GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) ~ Let’s Attend to All Those Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

December 5, 2022

Methane mitigation means opportunity for West Virginia Guest Essay by Delegate Evan Hansen, Morgantown Dominion Post, Sunday, December 4, 2022 Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is used to heat our homes and cook our food. Yet, much of this valuable natural resource is wasted into thin air via emissions from the many smaller, [...]

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Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Still the “Elephant in the Room” after COP27

December 4, 2022

Op-ed: It’s time to re-think the United Nations’ COP climate negotiations From the Opinion-Editorial by Ruth G. Bell, Environmental Health News, December 01, 2022 When you work on climate change, cognitive dissonance is a daily experience. I recently visited West Virginia to bask in the glorious colors of fall. All seemed right with the world [...]

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“GASLAND” UPDATE ~ Drilling Companies Responsible for Dimock Water Wells

December 3, 2022

Fracking Company Pleads “No Contest” in Iconic Water Contamination Case in Dimock, Penna. From an Article by Nick Cunningham, DeSmog Blog, November 30, 2022 On Tuesday, gas company Coterra Energy pleaded no contest to environmental crimes related to contaminated water supplies from fracking operations more than a decade ago. The plea is the culmination of [...]

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Clairton Coke Works in Monongahela Valley Fined $458,000 for Air Pollution

December 2, 2022

Stipulated Penalties Issued Against U.S. Steel for First Quarter of 2022 From the Press Release of Neil Ruhland, Public Health Information Officer, Neil.Ruhland@AlleghenyCounty.us PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued $458,225 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for Article XXI Air Pollution Control violations (and as calculated in accordance with the 2019 Settlement [...]

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Large Earthquakes Rock West Texas Near Wastewater Injection Sites

December 1, 2022

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake not the only one reported in West Texas . . From a Broadcast Message by Will DuPree, KXAN News, November 17, 2022 . REEVES COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The third-strongest earthquake in Texas state history struck on November 16 in the afternoon in West Texas followed by a less powerful one about [...]

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Toxic PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals in Fracking Wastewater — Forever is a Long Time!

November 30, 2022

More Revelations on Use of Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Fracking From an Email of Physicians for Social Responsibility, October 25, 2022 Did you catch our recent report on the use and disposal of PFAS chemicals in Ohio? PFAS are a class of manufactured chemicals known as “forever chemicals” because they break down so slowly in [...]

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Public Health Issues in the Marcellus & Utica Regions of WV & OH & PA

November 29, 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROJECT of the Marcellus Region (SW PA, EAST OH, NW WV) Clean air is necessary for health, but clean air isn’t always a guarantee near shale gas sites. Many residents experience the threat of poor air quality firsthand. They can’t leave windows open for fear that pollution will harm them or their families. [...]

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THERE ARE NO SILVER BULLET RESOLUTIONS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS!

November 28, 2022

Green Hydrogen Is Not A Silver Bullet Solution From an Article by Haley Zaremba for Oilprice.com, November 27, 2022 >>> In the United States, the Department of Energy is doling out billions of dollars in federal funding to create up to 10 “hydrogen hubs”. >>> The process of creating hydrogen is energy intensive, and the [...]

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NEEDED IN APPALACHIA ~ Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC) Closed One Year Ago

November 27, 2022

OVEC Closed It’s Doors Effective November 16, 2021 From the OVEC Blog, Hoots and Hollers, November 18, 2021 After 34 years of operation, OVEC — the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition — is shutting down operations because we are no longer able to diligently carry out our mission. On November 16, 2021, the board of directors [...]

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Needed for Climate Crisis

November 26, 2022

Manchin’s permitting deal a major setback for environmental justice From the Opinion Editorial by Donna Chavis, The Hill, 11/23/22 In September, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan held a press conference in Warren County, N.C. to announce the creation of a new national office charged with advancing environmental justice and civil rights. That same [...]

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