Plans for Natural-Gas-Fired Charles City Power Plant Cancelled in Virginia

July 23, 2021

Developer Abandons Charles City Virginia Gas-Fired Power Project From an Article by Darrell Proctor, Power Magazine, July 12, 2021 A Michigan-based energy company NOVI Energy that planned to build a 1.1-GW gas-fired power plant in Virginia has pulled the plug on the project. NOVI on July 9 said it would abandon development of the C4GT [...]

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Rational People Seek to Avoid Large Investments in Carbon Capture

July 22, 2021

Some 500 organizations in Canada & U.S. urge feds to stop investing in carbon capture technology From an Article by Cloe Logan, National Observer (Canada), July 20, 2021 Investment in carbon capture technology will hinder Canada’s transition away from fossil fuels and exacerbate the effects of climate change, says a new letter co-signed by hundreds [...]

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Carbon Capture Ideas Have Gone from Minimalist to Gigantic, Most Impractical

July 21, 2021

US DOE Quietly Backs Plan for Carbon Capture Network Larger Than Entire Oil Pipeline System From an Article by Sharon Kelly, DeSmog Blog, July 18, 2021 The “Sane Energy Project” has provided comment on Facebook for these circumstances. The American people can’t let any group sell this fantasy BS about making fossil fuel energy green [...]

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Risks to Public by Mariner East Pipeline Have Reached Alarming Proportions

July 20, 2021

Chester County PA officials call for shutdown of older Mariner East pipelines From an Article by Bill Rettew, Delaware County Times, July 19, 2021 WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners fired off a letter Monday asking the PA Public Utilities Commission to halt operation of two Mariner East pipelines while further investigation is conducted. Commissioners [...]

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“Forever PFAS Chemicals” Used in Fracking Fluids in 12 States

July 19, 2021

EPA-Approved Fracking Chemicals Include PFAS, a ‘Forever Chemical’ From an Article by Susan Phillips, The Allegheny Front, July 14, 2021 Companies that drill for natural gas in Pennsylvania have used EPA-approved PFAS or pre-cursors to PFAS in fracking operations in other states, according to a report by Physicians for Social Responsibility. The report’s author, Dusty [...]

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Action Alert: West Virginia Water Regulations Under Revision – Act by July 19th

July 18, 2021

ATTENTION: All Hands on Deck: WV Water Protections Under Revision Submitted by Julie Archer, League of Women Voters of West Virginia, July, 17, 2021 We’re sharing this important Action Alert from our friends at the West Virginia Rivers Coalition. A recent a policy decision by the WVDEP related to water quality standards creates a loophole [...]

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EQT Splashes Greenwash All Over the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP)

July 17, 2021

Surprise Greenwashing of the Mountain Valley Pipeline From the Blog of Willie Dodson and Jessica Sims, Appalachian Voices’ Central Appalachia Field Coordinator and Virginia Field Coordinator, July 16, 2021 Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) are claiming they will offset a portion of the carbon emissions from the 303-mile, multi-state project by paying $150 [...]

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Virginia Circuit Court Approves Participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

July 16, 2021

VA Circuit Court rejects challenge to Virginia’s carbon rule From an Article by Robert Zullo, Virginia Mercury, July 16, 2021 Richmond’s circuit court has a rejected a challenge filed by a group representing Virginia manufacturers who sought to thwart the state’s entry into a regional carbon-trading network. The Virginia Manufacturers Association alleged the state Department [...]

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Monongahela River Valley in Pennsylvania Due for Greater Air Pollution Regulations

July 15, 2021

Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regs for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council From an Article of Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP), Allegheny County, Penna., July 15, 2021 The Allegheny County Board of Health (ACBH) on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve long-sought changes to local air pollution regulations aimed at reducing [...]

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Pennsylvania Takes a Step Closer to Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

July 14, 2021

Penna. Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving A Step Closer To Joining Carbon Emissions Program From an Article by Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Penna. (WESA), July 13, 2021 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cap-and-trade program intended to cut carbon emissions from the power sector. Pennsylvania is set to become the first major fossil fuel-producing [...]

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