Even though American photographer James Balog specializes in nature photography, for a long time, he didn’t believe in climate change. In fact, for nearly 20 years, he taunted scientists about global warming. “I didn’t think...
By Reid Frazier 2.18.17 The Allegheny Front Pennsylvania officials say they’ve confirmed the state’s first fracking-related earthquakes took place last year in Lawrence County, northwest of Pittsburgh. As a result, the Department of Environmental Protection...
The following is a summary of various bad bills that were working their way through the Legislature during the 2016 session. Fortunately all of these proposals were either soundly defeated or stalled a different points...
By Ken Ward, Jr Charleston Gazette – Mail Less than two weeks after taking office, Gov. Jim Justice’s administration quietly deleted permit language intended to protect residents in West Virginia’s natural gas regions from excessive...
By Anne Li & Jessica Lilly 2.17.17 WV Public Broadcasting It’s been happening for years – water systems are slowly coming to a breaking point. The next episode of Inside Appalachia explores one legacy of...
By Sunshine Wells 2.17.17 WV Metro News President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise to repeal the Obama administration’s Stream Protection Rule when he signed a resolution eliminating it in a ceremony outside...
Here’s what we need your help on: Water Quality Standards: while we successfully made our voices heard last fall on bad revisions to WV’s water quality standards, we need to be ready to defend against attempts to allow increased water...
Citizen groups gear up for water protection fight By Ken Ward, Jr. Charleston Gazette After Gov. Jim Justice’s promise Wednesday night to rein in what he depicted as out-of-control state regulators, and following a meeting...
State representatives vote to repeal Streams Protection Rule By Danyel Vanreenen The Journal MARTINSBURG — In an effort to restrict the EPA’s power, West Virginia representatives voted to repeal the Streams Protection Rule last week....
Robert Walton. Utility Dive January 26, 2017 Virginia’s House of Delegates has advanced a bill (H.B. 1766) that would ease the siting of transmission lines, a measure specifically aimed at helping Appalachian Power install local equipment. ...
