2020 “Appalachian Advocate Award” goes to Vivian Stockman of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

March 8, 2020

OVEC’s Vivian Stockman Named the 2020 Recipient of the “Women of Appalachia Project™ From the “Appalachian Advocate Award” Announcement, March 6, 2020 ATHENS, OH – This week, the Women of Appalachia Project™ (WOAP™) announced that Vivian Stockman, executive director of OVEC, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, is the recipient of the 2020 Women of Appalachia [...]

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Mon County Tax Give-Away to Longview Behind Closed Doors

March 7, 2020

Negotiations for Longview power plant should be open to the public Letter to the Editor, Morgantown Dominion Post, March 5, 2020 I have watched with dismay over the last three months as CEO Jeff Keffer of Longview has made dishonest claims that the expansion of Longview will offer clean carbon energy, and the Monongalia County [...]

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Coral Reefs are Essential to Ocean Life, But Disappearing Fast

March 6, 2020

Coral Reefs Could Be Completely Lost to the Climate Crisis by 2100, New Study Finds From an Article by Jordan Davidson, EcoWatch.com, February. 20, 2020 Researchers have released a sobering study showing that all of the world’s coral reefs may be lost to the climate crisis by 2100. The bleak outlook means that restoration efforts [...]

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Natural Gas Production Issues: $$ Losses, High Costs, Debt Increases, Asset Sales, Staff Cuts

March 5, 2020

Southwestern Energy expects production to climb, despite spending cuts From a Summary by Sara Welch, Shale Gas Reporter, March 3, 2020 Despite implementing a plan to cut year-over-year spending by 20% in 2020, Southwestern Energy Co. expects annual production to climb by 10%. The increase in production is driven by the company’s investment in the [...]

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PUBLIC HEARING: Pillar Injection Well on Thursday (3/5/20) @ 5 to 8 PM in Parsons, WV

March 4, 2020

Friends of Blackwater says citizen comments prompted hearing for Tucker drill waste site From an Article by Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette, January 20, 2020 After receiving 1,100 comments opposing a permit to dispose of nearly 600 barrels of brine and other drilling waste daily by injecting it into an inactive well along a Tucker County [...]

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Rally at State Capitol Achieves Awareness Goal — NO PTTG or Ethane Hub

March 3, 2020

No PTTG: Petrochemicals to Plastics— Local Citizens go to State Capitol and Voice Opposition to Ethane Cracker and Storage Hub Press Release from OVEC and Concerned Ohio River Residents, March 2, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.VA.—Residents from Marshall and Ohio counties, WV, and Belmont County, OH, made a three-hour trek to the WV State Capitol today to [...]

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Increasing Economic Risk Causes Cancellation of 30” Constitution Pipeline in NY State

March 2, 2020

Williams, Partners Abandon Constitution Pipeline Project in PA & NY From a Press Release of the North American Oil & Gas Pipelines, February 25, 2020 The Constitution Pipeline has been canceled. After an eight-year regulatory battle, Williams announced February 24th that it was cutting off investment in the proposed project. In its fourth quarter 2019 [...]

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How to Gain Approval for an Out-Dated Leaking Pipeline in Penna.

March 1, 2020

Penna. approves $200,000 fine and orders ‘remaining life’ study of leaky 89-year-old Sunoco pipeline From an Article by Andrew Maykuth, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 2020 State regulators on Thursday finalized a settlement with Sunoco Pipeline to atone for a 2017 leak from the aging Mariner East 1 pipeline that includes a $200,000 fine and a [...]

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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is Active in Virginia and Ten Other States

February 29, 2020

On RGGI, Virginia Democrats resist cost carveouts for some power producers while greenlighting others From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, February 27, 2020 As Democrats bring home one of their top-line energy goals of the session, joining Virginia with the cap-and-trade Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the caucus is holding firm against one company’s [...]

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Polluting Plastic Protest @ West Virginia Legislature on Monday 3/2/20

February 28, 2020

ACTION ALERT — PTTG and Polluting Plastic Production From OVEC and Concerned Ohio River Residents, February 27, 2020 What: No PTTG: Petrochemicals and Plastics Press Conference — Residents concerned about the proposed 500-square-mile petrochemical build-up in the Ohio River Valley, known as the Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub, and its associated infrastructure, including the PTTG [...]

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