West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution – 11/14/2024, WV Daily News
‘Crucial Tool’: Citizen suits poised to defend environment in another Trump regime – 11/19/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Legislators from 3 states discussed the Monongahela River Basin – 11/25/2024, WV Daily News
EPA proposes granting WV authority over wells critical to carbon capture projects – 11/27/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Over $970,000 Awarded for Grants to Strengthen Local Organizations Advancing Environmental and Community Health Goals – 11/27/2024, WV Daily News
October 2024
Bill increasing WV’s authority over regulation of nuclear materials heads to Justice for signature – 10/8/2024, West Virginia Watch
Local Rotary Clubs team up to teach students about world affairs – 10/25/2024, Journal News Net
Local Rotary Clubs team up to teach students about world affairs – 10/31/2024, Shepherdstown Chronicle
Rushed Bill Could Expand Radioactive Disposal in West Virginia Communities, Environmental Groups Sound the Alarm
September 2024
Volunteers surprised by number of tires removed from Tug Fork River – 9/2/2024, WOWK
Smith, Schnabel: The Chesapeake Bay Agreement is good for WV (opinion) – 9/24/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
First at 4 Forum: Jenny Smith – 9/27/2024, WDTV
August 2024
New lawsuit vs. coal firms, state of emergency urged amid Southern WV water worries – 8/13/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
How zombie coal mines are pushing climate voters to fight back – 8/13/2024, Stay Tuned (video)
Buckhannon hosts yet another River Fest – 8/24/2024, The Record Delta
WV Rivers Coalition hosts clean water roundtable and social hour in Lewisburg – 8/26/2024, WV Daily News
“Ripple Effects: A WV Rivers Film Series” raises awareness about PFAS contamination – 8/28/2024, The Journal
WV Rivers Announces New Executive Director
July 2024
Environmentalists concerned over forever chemical regulations after U.S. Supreme Court ruling – 7/4/2024, WFXRTV
‘No one would drink that’: Water worries mounting in southern WV coalfields – 7/15/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Traveling mural promotes clean streams – 7/17/2024, Pocahontas Times
Manchin permit reform bill pleases fossil fuel industries, draws environmental group ire – 7/24/2024, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV Rivers announces Morgantown woman is new executive director – 7/26/2024, Dominion Post