OVEC - Help defend our water: End mountaintop removal coal mining, deep shale fracking pollution; promote renewable energy.

Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline: Goodbye Trees, Hello Dangerous Landslides
Rover Pipeline Construction Disrupts Community Near Sistersville, WV
Growing a Better Future: Project Plant
What kind of energy future do we want?
Our Moral Imperative is to Protect Water, Not Fossil Fuel Corporations
Fracking for gas in deep shale fracks up your neighborhood!
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Mountaintop removal is flat out nuts.

Who We Are

OVEC (the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition) formed in 1987 to stop a toxic waste dump/incinerator proposed for a low-income community near Huntington, WV. We won that campaign. By supporting organized voices and empowered communities, we’ve been winning environmental and social justice campaigns ever since. Our members and volunteers are crucial to our work. Join OVEC!

Check It Out!

Tell President Trump: No More Excuses, End Mountaintop Removal

Every citizen deserves a vote -- End felony disenfranchisement

Oppose the Ethane "Cracker" Plant in Dilles Bottom, OH; Oppose the Petrochemical Storage Hub

Featured Events

May 22: Informational Meeting in Huntington on New Solar Coop Forming

May 24: Community Movie Night—Reinventing Power

Recent Posts

Press Release OVEC May 16
Knock Down the House Comes to WV – Local Woman in Film and Director to Be Present
This film proves that people-powered campaigns have a positive impact, whether an election is won or lost. No matter the issue we work on, we need fair courts and legislators accountable to we, the people. More

Press Release OVEC May 10
Lawsuit Launched to Force Trump Administration to Protect Endangered Species From Coal Mining in Appalachia
The Center for Biological Diversity and allies filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state of West Virginia for failing to protect endangered species from coal mining. More

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 10
Memorial Service for Bill Hughes on Memorial Day
All who knew Bill or knew of and appreciated his work to educate us all on the fracking invasion of Wetzel County are invited to remember and celebrate his life. More

Action Alert Vivian May 6
May You Join in Building People Power!
Please come out, join in. May = building people power! More

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 4
Knock Down the House Comes to West Virginia
Rotten Tomatoes: "A galvanizing glimpse behind the scenes of a pivotal election, Knock Down the House should prove engrossing for viewers of all political persuasions." More

Hoots and Hollers Randi Pokladnik Apr 29
Man-made Changes are Driving Amphibians to the Brink of Extinction
Back in 1995, a group of middle school children and their teacher made an odd discovery while on a field trip in rural Minnesota. A small pond they were visiting, Ney Pond, had a substantial population of deformed leopard frogs. Their teacher informed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This agency studied the frog population in […] More

Beaver PA cracker plant under constructions

Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Apr 29
Frackers and Crackers and Hubs, Oh My!
None of this is good for our actual or fiscal health. We can do much better. People over petro! More

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Apr 27
Today: Into Solar? Into Stink? Into Green? Into Drink? You’re Covered.
It's the Solar Congress followed by Solar Beer Happy Hour in Charleston, StinkFest in Huntington (ramps, ya'll), and, in Wheeling, a workshop on cultivating a greener Ohio Valley. More

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Apr 23
Knock Down The House Comes to Netflix May 1
Hmmm. Maybe you will be inspired to run for office without relying on corporate campaign contributions! Watch the doc on Netflix or at community screenings. More

Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Apr 11
April 15 – Ohio River Water Quality Comments Due!
Comment on pollution control standrads to ORANSCO. This could be much more valuable to you than your tax refund... same deadline April 15. More

Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Apr 9
Remembering Peter Slavin
Peter had more than a passing interest in this issue and its horrific impacts on people, communities and the land; he took the time to get to know folks on a deeper level. More

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