Questions Raised by Gov. Justice on Proposed Gas-Fired Power Plant in Brooke County

September 4, 2020

Gov. Justice raise red flags about Brooke County power plant project From an Article by Steven Adams, Parkersburg News & Sentinel, August 27, 2020 CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said on August 26th that the Brooke County ESC natural gas power plant project is not dead, but the coal magnate questioned the need for the [...]

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GASP — Climate Change to Bring Smog & Ozone & Asthma

September 3, 2020

Climate Change to Bring More Smoggy Days From an Article by Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front, September 1, 2020 Pollution levels in American cities have fallen in the decades since the passage of clean air laws in the 1970s. And even though cars and factories are emitting less, days with high smog might increase in the [...]

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Scotchkote Epoxy Resin Coating for ACP & MVP Results in Toxic Chemicals

September 2, 2020

Pipeline Chemical Coatings Are Serious Concerns From an Article by Amy Mall, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), October 10, 2018 The massive natural gas pipelines being installed across our country are typically coated to make them safer. But coatings consist of dangerous chemicals, and they can degrade with too much exposure to sunlight or water, [...]

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Toxic Residues from Atlantic Coast Pipe Coatings Pose Public Health Risks in WV, VA & NC

September 1, 2020

The ongoing toxic threat from canceled and delayed natural gas pipelines From an Article by Sue Sturgis, Institute for Southern Studies, July 27, 2020 While Dominion Energy and Duke Energy recently canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) that had been planned to carry fracked gas from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina, number of [...]

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Penna. Government Violating State Constitution, Not Protecting Common Natural Resources

August 31, 2020

Penna. government ignores ruling of Court on natural resources Letter of Protest by Ron Evans to Olean Times Herald, August 29, 2020 When Andrew Jackson disagreed with a decision of the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, he reportedly said, “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.” All three branches of Commonwealth government [...]

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SUPERFUND SITE STATUS — Morgantown Ordnance Works, Monongalia County, WV

August 30, 2020

THIRD FIVE-YEAR REVIEW REPORT FOR ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL AREAS SUPERFUND SITE MONONGALIA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Prepared by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III PHILADELPHIA, PA DATE: September 12, 2016 (Five year intervals) § EXECUTIVE SUMMARY USEPA Region III, conducted this Third Five-Year Review (FYR) of the remedial actions implemented at Operable Unit 1 (OU-1) of [...]

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Longstanding Filmont Landfill of Union Carbide in South Charleston Maybe Polluting Davis Creek

August 29, 2020

Lawsuit Alleges Union Carbide Failed To Report Toxic Landfill From an Article by Brittany Patterson, WV Public Broadcasting, August 7, 2020 Davis Creek in Kanawha County backs up against land owned by Union Carbide Corp., a corporate monolith that has for decades provided a solid living for thousands of area residents, investing in the region [...]

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§ CLIMATE CHANGE Role in Hurricane Laura and Western US Wildfires

August 28, 2020

NASA’s images of hurricane Laura and California wildfires — pointing to effects of climate change From an Article by Catherine Clifford, CNBC News, August 27, 2020 NASA has released images of Hurricane Laura in the south and of the California wildfires, which bring the scope of the weather events into focus. And both are connected [...]

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CLIMATE CHANGE is Bringing Extreme Weather at Extreme Costs

August 27, 2020

Paying for Extreme Weather: Wildfire, Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Quadrupled in Cost Since 1980 From an Article by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, August 25, 2020 Lisa Paul was still recovering from the wildfire trauma of 2017 when she experienced a renewed wave of sickening dread last week, the skies above her home and vineyard in [...]

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DeepRock People’s Virtual Hearing on Proposal for Ohio River Valley — August 27th

August 26, 2020

Advocate for the Ohio River at a People’s Hearing on August 27th From the Newsletter of the Concerned Ohio River Residents, August 24, 2020 In the new edition of our Ohio River newsletter, we are sharing an opportunity to advocate for the Ohio River at a “People’s Hearing” this week. The hearing is regarding the [...]

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