OVEC's Work in the News
Oct 12 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasClimate ChaosEconomyGovernmentImportant News
Mary Wildfire: Carbon capture won't solve the climate crisis  
Oct 7 2021
Climate ChaosLocal News
Manchin should remember his working-class West Virginia constituents  
Oct 7 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasPipelinesWaterClimate ChaosPollutionGovernmentNuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste
Should oil and gas companies be exempt from Pennsylvania’s hazardous waste laws? - EHN  
Sep 28 2021
Health and safetyPollutionGovernmentLocal News
EPA, DEP struggle to address health, regulatory concerns at public meeting on ethylene oxide  
Sep 16 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasClimate ChaosHealth and safetyPollution
Carbon capture, utlilization, and capture is at the centre of Trudeau's climate proposals—and scores of environmental groups think it will make things worse  
Sep 16 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasOil and GasHealth and safetyPollutionCourts/LawsuitsPeople Power
Landmark Legal Cases to Build a Justice-centered Environmental Movement  
Sep 14 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsWaterPollutionBankster, CEO and/or Corporate GreedLocal News
When Wall Street came to coal country: how a big-money gamble scarred Appalachia  
Aug 31 2021
Coal-Related NewsGovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal News
Biden Admin. Cracks Down On W.Va. Mine Reclamation - Law360  
Aug 31 2021
Climate ChaosPeople PowerImportant News
Code Red for Humanity  
Jul 23 2021
DisasterImportant News
The Climate Crisis We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore  
Jul 13 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasOil and GasHealth and safetyPollutionImportant News
Over the line: Leukemia-linked chemical above EPA limit at Marathon in 2020  
Jun 25 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentImportant News
Greens pressure Interior to intervene with mining pollution  
May 24 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsHealth and safetyPollutionEconomyGovernment
West Virginia’s coal mine cleanup process is an underfunded “house of cards.”  
May 21 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsEconomyGovernmentLocal News
Environmentalist groups highlight concerns with WV mine reclamation fund report in lawsuit against feds  
May 19 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsGovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal News
Enviros sue feds over W. Va 'insolvent' mine reclamation program  
May 19 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsGovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal News
Greens sue Interior, say W.Va. mine cleanup fund inadequate  
May 19 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsGovernmentImportant News
Groups Sue Biden Administration Over West Virginia’s Grossly Underfunded Mine Reclamation Program  
May 9 2021
GovernmentRacismPeople PowerInequalityLocal NewsImportant News
Community leaders, activists hold 'votercade' to raise awareness for voting rights issues  
May 6 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexClimate ChaosHealth and safetyPollutionLocal NewsImportant News
Emissions concerns, job hopes share center stage during meeting on proposed Pleasants County methanol facility  
May 4 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasHealth and safetyPollutionLocal News
Eastern Kentucky oil refinery exceeds EPA emissions limit for cancer-causing chemical  
Apr 30 2021
Coal-Related NewsWaterHealth and safetyPollutionEconomyGovernmentLocal NewsImportant News
Town hall highlights federal bills to support abandoned mine land cleanup, economic renewal in coalfields  
Apr 25 2021
PipelinesWaterClimate ChaosGovernmentPeople Power
60+ Groups Urge Biden Administration to Suspend Mountain Valley Pipeline Permits  
Apr 24 2021
WaterHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentLocal News
WV congressional delegation not on same page on legislation targeting PFAS  
Apr 21 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasWaterClimate ChaosHealth and safetyPollutionPeople PowerVideo content
Sustainability club panel discusses plastic industry – The Parthenon  
Apr 21 2021
PipelinesClimate ChaosGovernmentPeople PowerLocal News
60-plus Groups Urge Biden Administration to Suspend Mountain Valley Pipeline Permits  
Apr 15 2021
Ecological news and issuesPeople PowerLocal News
Earth Day cleanup event planned  
Apr 13 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsGovernmentLocal News
Community advocates, UMW blast Legislature shelving of coal community comeback plan  
Apr 12 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsLocal NewsImportant News
Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities  
Apr 8 2021
GovernmentPeople PowerLocal NewsImportant News
Groups call for support of For the People Act - WV MetroNews  
Apr 8 2021
GovernmentPeople PowerLocal News
Capito: Election bill won't pass this session - WV MetroNews  
Apr 7 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasClimate ChaosGovernmentPeople PowerImportant News
400 Groups Petition EPA to Control Methane, Ethane Pollution  
Apr 6 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentPeople Power
Groups lobby DOE against Appalachian petrochemical build-out  
Apr 6 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexDeep Shale Oil & GasClimate ChaosGovernmentPeople Power
Groups petition EPA to remove ethane and methane from list of compounds exempt from emissions limits  
Apr 6 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningCoal-Related NewsWaterHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentCourts/LawsuitsPeople Power
Coal company found liable for Mingo County pollution violations and environmental groups eye settlement  
Apr 6 2021
GovernmentPeople PowerInequalityLocal NewsImportant News
Public hearing on bill changing election law draws mostly opposition  
Apr 6 2021
GovernmentPeople PowerLocal NewsImportant News
West Virginia elections bill debate focuses on early voting dates, purging period and DMV opt-in - WV MetroNews  
Apr 5 2021
Climate ChaosRenewable Energy and Energy EfficiencyGovernmentLocal News
WV congressional delegation, environmentalists at odds over Biden jobs and infrastructure plan  
Mar 31 2021
GovernmentCourts/LawsuitsBankster, CEO and/or Corporate GreedLocal News
House adopts bill to establish intermediate court in West Virginia  
Mar 17 2021
Coal-Related NewsWaterGovernmentCourts/Lawsuits
Feds say Justice coal companies violated consent agreement, owe government $3.19M  
Mar 16 2021
GovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal NewsImportant News
Julie Archer: Legislation would upset balance of power in WV (Opinion)  
Mar 10 2021
GovernmentLocal News
Robin Blakeman: Encouraging to see Manchin back Haaland's appointment (Opinion)  
Mar 9 2021
GovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal News
Senate to vote on resolution aimed at keeping courts out of impeachment - WV MetroNews  
Mar 5 2021
GovernmentCourts/LawsuitsBankster, CEO and/or Corporate GreedLocal NewsImportant News
House Judiciary changes intermediate court to single district to cut costs, legal confusion  
Mar 3 2021
GovernmentCourts/LawsuitsLocal News
House passes resolution aimed at keeping courts out of impeachment - WV MetroNews  
Mar 2 2021
Mountaintop Removal Coal MiningEcological news and issuesCourts/LawsuitsPeople Power
Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Determine Whether Northern Long-eared Bat Warrants Listing as Endangered Species  
Feb 27 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasWaterOil and GasHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentPeople PowerLocal News
Advocates hold hearing featuring fervent opposition to proposed rollback of oil and gas tank regulation  
Feb 27 2021
Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochem ComplexHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentLocal News
Op-ed: HB 2500 will only harm West Virginia’s citizens  
Feb 27 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasWaterOil and GasEnergy and Energy PolicyLocal News
Opponents of bill easing restrictions on above ground storage tanks hold virtual meeting  
Feb 26 2021
Deep Shale Oil & GasWaterOil and GasHealth and safetyPollutionGovernmentPeople PowerLocal News
Dozens speak out against changes to tank bill at public hearing organized separate from Legislature - WV MetroNews  
Feb 20 2021
GovernmentLocal NewsImportant News
West Virginia teachers say lawmakers are pushing them away. - Mountain State Spotlight  

More links: OVEC's Work in the News