Power Plant Residue Ponds Need More Regulation, Whether Active or Inactive

May 26, 2023

Changes Proposed for Management of Legacy Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) From the Roux Group, Long Island, NY, May 25, 2023 The USEPA is proposing changes to the CCR regulations for inactive surface impoundments at inactive electric utilities, referred to as “legacy CCR surface impoundments.” The USEPA is proposing that within tailored compliance deadlines, owners and [...]

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New “Workforce Hubs” to Focus on Advanced Technology & Clean Energy

May 25, 2023

Pittsburgh named ‘workforce hub’ in White House initiative From a News Report of WTAE News 4, Pittsburgh, May 18, 2023 PITTSBURGH — The Biden administration is creating five workforce hubs around the U.S. to help bolster the economy, and Pittsburgh has been named as one of those hubs. Each hub will work to expand apprenticeship [...]

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All Fossil Energy Projects Need to Follow the Environmental Laws

May 24, 2023

U.S. Senators Should Not Grant Exceptions Just For Oil & Gas Projects To: Residents of Appalachia & Concerned Citizens of WV, PA, OH, VA & NC . . Joe Manchin is the fossil fuel industry’s favorite senator, and it’s no surprise why. After we stopped Manchin’s dirty permitting deal three times at the end of [...]

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Drilling & Fracking of Horizontal Gas Wells in Monongalia County, WV

May 23, 2023

Horizontal Natural Gas Well Work Permit Application Notice By Publication >> NOTICE: 23613 April 5, 12 in Dominion Post Newspaper, Morgantown, WV Notice is hereby given: Pursuant to West Virginia Code 22-6A-10(e) prior to filing an application for a permit for a horizontal well the applicant shall publish in the county in which the well [...]

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Damaging El Niño Weather Predicted Costing $ Trillions

May 22, 2023

Study Warns El Niño Could Cost Global Economy $84 Trillion by 2100 . . From the Article by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, May 19, 2023 . . With experts anticipating El Niño will return in the months ahead, a pair of Dartmouth College researchers warned this week that the long-term cost to the global economy [...]

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Fracking Chemicals ~ 282 Million Pounds Used from 2014 to 2021 Not Regulated by Safe Drinking Water Act

May 20, 2023

How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute water with no oversight From the Article by Kristina Marusic, Environmental Health News, May 18, 2023 Fracking companies used more than 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals from 2014 to 2021 with no federal oversight, according to a new study. The study, published in Environmental Pollution, is [...]

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WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research (WISER) ~ What a Name!

May 19, 2023

WVU Energy Institute transforming to serve emerging energy trends . . From an Article posted by WVU Today, May 17, 2023 . . West Virginia University, a leader in energy research and innovation, is repositioning the institutes within its Research Office to best meet industry-wide transitions. The Energy Institute will transform into the WVU Institute [...]

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Western Wildfires Resulting in Costly Damages & Widespread Air Pollution

May 18, 2023

A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies . . . From the Article by Kate Yoder, The Grist Online Magazine, May 16, 2023 . . . The American West has always had forest fires — just not like this. Blazes are spreading further and burning longer, incinerating towns [...]

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Advanced Plastic Recycling is Highly Suspect of “Greenwashing”

May 17, 2023

Stop chemical recycling, processes that can generate even more pollution . . From the Climate Reality Project, May 16, 2023 . . “Advanced recycling” and “chemical recycling” are the two new greenwashed terms in town. The process primarily involves converting plastic into fuel. A pretty expensive and roundabout way of burning fossil fuels, if you [...]

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SPEAK UP NOW! ~ The Mountain Valley Pipeline is Dangerous & Unnecessary

May 16, 2023

SUBMIT COMMENTS ON M.V.P. BECAUSE NOW IS THE CRITICAL TIME From the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, May 16, 2023 Earlier this month, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin introduced The Building American Energy Security Act of 2023. This legislation changes how federal agencies handle energy projects and takes the dangerous and unprecedented step of requiring agencies [...]

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