PLASTICS — Now a Public Health and Environmental Crisis

March 25, 2021

Plastic pollution poisons our air and water, kills marine wildlife, and gets into our bodies From the letter of Michelle Chan, Friends of the Earth, March 22, 2021 It’s the public health and environmental crisis that not enough people are talking about: PLASTIC. Plastic will soon outweigh all the fish in the sea. It fills [...]

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USFWS Bald Eagle Population Update — An Estimated 316,708 Eagles in the Lower 48 States

March 24, 2021

Bald eagle count quadruples, thanks in part to eBird data boost From an Article by Gustave Axelson, Cornell Chronicle, March 24, 2021 For the past 50 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been assembling counts of bald eagle nests to track the triumphant recovery of America’s national symbol. But in its new [...]

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Planning in Virginia for Spending Money from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Part 2

March 23, 2021

Virginia has $43 million in RGGI carbon market revenues. How is it going to spend it? From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, March 17, 2021 RE: REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) Flood preparedness in Virginia Virginia’s top flood officials were also facing a similar windfall — and a similar dilemma. As the recipient [...]

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ZOOM TEACH-IN “BFFPPA” — ‘break free from plastic pollution act’ …

March 22, 2021

ZOOM on the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, Tuesday, March 23rd, 7:00 to 8:30 PM A TEACH-IN promoted by the Halt the Harm Network REGISTER AT: https://tinyurl.com/BreakFreeTeachIn​ This event will feature: >>> A presentation (giving an overview of the BFFPPA bill) from Congressional aides, Dr Anja Malawi Brandon (Senator Jeff Merkley) & Shane Trimmer [...]

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Planning in Virginia for Spending Money from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Part 1

March 22, 2021

Virginia has $43 million in carbon market revenues. How is it going to spend it? From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, March 17, 2021 The $43 million was “in the state’s hot little hands,” Mike Dowd told the group. So what next? That was the question facing not only Mike Dowd, director of [...]

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THE U.S. MUST CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE CLIMATE CHANGE — “Climate Adaptation Strategy”

March 21, 2021

The need for a US national climate adaptation strategy From an Essay by Peter Schultz, ICF Consultants, February 24, 2021 Governments, businesses, and communities across the United States are taking action to prepare for the risks posed by climate change. But the lack of an overarching vision and coordination at the federal level could lead [...]

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$Huge $Benefits $Seen in Cleaning Up the Oil and Gas Wells in America

March 20, 2021

Cleaning Up Oil & Gas Wells Could Net $21 Billion in Benefits From an Article by Amy Lupica, Our Daily Planet, March 12, 2021 A new study published on Monday found that cleaning up the nation’s more than 2 million acres of oil and gas wells could result in billions of dollars of economic growth. [...]

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ALERT: MVP Requests an Amended Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from FERC

March 19, 2021

§§§ — PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE TO F.E.R.C. BY MARCH 22nd To: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Subject: Docket Number – CP21-57-000; Deny MVP’s request to amend Certificate Appalachian Voices and our supporters, whose signatures will be submitted, respectfully request that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission deny the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request to [...]

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Falcon Pipeline for Shell Cracker — Under Investigation in Pennsylvania

March 18, 2021

Shell’s Falcon Pipeline Under Investigation for Serious Public Safety Threats From a Report by Erica Jackson, FracTracker Alliance, March 17, 2021 The Falcon Ethane Pipeline System is at the center of major investigations into possible noncompliance with construction and public safety requirements and failing to report drilling mud spills, according to documents obtained from the [...]

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Protection of West Virginians from Nasty Chemicals in Hands of the Legislature

March 17, 2021

“A caring and benevolent industry?” Hardly! Opinion — Editorial by Eric Engle, Parkersburg News & Sentinel, March 15, 2021 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel publishes a piece every week from Greg Kozera, director of marketing and sales for Shale Crescent USA. Shale Crescent USA is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to oil and gas and [...]

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