WEBINAR ~ Southern Environmental Law Center @ 12:30 PM on July 13th

July 9, 2023

Webinar: What Federal Climate Action Means for the South From the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), July 8, 2023 Learn how SELC is seizing a historic opportunity to translate recent federal law and funding into real climate progress for the South and beyond. Join us for a webinar on Thursday, July 13 at 12:30 p.m. [...]

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CIA Director William Burns Presents …. “A World Transformed and the Role of Intelligence”

July 8, 2023

Annual Ditchley Foundation Lecture in Oxfordshire, England Excerpt from Speech of William Burns on July 1, 2023 My job now is to help President Biden and senior policymakers understand and shape a world transformed. And as the president reminds us, we are at an inflection point. The post-Cold War era is over. Our task is [...]

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Thunder Mountain Medical Waste Gasifier Proposed for Jackson County, WV

July 7, 2023

WV-DEP to Hold Public Meeting and to Extend the Public Comment Period From the Division of Air Quality, WV DEP, Charleston, WV, June 7, 2023 The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023, to provide information and receive comments regarding [...]

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OPINION ~ West Virginia Needs Rational Leaders Not Naysayers

July 6, 2023

Congressional Representatives put industry profits above constituents By Wes Holden, Letter to Editor, Charleston Gazette, July 6, 2023 Carol Miller’s record is clearly not aligned with the best interests of West Virginians. Let’s consider the forum Rep. Miller, R-W.Va., participated in last month in Huntington, where she promoted House Resolution 1, the Lower Energy Costs [...]

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July 4, 2023 ~ Hottest Day Ever Recorded on Earth ~ More Coming!

July 5, 2023

‘Terrifying’: Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier From an Article by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, July 3, 2023 “Not a milestone we should be celebrating,” said one climate scientist. “It’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems.” Data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows that the [...]

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Even Large Modern Ethane Cracker Facilities Cause Pollution & GHGs

July 4, 2023

Shell Plastics Plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Has Been Polluting the Environment From LIVING ON EARTH, National Public Radio, Air Date: Week of June 30, 2023 Shell’s massive new ethane cracker plant in western Pennsylvania is sending polluted air and strange smells into the surrounding community. But a $10 million fine pales in comparison to [...]

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Safety Risks of Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) of Great Concern!

July 3, 2023

Biden’s Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Titan Submarine Disaster From an Essay by Bill Kitchen, Common Dreams, July 1, 2023 We have seen what happens when things are built from substandard materials with faulty design. When President Biden agreed to the debt deal in May, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) became his pipeline. Climate scientists [...]

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ALERT ~ Underground Injection Well (UIC) Proposed in Fayette Co. PA for Fracking Brine Water

July 2, 2023

Public Comments Needed for Nicholson Township, Fayette County UIC Well From an Advisory of Jim Rosenberg, Fayette Marcellus Watch, Fayette Co., PA, 7/1/23 In Pennsylvania, Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells are regulated *directly* by EPA. If a UIC well is being constructed by converting a conventional extraction well, PA-DEP must also issue a permit for [...]

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ALERT ~ West Virginia Rivers Coalition Responds to MVP Dilemma

July 1, 2023

Wild Virginia, WV Rivers and the POWHR Coalition have Active Plans Regarding M.V.P. From a Posting & Email by Autumn Crowe, WV Rivers, June 30, 2023 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has now approved MVP to restart ALL remaining construction, so ​I wanted to share some quick thoughts and resources from last night’s Pipeline Visual [...]

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Climate Change & Heat, Wildfires & Air Pollution Cause Emergency Conditions

June 30, 2023

As Climate Crisis Intensifies, GOP Wants to Prohibit Biden From Declaring Emergency . . From an Article by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, June 28, 2023 Senate Republicans introduced legislation earlier this week that would prohibit President Joe Biden from declaring a national climate emergency as millions across the U.S. shelter indoors to escape scorching heat [...]

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