Federal Court Issues “Stay” to Halt the Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction During Appeal

November 11, 2020

Conservation groups applaud court’s suspension of Mountain Valley Pipeline construction From the Press Release of Appalachian Voices, November 9, 2020 The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with conservation groups and issued an immediate stay of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s stream and wetland crossing permits in southern West Virginia and Virginia. The groups, noting the [...]

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Some States Voted on Ballot Initiatives for the Environment, Some Passed

November 10, 2020

Green Questions on the 2020 Ballot in the Various States From an Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth, November 6, 2020 Throughout the country, the electorate cast their ballot, leading to some environmental wins on state and local referenda. O’NEILL: The uncertainty of the 2020 presidential election loomed large this year but several key [...]

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Ai Gore’s Statement on the Biden – Harris Election Victory

November 9, 2020

Statement on Joe Biden’s Presidential Election Victory From Former Vice President Al Gore, November 7, 2020 “Today marks the beginning of a new commitment to self-government by, of and for all of our people, and I wholeheartedly congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his inspiring and renewing electoral victory. Having served alongside Joe in the Capitol [...]

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Comments Due the US Forest Service on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, November 8, 2020

November 8, 2020

Tell USFS: No public forest destruction for private gain From an Appeal for Comments by Appalachian Voices, November 6, 2020 The company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline wants to destroy a large swath of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia’s mountains to build the unneeded, fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline. The U.S. Forest Service is considering [...]

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Breathe In & Breathe Out, Clean Air and Clean Water are Essential

November 7, 2020

Dear Friends & Concerned Citizens, November 5, 2020 Election day is over (whew!), but now begins election week…(or weeks? A month? Months?!). There will be time to discuss the results and how they impact the waters of West Virginia, but most importantly in this moment, we want to check on you. Are you doing OK? [...]

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US Withdrawl from Paris Climate Agreement Maybe Reversed Shortly

November 6, 2020

U.S. Now Officially Out of the Paris Climate Agreement From an Article by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch.com, November 4, 2020 The U.S. has now officially left the Paris climate agreement. One year of advance notice was required after the formal request of November 4, 2019. However, the permanence of its departure hangs on the still-uncertain outcome [...]

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Trump Acts To Undermine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

November 5, 2020

Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science Before Election From an Article by Christopher Flavelle and Lisa Friedman, New York Times, October 28, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has recently removed the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier scientific agency, and installed new political staff who have [...]

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Sorting Fracking Facts in Ohio, West Virginia & Pennsylvania

November 4, 2020

A fact-based conversation about fracking in the OH, WV, PA area Opinion – Editorial by Randi Pokladnik, Parkersburg News & Sentinal, October 31, 2020 Let’s have a fact-based conversation about fracking rather than attempt to “greenwash” the industry and completely ignore the externalities as Greg Kozera’s Oct. 17 op-ed did in The Parkersburg News and [...]

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Making the Invisible Visible: What You Don’t See Can Hurt You

November 3, 2020

To: Ohio Valley Residents & Concerned Citizens, November 1, 2020 According to the Environmental Health Project, active frack pads, compressor stations, and processing facilities regularly emit particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other chemical pollutants that we aren’t able to see. When ingested, these emissions can cause or exacerbate a host of [...]

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Understanding the Plastic Triangle and Recycle Challenge

November 2, 2020

The plastic myth and the misunderstood triangle From an Article by Dr. Kate Raynes – Goldie, Scitech News (Australia), October 23, 2020 Hands up if you grew up thinking that recycling plastic waste is key to saving the environment. It turns out that for decades the recyclability of plastics was grossly oversold by the plastics [...]

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