FREE WEBINAR ~ Public Health Impacts of PFAS Contamination

October 14, 2022

PFAS and Health Impacts: What Frontline Communities Need to Know . . From the Environmental Health Project (EHP), McMurray, PA, October 12, 2022 . . You can join this free webinar, in the public interest, to explore health impacts from exposure to PFAS with Dr. Sue Fenton from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [...]

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Sen. Tim Kaine Explains Position on Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP)

October 13, 2022

Letter to Mr. Maury Johnson, 3227 Ellison Ridge, Greenville, WV From Senator Tim Kaine (D – VA), Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, October 13, 2022 Thank you for contacting me about energy permitting reform and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). I appreciate hearing from you. On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation [...]

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PLASTICS INDUSTRY is Promoting Bogus Chemical Recycling Schemes

October 12, 2022

Another False Solution for Plastic Pollution Article by Randi Pokladnik, Ph.D. (Environmental Scientist), 10/12/22 As consumers become increasingly aware of the health risks and environmental issues associated with a world drowning in plastics, the petrochemical industry is advocating another false solution to address the plastic crisis facing the planet: advanced recycling or chemical recycling. Chemical [...]

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LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS [LNG] ~ This Potent GHG Should Remain Inside the Earth

October 11, 2022

Not Worth The Cost: Understanding the Sacrifice of Gas Exports From the Letter by Catherine Collentine, Sierra Club, October 10, 2022 I write to you at a time when more than ever, we need to act to stop greedy oil and gas companies and fight to transition away from fossil fuels to ensure a livable [...]

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The National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA] is Serving Us Well, Beware of Proposed Changes

October 10, 2022

Proposed ‘permitting reform’ would be more harmful than not Letter to Editor from Jim Kotcon, Sierra Club of West Virginia, Morgantown Dominion Post, October 9, 2022 Hoppy Kercheval’s column (“Manchin’s Miscalculation,” Sept. 30) repeats claims from Sens. Manchin and Capito, who relied on industry propaganda calling for “permitting reform” and weakening the National Environmental Policy [...]

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LANDOWNER LAW-SUIT ~ Gas Industry Needs to Plug Abandoned Wells ASAP

October 9, 2022

Nation’s largest gas well owner says WV-DEP agreement shields it from plugging requirement From an Article by Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, October 8, 2022 Landowners in Harrison, Nicholas, Preston and Wetzel counties has filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in July against Diversified Energy [...]

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Eunice Newton Foote ~ Linking Carbon Dioxide to Global Warming

October 8, 2022

The Forum – A forgotten founder of climate science: Eunice Newton Foote Audio & Video From BBC Sounds, British Broadcasting Company, 22 September 2022 Eunice Newton Foote was the first person to suggest that an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide would lead to a warmer planet, but her discovery was largely ignored and her name [...]

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First Site for the ‘Energy DELTA Lab’ ~ Wise County, Southwestern Virginia

October 7, 2022

Former mine sites in Southwest Virginia to be labs for energy technology testbed From an Article by Susan Cameron, Cardinal News, October 4, 2022 A first-of-its-kind “energy technology testbed” that will turn some of the 100,000 acres of former coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia into laboratories to promote energy innovation will be developed, Gov. [...]

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“CHEMICAL VALLEY” DOCUMENTARY in Kanawha River Valley on Public Review

October 6, 2022

W.Va. Chemical Valley Featured In Film Documentaries From the Broadcast Article of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, October 5, 2022 West Virginia’s community of Institute is featured in two documentaries that examine environmental safety and accountability. The mini-documentaries are part of the series “Films for Our Future” and are hosted by Our Future West Virginia and [...]

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Huge SCAM Being Perpetrated by Fossil Fuel Industry — “Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)”

October 5, 2022

SAY NO TO ~ “C.C.S” ~ Carbon Dioxide Capture is Expensive AND Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Storage is Impractical >>> Based on the Letter of Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch, October 5, 2022 We expect our elected leaders to spend our taxpayer money wisely when it comes to things like healthcare, housing, and the environment. [...]

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