Atlantic Coast Pipeline Segments Ruled Illegal in Federal Court Case

May 16, 2018

Federal appeals court invalidates Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s ‘incidental take’ review From an Article by Robert Zullo, Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 15, 2018 A federal appeals court Tuesday invalidated a key U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service review of the 600-mile Dominion Energy-led Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a decision environmental lawyers who argued the case say should halt construction [...]

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Tree Sitters & Pole Sitters Should Not Be Deprived of Food & Drink

May 15, 2018

NLG Condemns Forest Service For Blocking Food & Water To Pipeline Protester From an Article by Alan Graf and Joel Richard Kupferman, National Lawyers Guild Environmental Committee, May 13, 2018 May 11, 2018 –The Environmental Justice Committee of the National Lawyers Guild stated it condemns the actions of the United States Forest Service in denying [...]

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Impacts of Chevron’s Dogbone Project for Process Water

May 14, 2018

HELP PREVENT UNSAFE AND DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES IN LUZERNE TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA SPONSOR: Freedom From Fracking, Fayette County, PA Announcement for Public Meeting on Dogbone Project near US Route 40 in Monongahela River Valley, May 15, 2018 With the apparent approval of the Fayette County zoning hearing board, and a local land owner, Chevron will [...]

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Shell Cracker Ethane Supply via the Falcon Pipeline

May 14, 2018

Public Hearing will focus on Shell Cracker Falcon pipeline From an Article by Paul Giannamore, Staff Writer, Steubenville Herald Star, May 12, 2018 STEUBENVILLE — A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. May 23 at Harrison Central Junior-Senior High School on the Shell Falcon Ethane Pipeline. The 97-mile pipeline system is nearing the [...]

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Continuing Safety Concerns at Anadarko Operations in Colorado

May 13, 2018

Listen: Indy Editor Susan Greene discusses her bombshell story about Anadarko on KGNU From an Article by the Staff, Colorado Independent, May 11, 2018 Earlier this week, we reported on allegations made by six former Anadarko employees who say the oil and gas giant demonstrated a pattern of ignoring safety concerns in the years, months [...]

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Fracking Companie$ are Drilling More and Enjoying it Less?

May 12, 2018

For Frackers, Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast Essay by S. Tom Bond, Retired Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, May 12, 2018 You’ve got to hand it to the folks in the fracking industry (and their investors), they aren’t discouraged by the mountain of evidence that fracking isn’t in the public interest. They [...]

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Fracking is Intense in Ohio, Penna., and West Virginia, Part 2

May 11, 2018

Ohio Residents Learning from Penna. Fracking Experiences From an Article by Julie Grant, StateImpact PA, May 4, 2018 TOGETHER WE CAN STAND STRONG” Jeff and Kerri Bond attended a meeting to hear from Pennsylvania legal and health experts about what they should be doing to protect themselves from the dangers of fracking. The Bonds were [...]

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Fracking is Intense in Ohio, Penna., and West Virginia, Part 1

May 10, 2018

Gearing Up for Frack Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts From an Article by Julie Grant, StateImpact PA, May 4, 2018 As the shale gas industry has moved west to Ohio, people there are concerned about the impact that new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment [...]

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Methane from Debris Decay in Lakes & Forests Adds to Fossil Fuel Sources

May 9, 2018

New climate ‘feedback loop’ discovered From an Article by Matt McGrath, BBC News Service, May 4, 2018 Methane emissions from lakes in the northern hemisphere could almost double over the next 50 years because of a novel “feedback loop” say scientists. Climate change is boosting the proportion of cattail plants growing in and around freshwater [...]

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Native Plant Festival at New Germany State Park MD

May 8, 2018

Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival When:  Saturday May 12, 2018,  10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: New Germany State Park, Garrett County, Maryland Discover the important connection between native plants, people, and wildlife at the fifth annual Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival! A large variety of plants native to the mid-Atlantic for sale all day! (Please contact [...]

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