WEB SEMINAR ~ MicroPlastics Impact Our Heath & Environment

June 18, 2023

VIRTUAL EVENT ~ Microplastics: Impacts on our Health & Environment . . SCHEDULE ~ Wednesday, June 21st @ 3:00- 4:00 pm ET . . >>> Dear Friends & Concerned Citizens It’s alarming to consider all the ways microplastics impact our ecosystems and our bodies through the food we eat, the water we drink — and [...]

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Our Water is Being Destroyed by Fracking ~ Consumed and/or Polluted!

June 16, 2023

FRACKING RESEARCH REVEALS SMALL STREAM IMPACTS THAT COULD BE ALTERING ECOSYSTEMS Submitted by Leatra Harper, FreshWater Accountability Project, Eastern Ohio Region, June 15, 2023 Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a natural gas and oil extraction method that has been used throughout the country for more than a decade, is episodically reducing small Eastern Ohio River basin [...]

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Grays Peak Compressor Station Planned Near Reader in Wetzel County, WV

June 15, 2023

WV-DEP Public Notice – AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE – Notice of Intent to Approve Compressor Station – Wetzel County – Antero Midstream Services, LLC ======================= Thursday, June 15, 2023 @ 1:00 PM ======================= AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE ~ Notice of Intent to Approve On May 10, 2023, Antero Midstream, LLC applied to the WV Department [...]

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WV-DEP Public Notices on Water Pollution & Land Slides

June 14, 2023

WV-DEP Public Notice – Application for coverage under the General West Virginia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0111457 – Ohio County – Belmont Solids Control, LLC ============================== From WV-DEP, Charleston on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 =============================== State of West Virginia, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management [...]

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ALERT ~ Time to Halt Plans for Fracking Ohio’s Public Lands

June 13, 2023

Salt Fork State Park, Zepernick Wildlife Area, and Valley Run Wildlife Area ~ All Listed for Fracking! From the Appeal of Randi Pokladnik, Tappan Lake Residence, Harrison County, Ohio, June 12, 2023 “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” This quote, is from Dr. Seuss’s [...]

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Conservation Activities in the Monongahela National Forest

June 12, 2023

Allegheny — Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) Creates Geographic Information System for Conservation Projects . . . Article by Olivia Miller, ABRA Update of June 12, 2023 In the opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, we saw firsthand how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology can be used as a powerful tool for engaging and mobilizing the [...]

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Part 3. Coal Operators are Undermining the Black Lung Benefits Program

June 11, 2023

Gaming the System — Solvency of the Black Lung Benefits Program. “Part 3 ~ The Labor Department Proposes a Fix” From an Article by Richard Miller, Confined Spaces, June 10, 2023 >> NOTICE ~ Richard Miller is a former congressional staffer and served as the Labor Policy Director for the Committee on Education and Labor. [...]

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Clean-Seas WV Plans to Produce Hydrogen & Fuel Oil from Waste Plastics via Pyrolysis Process

June 10, 2023

Chemical Production Facility for Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics Announced for Kanawha County Condensed from an Article by Steven Adams, Weirton Daily Times, June 8, 2023 CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new economic development project coming to West Virginia taking advantage of state loans and federal tax breaks for new hydrogen projects. The California-based [...]

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Very Dangerous Mariner East Pipelines Cross Pennsylvania Carrying Ethane for Export

June 9, 2023

Mariner East Pipelines Carry Fracked Gas Liquids from OH, WV & PA to East Coast From the Appeal by Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Food & Water Watch, June 8, 2033 In honor of World Environment Day, I’d like to share a personal story highlighting how pipeline companies damage communities in my state and how we’re fighting back. [...]

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Two Wells Drilled in Utah for Access to Possible Hydrogen Storage Caverns

June 8, 2023

WSP Completes Drilling Two Wells for Utah Hydrogen Hub ~ Designed for Curtailed Renewable Energy Use From an Article in Alternative Energy Magazine, June 6, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY — WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy, has successfully completed drilling operation and mechanical integrity tests for two new cavern wells for [...]

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