Climate Action Now Act Passes U.S. House But Senate Will Balk

May 4, 2019

U.S. House Passes First Major Climate Bill in 10 Years From an Article by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch.com, May 3, 2019 The U.S. House of Representatives approved its first major climate change legislation in a decade on Thursday, Reuters reported. The Climate Action Now Act would require President Donald Trump to keep the U.S. in the [...]

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West Virginia Seeks to Modify the Nationwide 12 Permit for Pipelines Crossing Major Streams

May 3, 2019

W.Va. DEP Changes State-Imposed Regs for Stream Crossing Permits From an Article by Brittany Patterson, WV Public Broadcasting, May 1, 2019 West Virginia environmental regulators have changed some state-imposed conditions to a federal permit issued for stream crossings for natural gas pipelines approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In a letter sent to [...]

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Sunoco Planning Additional Upgrades at Marcus Hook for $200 Million

May 2, 2019

Company pumps up $200M investment into former Sun refinery From an Article by Kevin Tustin, Delaware County Times, April 30, 2019 MARCUS HOOK — A diminished future for the Marcus Hook refinery at the start of the decade has turned around to a booming place by decade’s end. Officials of Energy Transfer, owners of the [...]

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EPA Toxic Chemical Review Process NOT Protecting the Public Health!

May 1, 2019

Is the EPA Stifling Science on Chemical Toxicity Reports? From an Article by Jim Daley, Scientific American, April 26, 2019 Critics say changes to the agency’s review process will harm public health! The Environmental Protection Agency is changing its approach to chemical toxicity oversight, according to a report issued recently by the Government Accountability Office. [...]

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Climate Change Driven Migration & Related Crises are Only Getting Worse

April 30, 2019

Climate Denier Trump Can’t Handle the Truth About Why Central Americans Flock to U.S. From an Article by Will Bunch, Common Dreams, April 26, 2019 No issue has flummoxed our rage-prone 45th president more than the rise in unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border — even after promising his xenophobic base that his harsh immigration [...]

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Mariner East 2 Being Seriously Questioned: Problems & Risks

April 29, 2019

Editorial: The Pipeline People are Back in Town Essay by the Editors, Delaware County Times, April 25, 2019 You don’t have to remind the folks in the Andover development out in Thornbury that the pipeline people are back in town. All you have to do is stop at the red light at the intersection of [...]

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UPDATE: Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Active But Facing Challenges

April 27, 2019

Mountain Valley Pipeline gets good & bad news on court challenges From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, April 24, 2019 A state regulation that delayed a key part of work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline — the crossings of more than 1,000 streams and wetlands in the two Virginias — has been revised [...]

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MarkWest Pipeline Created a Terrible Mess in Doddridge & Wetzel Counties

April 26, 2019

MarkWest & WV state agree to $124K deal for environmental problems From an Article by Kate Mishkin, Charleston Gazette, April 19, 2019 A gas company has agreed to a $124,030 deal with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for its environmental violations in Doddridge and Wetzel counties. MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources and the [...]

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The Climate Kids Are All Right & On-Message

April 25, 2019

Youths around the world are rising to the climate challenge From an Article by Chris D’Angelo, Huffington Post, April 21, 2019 It didn’t take long for the death threats to start. Alexandria Villaseñor, a 13-year-old environmental activist, had just been featured in an Agence France-Presse article republished by Breitbart News about dozens of students staging [...]

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Payments Overdue for Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in Central Pennsylvania

April 24, 2019

Property owners along Atlantic Sunrise pipeline notified of possible liens From the News Broadcast of Anne Shannon, WGAL News 8, Lancaster, PA, March 26, 2019 RAPHO TWP., Pa. — Some property owners in Lancaster County who live along the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline are concerned after getting a letter that says their properties may be part [...]

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