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
August 2018August 9, 2018Two-thirds support ‘whatever it takes’ to protect environment: WV Poll – MetroNews, 8/30/2018 Buckhannon Riverfest – Record-Delta, 8/27/2018 DEP awards grants for water quality analysis, more – Beckley Register Herald, 8/16/2018 State cites pipeline for erosion-related violation – Record Delta, 8/15/2018 Judge: Federal Agencies Twisted Rules To Protect Damaging Pipeline – National Memo, 8/12/2018 What Happens When a Pipeline Runs Afoul of Government Rules? – ProPublica, 8/10/2018 Regulators change the rules to ease pipeline approval – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 8/10/2018 West Virginia follows federal lead – Weirton Daily Times, 8/6/2018 WV DEP sends proposed water quality standards to legislative committee – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 8/3/2018 Atlantic Coast Pipeline cited for environmental violations – WVBOY.com, 8/3/2018 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 Tyner2018-08-09 15:25:112018-10-11 15:03:37August 2018
July 2018July 9, 2018WVDEP: Pipeline developers failed to control erosion, follow water quality rules – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/30/2018 West Virginia Rivers Coalition in Fayetteville – WVVA.com, 7/28/2018 Mountain Valley Pipeline cited 5th time by state regulators for violations – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/20/2018 Water in Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution – WV Public Broadcasting, 7/9/2018 WV DEP to take comments on water quality standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/4/2018 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit Under Fire from Environmental Advocates – WV Public Broadcasting, 7/3/2018 Vital federal fund could be lost without renewal – MetroNews, 7/2/2018 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 Tyner2018-07-09 11:52:132018-08-09 15:15:50July 2018
June 2018June 5, 2018Appeals Court Stays Crucial MVP Permit in West Virginia, Putting 2018 Startup in Jeopardy – Natural Gas Intel, 6/22/2018 Clean water advocacy group raises concerns over Pineville Municipal Water source – WVVA.com, 6/22/2018 Federal court issues stay on portions of Mountain Valley Pipeline – Beckley Register-Herald, 6/22/2018 Federal circuit court issues stay on MVP permit – MetroNews, 6/22/2018 Appeals court issues stay of permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline in W.Va. – Roanoke Times, 6/21/2018 Judges reverse Clean Water Act decision – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/20/2018 Public comment period open on water quality standards – Beckley Register-Herald, 6/20/2018 Two more notices of violation issued to Mountain Valley Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/18/2018 Trade war jeopardizes China’s huge investment in creation of new ‘cancer alley’ in Appalachia – Think Progress, 6/18/2018 Rover Pipeline Fined For Water Pollution Violations – West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 6/13/2018 Natural gas pipeline agrees to pay $430,000 penalty for water pollution violations – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/12/2018 Rampant conflicts of interest among state environmental officials – Think Progress, 6/4/2018 WV DEP suggests it might pull or change part of MVP permit – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/2/2018 The Interdependence of Land and Water Protection – The Lands Trust Alliance, 6/1/2018 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 Tyner2018-06-05 12:43:192018-07-09 11:44:31June 2018
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
August 2018
Two-thirds support ‘whatever it takes’ to protect environment: WV Poll – MetroNews, 8/30/2018
Buckhannon Riverfest – Record-Delta, 8/27/2018
DEP awards grants for water quality analysis, more – Beckley Register Herald, 8/16/2018
State cites pipeline for erosion-related violation – Record Delta, 8/15/2018
Judge: Federal Agencies Twisted Rules To Protect Damaging Pipeline – National Memo, 8/12/2018
What Happens When a Pipeline Runs Afoul of Government Rules? – ProPublica, 8/10/2018
Regulators change the rules to ease pipeline approval – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 8/10/2018
West Virginia follows federal lead – Weirton Daily Times, 8/6/2018
WV DEP sends proposed water quality standards to legislative committee – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 8/3/2018
Atlantic Coast Pipeline cited for environmental violations – WVBOY.com, 8/3/2018
July 2018
WVDEP: Pipeline developers failed to control erosion, follow water quality rules – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/30/2018
West Virginia Rivers Coalition in Fayetteville – WVVA.com, 7/28/2018
Mountain Valley Pipeline cited 5th time by state regulators for violations – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/20/2018
Water in Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution – WV Public Broadcasting, 7/9/2018
WV DEP to take comments on water quality standards – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 7/4/2018
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit Under Fire from Environmental Advocates – WV Public Broadcasting, 7/3/2018
Vital federal fund could be lost without renewal – MetroNews, 7/2/2018
June 2018
Appeals Court Stays Crucial MVP Permit in West Virginia, Putting 2018 Startup in Jeopardy – Natural Gas Intel, 6/22/2018
Clean water advocacy group raises concerns over Pineville Municipal Water source – WVVA.com, 6/22/2018
Federal court issues stay on portions of Mountain Valley Pipeline – Beckley Register-Herald, 6/22/2018
Federal circuit court issues stay on MVP permit – MetroNews, 6/22/2018
Appeals court issues stay of permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline in W.Va. – Roanoke Times, 6/21/2018
Judges reverse Clean Water Act decision – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/20/2018
Public comment period open on water quality standards – Beckley Register-Herald, 6/20/2018
Two more notices of violation issued to Mountain Valley Pipeline – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/18/2018
Trade war jeopardizes China’s huge investment in creation of new ‘cancer alley’ in Appalachia – Think Progress, 6/18/2018
Rover Pipeline Fined For Water Pollution Violations – West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 6/13/2018
Natural gas pipeline agrees to pay $430,000 penalty for water pollution violations – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/12/2018
Rampant conflicts of interest among state environmental officials – Think Progress, 6/4/2018
WV DEP suggests it might pull or change part of MVP permit – Charleston Gazette-Mail, 6/2/2018
The Interdependence of Land and Water Protection – The Lands Trust Alliance, 6/1/2018