WV RIVERS Action Alerts ~ Take the Pledge, Be an Advocate & Contact Senators

July 17, 2022

Action Alert: Three Important Actions You Can Take on Climate Policy From the Action Alerts of West Virginia Rivers, July 16, 2022 West Virginia’s Senator Manchin is in the news for delaying a major economic package that would include provisions to combat climate change. Climate advocates from across West Virginia are growing increasingly frustrated with [...]

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Pennsylvania DEP Investigating “Frac Out” Where EQT Frac Wells Have Contaminated Water Wells

July 16, 2022

EQT stops fracking at site in Greene County after claim of water contamination From an Article by Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front, July 14, 2022 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is investigating several complaints possibly related to an incident at a fracking site in Greene County in June. According to the PA-DEP, the incident happened [...]

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“EYES ON SHELL” in Beaver County for Ethane Cracker Plant in Upper Ohio River Valley

July 15, 2022

Please Join the “Eyes on Shell Watchdogs From the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC), July 14, 2022 Thanks to those who joined us last Wednesday, July 6. Continuing to monitor the Shell cracker plant is so important as the plant begins to come online. Please take a moment to register for our upcoming meeting [...]

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CELEBRATE the OHIO RIVER ~ Cookout, Games, Kayaking & River Cleanup on July 17th @ Monaca, PA

July 14, 2022

PROMOTING AND PROTECTING OUR RIVERS REQUIRES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Click to enlarge above image) From the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC), July 10, 2022 Join BCMAC and friends July 17th to celebrate the Ohio River! We’ll have a free cookout and food, summer games, an info session with the Three Rivers Water Keepers, kayaking (feel [...]

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ACTION ALERT ~ Tell F.E.R.C. Now to Reject Mountain Valley Pipeline

July 14, 2022

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, M.V.P. Has Been Mucking Across West Virginia Long Enough! Appeal from the Greenbrier River Watershed Association, July 10, 2022 The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is seeking a 4-year extension to its FERC certification. The pipeline is already 4 years behind schedule and $3 billion over budget. Again and again, courts have sided [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Developers are Requesting Four (4) More Years From FERC

July 13, 2022

Don’t give Mountain Valley Pipeline another pass to pollute! From Appalachian Voices, Ridge Graham, Coordinator, July 10, 2022 It’s not too late to stop the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline — an unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure project that would cut a 303-mile swath over steep slopes in the Blue Ridge Mountains, across treasured public lands and [...]

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FERC Comment Period on Mountain Valley Pipeline Extended to July 29th

July 12, 2022

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ~ FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC​​​​ ~~~ Docket Nos. CP16-10-000, CP21-57-000, CP19-477-000 ​​​NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION (July 12, 2022) On June 29, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued a Notice of Request for an extension of time by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (Mountain Valley), [...]

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Nord Stream 2 Pipeline (48” Diameter) Not Certified ~ Could be Repurposed for LNG?

July 12, 2022

Germany looking at repurposing unused Nord Stream 2 pipeline for LNG use From an Article by Paul Carrel and Vera Eckert, Reuters News Service, June 24, 2022 BERLIN, June 24 (Reuters) – The German government is considering converting parts of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into a connection for a liquefied natural gas terminal [...]

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Nord Stream 1 Pipeline Continues Natural Gas from Russia to Germany

July 11, 2022

Canada to release equipment for Russia-Germany gas pipeline From an Article of Associated Press, Berlin, Germany, July 9, 2022 BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that has undergone maintenance — equipment the absence of which Russia’s Gazprom cited [...]

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Preserving West Virginia’s Archaeological Heritage a Challenge!

July 10, 2022

The Massive Earthworks In West Virginia That Still Baffle Archaeologists To This Day From an Article by Cristy, Only In Your State ~ West Virginia, July 7, 2022 West Virginia is known for its large number of ancient burial mounds. These mounds, thought to be thousands of years old, were erected by a native race [...]

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