June 2019June 13, 2019Jefferson 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 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-06-13 13:27:562019-07-19 12:58:45June 2019
May 2019June 13, 2019Mountain Valley agrees to pay $266,000 for pollution problems in W.Va. – Roanoke Times, 5/14/2019 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-06-13 13:22:382019-06-13 13:22:38May 2019
April 2019April 11, 2019Bipartisan 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 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-04-11 12:05:452019-04-11 12:05:45April 2019
March 2019March 19, 2019CDC/NIOSH HOLDS OPEN HOUSE IN LINWOOD FOR PROPOSED UNDERGROUND FACILITY NEAR MACE – Allegheny Mountain Radio – 3/13/2019 Water quality bill passes without updated human health criteria – The Parthenon, 3/12/2019 New mine safety test lab proposed for site on Pocahontas-Randolph border – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/10/2019 Mace site being looked at for NIOSH Underground Mine Safety Research Facility – WV MetroNews, 3/6/2019 Residents Say Natural Gas Production Is Marring West Virginia. And the Legislature Isn’t Doing Anything About It. – ProPublica, 3/6/2019 WV Legislature doing little to help residents affected by natural gas drilling – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/6/2019 W.Va. Legislature Adopts Stripped Down Water Pollution Rule – WV Public Broadcasting, 3/5/2019 Water quality standards bill up for a vote Tuesday – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/4/2019 Amendment rejected to move forward with DEP water quality recommendations – Beckley Register Herald, 3/4/2019/ https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-03-19 15:25:522019-03-19 15:25:52March 2019
February 2019March 19, 2019Controversial water bill moves to House floor – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/28/2019 Piney Creek Watershed Association addresses stormwater runoff – Beckley Register Herald, 2/21/2019 W.Va. House Energy Committee Passes Stripped-Down Water Quality Standards – WV Public Broadcasting, 2/19/2019 Contentious DEP water pollution discharge rule clears House Energy, heads to Judiciary – Dominion Post, 2/19/2019 House committee shuts down amendment that would tightened water standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/16/2019 Forest Heritage Area receives designation – Inter-Mountain, 2/16/2019 West Virginia Rivers Coalition Accuses Senator Charles Trump of Stacking Deck in Favor of Industry in Water Quality Debate – Morgancountyusa.org, 2/15/2019 InDepth with the WV Press Association – WV Press Association, 2/9/2019 ICYMI: Manchin Urges Senate To Pass Natural Resources Management Act – Monroe Monitor, 2/8/2019 Senate to vote on water pollution rules – Beckley Register Herald, 2/6/2019 Water bill in WV Senate not a compromise, coalition says – Charleston Gazette Mail, 2/6/2019 Senate judiciary gives industry more time to review water quality – Beckley Register Herald, 2/1/2019 W.Va. Senate Committee Strips Water Standards From Rule, Offers Compromise Timeline – WV Public Broadcasting, 2/1/2019 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-03-19 15:00:042019-03-19 15:00:04February 2019
January 2019January 11, 2019Public Water Fight: DEP Rules Now Before WV Legislature – Public News Service, 1/21/2019 Despite Little New Data, DEP Continues Review of Water Quality Standards – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/18/2019 Citizens, advocates criticize DEP for failing to defend water quality standards – Beckley Register Herald, 1/17/2019 Months after introduction, DEP says it’s still reviewing water quality standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/17/2019 Unpacking Justice’s Lake Building Proposal – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/14/2019 On chemicals in the water, who speaks for the health of the people? – Beckley Register Herald, 1/13/2019 Talkline with Hoppy Kerchaval – Metronews, 1/7/2019 Ahead of water crisis anniversary, group looks back – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/8/2019 WV Lawmakers Stall Toxic Water-Pollution Update at Industry Request – Public News Service, 1/7/2019 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-01-11 14:30:392019-03-19 15:05:14January 2019
December 2018January 10, 2019Proposed pump storage hydro project attracts opposition – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/29/2018 Vigilant Volunteers Monitor Pipeline Construction – Appalachian Voices, 12/19/2018 With deadline looming, water safety commission meets for first time in 2018 – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/14/2018 New WV House speaker’s ties to gas highlight legislative ethics loopholes – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/5/2018 MOUNTAINEER XPRESS PIPELINE FACES EROSION CONTROL VIOLATIONS – Storm Water Solutions, 12/4/2018 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2019-01-10 14:31:022019-01-10 14:31:02December 2018
November 2018November 14, 2018Army Corps of Engineers puts pause on Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/22/2018 Atlantic Coast Pipeline ordered to temporarily suspend waterbody crossings in two WV counties – Exponent Telegram, 11/8/2018 Pipelines repeatedly cited by state regulators for environmental issues – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/8/2018 4th Circuit orders temporary halt to Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/7/2018 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2018-11-14 10:55:202019-01-10 14:15:04November 2018
October 2018October 11, 2018Another Court Ruling Against a West Virginia Pipeline, Then Another Effort to Change the Rules – ProPublica, 10/4/2018 4th Circuit Court vacates Mountain Valley Pipeline permit – Gazette-Mail, 10/2/2018 Vote Could Create Loopholes in Ohio River Protections – Public News Service, 10/1/2018 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2018-10-11 15:02:162018-10-18 09:25:00October 2018
September 2018October 11, 2018Two-thirds support ‘whatever it takes’ to protect environment: WV Poll – MetroNews, 9/21/2018 Proposed water quality standards sent to lawmakers – Lnr.com, 9/21/2018 https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kathleen Tyner https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kathleen Tyner2018-10-11 14:57:502018-11-14 09:25:43September 2018
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
May 2019
Mountain Valley agrees to pay $266,000 for pollution problems in W.Va. – Roanoke Times, 5/14/2019
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
March 2019
CDC/NIOSH HOLDS OPEN HOUSE IN LINWOOD FOR PROPOSED UNDERGROUND FACILITY NEAR MACE – Allegheny Mountain Radio – 3/13/2019
Water quality bill passes without updated human health criteria – The Parthenon, 3/12/2019
New mine safety test lab proposed for site on Pocahontas-Randolph border – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/10/2019
Mace site being looked at for NIOSH Underground Mine Safety Research Facility – WV MetroNews, 3/6/2019
Residents Say Natural Gas Production Is Marring West Virginia. And the Legislature Isn’t Doing Anything About It. – ProPublica, 3/6/2019
WV Legislature doing little to help residents affected by natural gas drilling – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/6/2019
W.Va. Legislature Adopts Stripped Down Water Pollution Rule – WV Public Broadcasting, 3/5/2019
Water quality standards bill up for a vote Tuesday – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/4/2019
Amendment rejected to move forward with DEP water quality recommendations – Beckley Register Herald, 3/4/2019/
February 2019
Controversial water bill moves to House floor – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/28/2019
Piney Creek Watershed Association addresses stormwater runoff – Beckley Register Herald, 2/21/2019
W.Va. House Energy Committee Passes Stripped-Down Water Quality Standards – WV Public Broadcasting, 2/19/2019
Contentious DEP water pollution discharge rule clears House Energy, heads to Judiciary – Dominion Post, 2/19/2019
House committee shuts down amendment that would tightened water standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2/16/2019
Forest Heritage Area receives designation – Inter-Mountain, 2/16/2019
West Virginia Rivers Coalition Accuses Senator Charles Trump of Stacking Deck in Favor of Industry in Water Quality Debate – Morgancountyusa.org, 2/15/2019
InDepth with the WV Press Association – WV Press Association, 2/9/2019
ICYMI: Manchin Urges Senate To Pass Natural Resources Management Act – Monroe Monitor, 2/8/2019
Senate to vote on water pollution rules – Beckley Register Herald, 2/6/2019
Water bill in WV Senate not a compromise, coalition says – Charleston Gazette Mail, 2/6/2019
Senate judiciary gives industry more time to review water quality – Beckley Register Herald, 2/1/2019
W.Va. Senate Committee Strips Water Standards From Rule, Offers Compromise Timeline – WV Public Broadcasting, 2/1/2019
January 2019
Public Water Fight: DEP Rules Now Before WV Legislature – Public News Service, 1/21/2019
Despite Little New Data, DEP Continues Review of Water Quality Standards – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/18/2019
Citizens, advocates criticize DEP for failing to defend water quality standards – Beckley Register Herald, 1/17/2019
Months after introduction, DEP says it’s still reviewing water quality standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/17/2019
Unpacking Justice’s Lake Building Proposal – WV Public Broadcasting, 1/14/2019
On chemicals in the water, who speaks for the health of the people? – Beckley Register Herald, 1/13/2019
Talkline with Hoppy Kerchaval – Metronews, 1/7/2019
Ahead of water crisis anniversary, group looks back – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 1/8/2019
WV Lawmakers Stall Toxic Water-Pollution Update at Industry Request – Public News Service, 1/7/2019
December 2018
Proposed pump storage hydro project attracts opposition – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/29/2018
Vigilant Volunteers Monitor Pipeline Construction – Appalachian Voices, 12/19/2018
With deadline looming, water safety commission meets for first time in 2018 – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/14/2018
New WV House speaker’s ties to gas highlight legislative ethics loopholes – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/5/2018
MOUNTAINEER XPRESS PIPELINE FACES EROSION CONTROL VIOLATIONS – Storm Water Solutions, 12/4/2018
November 2018
Army Corps of Engineers puts pause on Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/22/2018
Atlantic Coast Pipeline ordered to temporarily suspend waterbody crossings in two WV counties – Exponent Telegram, 11/8/2018
Pipelines repeatedly cited by state regulators for environmental issues – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/8/2018
4th Circuit orders temporary halt to Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 11/7/2018
October 2018
Another Court Ruling Against a West Virginia Pipeline, Then Another Effort to Change the Rules – ProPublica, 10/4/2018
4th Circuit Court vacates Mountain Valley Pipeline permit – Gazette-Mail, 10/2/2018
Vote Could Create Loopholes in Ohio River Protections – Public News Service, 10/1/2018
September 2018
Two-thirds support ‘whatever it takes’ to protect environment: WV Poll – MetroNews, 9/21/2018
Proposed water quality standards sent to lawmakers – Lnr.com, 9/21/2018