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
October 2021November 1, 2021Manchin’s pushback against key climate policy leaves WV coal industry satisfied, climate advocates wanting answers – 10/18/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Up for debate: How to protect W.Va. from climate change without hurting its economy – 10/21/2021, NPR Eric Engle: Good plans to move from fossil fuels are out there (Opinion) – 10/22/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Morgan King: Impact of changing climate can be seen in WV – 10/23/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Why West Virginia is left especially vulnerable by Manchin blocking key climate policy – 10/23/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Charleston rally to urge Manchin to stand behind climate legislation – 10/25/2021, The Register-Herald ‘Your County Is Getting a Bad Deal, and You Can Do Better’ – 10/26/2021, The New York Times US Army Corps of Engineers to hold WV public hearing on key permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 10/27/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Rally for climate action calls on Sen. Joe Manchin – 10/31/2021, WSAZ 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 King2021-11-01 09:15:072021-11-23 09:17:18October 2021
September 2021September 27, 2021EPA, New River Gorge, others express concerns to FERC about potential Mountain Valley Pipeline impacts – 9/15/2021, The Charleston Gazette Manchin Poised to Profit From Mine Reclamation Funding He Championed – 9/22/2021, Read Sludge Eric Engle: Time for Manchin to act on climate (Opinion) – 9/27/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia’s coal powered the nation for years. Now, many look to a cleaner future – 9/29/2021, NBC News Panel discussion highlights how to bring climate change science to West Virginians – 9/30/2021, 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 King2021-09-27 14:04:062021-10-04 10:40:44September 2021
August 2021August 27, 2021Federal regulators recommend leaving pipeline and felled trees in place along Atlantic Coast Pipeline route – 8/3/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Edward Ambrecht: U.S. should abandon drilling in wildlife refuge – 8/7/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail OP-ED: Infrastructure bill good for West Virginia, but more needs done to address climate crisis – 8/11/2021, WV Climate Alliance Federal environmental assessment green-lights change in Mountain Valley Pipeline construction method – 8/17/2021, Charleston Gazette WV Groups Gather to Discuss Climate Change Risks, Strategies – 8/24/2021, Public News Service WV climate forum pushes Manchin to back environmental priorities in congressional budget package – 8/25/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Virginia environmental regulators make preliminary decision to issue key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 8/26/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Riverfest educates and celebrates clean water – 8/30/2021, The Record Delta 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 King2021-08-27 14:03:322021-11-23 09:16:10August 2021
July 2021July 27, 2021 Is WV Prepared 5 Years after Devastating Floods? – 7/6/2021, Public News Service EPA recommends not issuing key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, which touts carbon offset plan – 7/12/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail ‘Let’s Go Get Us A Clean Electricity Standard’ – 7/12/2021, A Matter of Degrees Proposed WV water quality standard update draws controversy for allowing case-by-case evaluation of toxin levels – 7/15/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Federal infrastructure packages projected to save lives, offer new economic life in West Virginia – 7/16/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail Jump in federal funding for abandoned mine cleanup could stimulate economy, job growth – 7/17/2021, WV Metro News Energy Act could mean funding for abandoned mines, jobs for West Virginia – 7/18/2021, WV News Environmentalists urge rejection of proposed water quality standard update – 7/20/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail DEP levies $51K fine for Mountaineer XPress Pipeline water pollution violations – 7/29/2021, 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 King2021-07-27 14:04:572021-11-23 09:16:36July 2021
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
October 2021
Manchin’s pushback against key climate policy leaves WV coal industry satisfied, climate advocates wanting answers – 10/18/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Up for debate: How to protect W.Va. from climate change without hurting its economy – 10/21/2021, NPR
Eric Engle: Good plans to move from fossil fuels are out there (Opinion) – 10/22/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Morgan King: Impact of changing climate can be seen in WV – 10/23/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Why West Virginia is left especially vulnerable by Manchin blocking key climate policy – 10/23/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Charleston rally to urge Manchin to stand behind climate legislation – 10/25/2021, The Register-Herald
‘Your County Is Getting a Bad Deal, and You Can Do Better’ – 10/26/2021, The New York Times
US Army Corps of Engineers to hold WV public hearing on key permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 10/27/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Rally for climate action calls on Sen. Joe Manchin – 10/31/2021, WSAZ
September 2021
EPA, New River Gorge, others express concerns to FERC about potential Mountain Valley Pipeline impacts – 9/15/2021, The Charleston Gazette
Manchin Poised to Profit From Mine Reclamation Funding He Championed – 9/22/2021, Read Sludge
Eric Engle: Time for Manchin to act on climate (Opinion) – 9/27/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
West Virginia’s coal powered the nation for years. Now, many look to a cleaner future – 9/29/2021, NBC News
Panel discussion highlights how to bring climate change science to West Virginians – 9/30/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
August 2021
Federal regulators recommend leaving pipeline and felled trees in place along Atlantic Coast Pipeline route – 8/3/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Edward Ambrecht: U.S. should abandon drilling in wildlife refuge – 8/7/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
OP-ED: Infrastructure bill good for West Virginia, but more needs done to address climate crisis – 8/11/2021, WV Climate Alliance
Federal environmental assessment green-lights change in Mountain Valley Pipeline construction method – 8/17/2021, Charleston Gazette
WV Groups Gather to Discuss Climate Change Risks, Strategies – 8/24/2021, Public News Service
WV climate forum pushes Manchin to back environmental priorities in congressional budget package – 8/25/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Virginia environmental regulators make preliminary decision to issue key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline – 8/26/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Riverfest educates and celebrates clean water – 8/30/2021, The Record Delta
July 2021
Is WV Prepared 5 Years after Devastating Floods? – 7/6/2021, Public News Service
EPA recommends not issuing key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, which touts carbon offset plan – 7/12/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
‘Let’s Go Get Us A Clean Electricity Standard’ – 7/12/2021, A Matter of Degrees
Proposed WV water quality standard update draws controversy for allowing case-by-case evaluation of toxin levels – 7/15/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Federal infrastructure packages projected to save lives, offer new economic life in West Virginia – 7/16/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
Jump in federal funding for abandoned mine cleanup could stimulate economy, job growth – 7/17/2021, WV Metro News
Energy Act could mean funding for abandoned mines, jobs for West Virginia – 7/18/2021, WV News
Environmentalists urge rejection of proposed water quality standard update – 7/20/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail
DEP levies $51K fine for Mountaineer XPress Pipeline water pollution violations – 7/29/2021, Charleston Gazette Mail