Air Pollution Permit Proposed for US Methanol Plant in Kanawha County, WV

June 23, 2019

================================== Friday, June 21, 2019 @ 7:55 AM =================================== AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE from WV DEP Notice of Intent to Approve Permit for US Methanol On November 14, 2018, (and as resubmitted on April 15, 2019), US Methanol LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit [...]

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Your Days are Now Getting Shorter, My Friend

June 22, 2019

A Lesson from the Summer Solstice From an Internet Post by Michael M. Barrick, Appalachian Chronicle, June 21, 2019 Just before noon today (EDT), summer begins. For many people, regardless of their spiritual beliefs, the Summer Solstice is to be celebrated. I agree! Because I love to be outdoors, I try to absorb every minute [...]

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Project Design Planning for Ethane Cracker Complex at Belmont Ohio

June 21, 2019

PTT Global Chemical taps Bechtel for possible Utica Shale ethane cracker From an Article by Bill Holland, S&P Global (Platts), June 20, 2019 HIGHLIGHTS — >> Marcellus, Utica could support four more crackers: US DOE >> Sequential cracker projects could more easily draw workers Houston, TX — Appalachian gas producers, under pressure from prices below [...]

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Urgent Quest to Explain Childhood Cancers in Southwestern Penna.

June 20, 2019

Panel urges studies to pin down cause of childhood cancers in region From an Article by Don Hopey & David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 19, 2019 Environmentalists and researchers attending a panel discussion Tuesday called for studies to determine whether shale-gas drilling and fracking, or other pollution sources, could be responsible for an increasing number [...]

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Toxic Effects of Drilling & Fracking will Grow for Decades Even if U.S. Operations were Halted Today!

June 19, 2019

Even If All US Drilling and Fracking Halts Today, Warns New Report, ‘Flood of Toxic Waste Streams’ Will Grow for Decades From an Article by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, June 18, 2019 Detailing decades of EPA’s mismanagement of toxic fossil fuel waste, researchers demand immediate action to stem assault on people and planet! For more [...]

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Childhood Cancers May be Caused by Environmental Factors in Pennsylvania

June 18, 2019

Gov. Tom Wolf asked to investigate possible link between Penna. fracking and childhood cancers From an Article by Don Hopey & David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 6/17/19 More than 100 organizations and 800 individuals have signed a public letter to Gov. Tom Wolf calling on him to direct the state Department of Health to investigate [...]

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Rainfall has Reached Record Proportions in the United States

June 17, 2019

Ohio has wettest 12 months on record From an Article by Farm and Dairy, June 2019 WASHINGTON — May 2019 was the second-wettest month in U.S. history. Only one State got below average rainfall. And, only five were at or near average. The remaining 42 continental states were above or well above the average. Drenching [...]

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The Military – Industrial Complex is Significantly Affecting the Earth’s Climate

June 16, 2019

New Report Exposes Pentagon’s Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11 From an Article by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, June 12, 2019 Failing to curb the U.S. military’s fossil fuel use, Costs of War Project co-director warns, “will help guarantee the nightmare scenarios” forecast by scientists. From the 2001 launch of the so-called War on Terror [...]

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Federal Loan Guarantees are Out-of-Place for Risky & Unnessary Industrial Projects

June 15, 2019

House to Debate Amendment With Big Implications for Expanding Petrochemical Industry From an Article by Sharon Kelly, DeSmog Blog, June 13, 2019 A recent Congressional amendment, which backers say will soon reach the House floor for debate, could have major ramifications for the petrochemical industry’s plan to move into the Ohio River Valley and start [...]

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Ethane Storage Hub Promoters Meet to Spice Up Regional Cracker Sites

June 14, 2019

Storage hub event spiced with a pinch of salt (Business) From an Article by Rick Shrum, Washington PA Observer-Reporter, June 7, 2017 Rick DeCesar, accompanied by a rendering of a storage facility, spoke Thursday at the Appalachian Storage Hub Conference. There was a lot of salty talk at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. Natural [...]

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