EARTH is Becoming Warmer and Heat Waves Hotter & More Frequent

July 29, 2018

‘Unprecedented’ Heat Wave Fueling Arctic Fires Made More Than Twice as Likely by Climate Change: Analysis From an Article by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, July 27, 2018 With wildfires raging the world over, a new preliminary analysis conducted by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) and reported by the Guardian found that the global climate crisis [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted by Federal Court at Jefferson National Forest

July 28, 2018

Authority for MVP to Cross Jefferson National Forest Vacated Update from Wild Virginia, Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance, July 27, 2018 The decision of the U.S. Forest Service to permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cross the Jefferson National Forest was vacated July 27 by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The challenge to that decision [...]

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Colorado May Vote to Limit Fracking in Residential Areas

July 27, 2018

Colorado’s leap into the shale boom sparks a ballot box threat By Alex Nussbaum and Catherine Traywick, World Oil, 7/23/2018 NEW YORK and DENVER (Bloomberg) — For Colorado shale drillers, 2018’s been a record-setter for pumping oil and natural gas. It may also end up a banner year for the industry’s political foes. Spurred on [...]

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Explosion & Fire Involving Gas Processing Equipment in Marshall County, WV

July 26, 2018

Fire Crews Battle Blaze At Marshall County Well Pad From an Article by Scott McCloskey, Wheeling Intelligencer, July 24, 2018 Photo: Processing equipment located near a natural gas well site along Sorghum Ridge Road near Sherrard burns Monday morning after an explosion at the site. SHERRARD — No injuries were reported when an explosion and [...]

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Warnings Finally Coming on Pipeline Safety in West Virginia (Marshall County Subsidence & Explosion)

July 25, 2018

Explosion triggers safety notice for TransCanada in West Virginia From Jenny Mandel and Mike Soraghan, E&E News, July 13, 2018 Federal regulators yesterday said that land movement may have triggered a natural gas pipeline explosion at a remote West Virginia site last month and that similar conditions exist at a half dozen other spots along [...]

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CNX Active in Washington & Greene Counties PA, Well Pad Fire and Bat Conservation

July 24, 2018

Trucks, equipment catches fire & burns at East Finley well pad site From an Article by Kathie Warco, Washington (PA) Observer Reporter, June 28, 2018 The director of Washington County’s Department of Public Safety is praising the quick reaction of the first firefighters on the scene of a fire at a CNX well pad Wednesday [...]

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EPA’s Clean Power Plan is Twisting in Coal Fired Flue Gas

July 23, 2018

EPA takes next step toward replacing Obama-era climate rule From an Article by Timothy Cama, The Hill News, July 10, 2018 The Trump administration is taking a big step forward in its effort to replace the Obama administration’s climate change rule for power plants with a more industry-friendly alternative. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said [...]

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Marcellus Ethane/Propane Pipelines More Dangerous than Expected

July 22, 2018

Shell granted request for extension for Falcon Pipeline information From an Article by Paul J. Gough, Pittsburgh Business Journal, June 27, 2018 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has granted Shell Pipeline Co. LP’s request for an extension of time to respond to technical deficiency letters it sent over its permit application for the 97-mile [...]

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Major East Coast Cities Challenge Fossil Fuel Industry on Climate Change

July 21, 2018

On ‘Front Lines of Climate Change,’ Baltimore Lawsuit Aims to Hold 26 Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable From an Article by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, July 20, 2018 “These oil and gas companies knew for decades that their products would harm communities like ours.” Baltimore, Maryland on Friday became the latest city to file suit against major [...]

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ORSANCO: “Review of Ohio River Pollution Control Standards“

July 20, 2018

OHIO RIVER VALLEY WATER SANITATION COMMISSION (ORSANCO) Press Release: 6/26/2018 Contact: Lisa Cochran, Communications Coordinator ORSANCO, 513-231-7719, lcochran@orsanco.org Notice of Public Hearing for Review of Ohio River Pollution Control Standards The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) sets Pollution Control Standards for industrial and municipal waste water discharges to the Ohio River. ORSANCO is [...]

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