Notify the Forest Service. Stop Drilling on Public Lands!

November 1, 2020

Dear Friends and Concerned Citizens ~ On the national level, Defenders of Wildlife has launched a petition to stop the Forest Service from allowing Big Oil and Gas to drill on public lands. They need your help to stop a new proposal that puts more than 100 threatened and endangered species at risk from the [...]

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UPDATE on MVP — Renewed Permits are Coming Under Challenge in Court

October 31, 2020

Another lawsuit filed against bogged-down Mountain Valley Pipeline From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, October 27, 2020 ROANOKE — Two endangered species of fish — the Roanoke logperch and the candy darter — could be pushed closer to extinction if a natural gas pipeline is allowed to invade their waters, according to a [...]

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Pyrolysis Continues as Potential Mode for Plastics Reuse; What a Mess!

October 30, 2020

Plastics producers tout pyrolysis achievements From an Article by Jared Paben, Resource Recycling, October 21, 2020 Three virgin plastics companies recently announced developments in the area of chemical recycling. The following are summaries of the news from Chevron Phillips Chemical, SABIC and BASF. Commercial-scale milestone: Chevron Phillips Chemical announced that it successfully completed its first [...]

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Plastics Disposal Problems Result in Banning Plans in Canada

October 29, 2020

Canada plans ban on six single-use plastics in effort to tackle waste problem From an Article by Renzo Pipoli, Reuters Events, October 27, 2020 The Canadian federal government announced in October plans to ban six very commonly used single-use plastic items by the end of 2021 to tackle a pollution problem that became more pressing [...]

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Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Proposed for Eastern Shore DE-MD-VA

October 28, 2020

Groups Fight Proposed Gas Pipeline on MD’s Eastern Shore From an Article by Diane Bernard, Maryland Public News Service, July 10, 2020 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Environmental groups and local residents are speaking out against a proposed fracked-gas pipeline to run through rivers, farms and forests from Delaware to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The Hogan administration held [...]

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Acrylonitrile Process Tank Collapses Near Lima Refinery in Ohio

October 27, 2020

INEOS chemical process tank collapse rattles region near refinery From Staff Reports, The Lima News, Lima, OH, October 26, 2020 SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — A tank collapse at Lima’s INEOS plant shook parts of the region Sunday night, but authorities assured residents there was no threat to the community. The Shawnee Township Fire Department responded to [...]

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New Plans for Ohio River Valley Focus on Economy, Environment & Communities

October 26, 2020

Fifteen (15) state strategy sets stage for new federal investments From the Ohio River Basin Alliance, Cincinnati, October 21, 2020 The Ohio River Basin Alliance released a sweeping strategy today to help the 15-state region and its more than 25 million residents tackle urgent environmental threats and economic needs, including inadequate river infrastructure, pollution to [...]

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Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Melting & Increasing Sea Level Rise

October 25, 2020

Rapid Ice Melt and Rising Seas — Global Warming & Climate Change Interview of Michael Oppenheimer by Steve Curwood of Living on Earth, October 23, 2020 The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets are melting at alarming rates thanks to climate change, and will continue to do so for decades even if the Paris Climate Agreement [...]

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Fines Issued to Pennsylvania Landfill Involving Drilling/Fracking Wastes

October 24, 2020

New $59,000 fine issued for multiple violations, including leaks and spills From an Article by Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania, October 14, 2020 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined a Western Pennsylvania landfill that accepts solid fracking waste $59,000 for multiple violations over the past year. It’s the latest in a series of legal actions [...]

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ACTION ALERT: The Mountain Valley Pipeline Will Damage the Jefferson National Forest

October 23, 2020

The Mountain Valley Pipeline Will Damage the Jefferson National Forest The US Forest Service is currently accepting public comments (until 11/9/20) on the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed crossing through the Jefferson National Forest. MVP currently does not have a permit to cross through the national forest – they had one years ago, but it was [...]

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