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Environmental groups send letter to Virginia DEQ Director
The following press release comes from Wild Virginia and seven other Virginia environmental groups. Virginia DEQ Director David Paylor should listen to them and act accordingly. On February 12, 2021, eight organizations, representing thousands of...
A decade into the fracking boom, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio haven’t gained much, a study says
by James Bruggers, InsideClimate News February 11th, 2021 After fracking companies invested billions chasing the natural gas boom across West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, what do people living in the middle of the most prolific...
Celebrities call on Biden and Harris to shut down Dakota Access pipeline
Author: Nina LakhaniThe Guardian: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Indigenous leaders, environmental groups and stars including Cher and Robert Downey Jr urge White House in letter A coalition of prominent celebrities, indigenous leaders and environmental groups...
Opinion: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission needs a reboot
Author: Ashish SolankiPublished: January 8, 2021 The following is a contributed article by Ashish Solanki, an Energy Finance Research Associate at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),...
Manchin urges Biden to reconsider Keystone XL pipeline
By Alex Thomas February 10, 2021 – 1:11 am CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is asking President Joe Biden to reverse his decision to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline....
Living with natural gas pipelines: Appalachian landowners describe fear, anxiety and loss
February 3, 2021 8.24am EST Erin Brock Carlson & Martina Angela Caretta More than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines run throughout the United States. In Appalachia, they spread like spaghetti across the region....
Register for DEQ Virtual MVP Hearing
Public Hearing for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Lambert Compressor Station February 8, 2021 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC has applied for a new source review permit to build the Lambert...
Greenbrier River Watershed Association Receives Grant for Green Floater Mussel Project
February 4, 2021 The Greenbrier River Watershed Association (GRWA) is happy to announce the receipt of a $700 grant from the Pyles & Turner Foundation, Inc. to help assist the National Fish Hatchery in White...
New stream-crossing permits sought in an attempt to finish Mountain Valley Pipeline
Laurence Hammack Jan 26, 2021 Seeking to ease a two-year logjam, Mountain Valley Pipeline will restart a permitting process to cross nearly 500 streams and wetlands that remain as barriers to the completion of its...
