Tag: MCHM
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Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jan 7, 2016
Drinking Water Forum Features Fun Along With Information
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 21 partners, including OVEC, will host a free public forum on how citizens can get involved in drinking water protection, January 9 at the Culture Center in Charleston. The event, which coincides with the second anniversary of the Freedom Industries’ chemical leak, focuses on how the public can help shape […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, WV American Water
Drinking Water Forum Features Fun Along With Information
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 21 partners, including OVEC, will host a free public forum on how citizens can get involved in drinking water protection, January 9 at the Culture Center in Charleston. The event, which coincides with the second anniversary of the Freedom Industries’ chemical leak, focuses on how the public can help shape […] More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Mar 5, 2015
Necessary Improvements to SB 423 Aboveground Storage Tank Act
Necessary Improvements to SB 423 Aboveground Storage Tank Act More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Clean elections, Health, MCHM, Regulation, WV American Water, WV Legislature
Necessary Improvements to SB 423 Aboveground Storage Tank Act
Necessary Improvements to SB 423 Aboveground Storage Tank Act More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Clean elections, Health, MCHM, Regulation, WV American Water, WV Legislature
Hoots and Hollers Robin Blakeman Feb 3, 2015
Defend Our Water: Save SB 373!
It took intense citizen pressure to pass SB 373, and we need to build that pressure again to preserve the improvements to water regulation gained in that bill. Act fast because this bill (HB 2574) seems fast tracked, with only one committee reference (House Judiciary). More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Coal, Health, Marcellus Shale, MCHM, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Defend Our Water: Save SB 373!
It took intense citizen pressure to pass SB 373, and we need to build that pressure again to preserve the improvements to water regulation gained in that bill. Act fast because this bill (HB 2574) seems fast tracked, with only one committee reference (House Judiciary). More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Coal, Health, Marcellus Shale, MCHM, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Press Release OVEC Jan 13, 2015
Media Advisory: Update on January 17 Events in Month of Water
Update on Next Events in January: A Month of Water What /When: Saturday, January 17 in Charleston, WV 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Safe Water System Leadership Training 2:00 p.m. Water Unites Us: Rally for Clean Water Statewide 5:00 p.m. After Rally/ Party Dinner More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Fracking, MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Media Advisory: Update on January 17 Events in Month of Water
Update on Next Events in January: A Month of Water What /When: Saturday, January 17 in Charleston, WV 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Safe Water System Leadership Training 2:00 p.m. Water Unites Us: Rally for Clean Water Statewide 5:00 p.m. After Rally/ Party Dinner More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, Fracking, MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 13, 2015
Wear Blue for Our Water: State of State Address
As part of January: A Month of Water, assorted citizen groups are encouraging people to attend the governor's State of the State Address on Wednesday, January 14. The speech, which comes on the first day of the West Virginia Legislative Session, begins at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber at the WV State Capitol. There's an upstairs gallery for members of the public. Show up, wear blue. Everyone who can make it is encouraged to attend to put the governor and legislators on notice that we expect clean, safe water to be a priority for this legislative session! More
Issues: Clean elections, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Wear Blue for Our Water: State of State Address
As part of January: A Month of Water, assorted citizen groups are encouraging people to attend the governor's State of the State Address on Wednesday, January 14. The speech, which comes on the first day of the West Virginia Legislative Session, begins at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber at the WV State Capitol. There's an upstairs gallery for members of the public. Show up, wear blue. Everyone who can make it is encouraged to attend to put the governor and legislators on notice that we expect clean, safe water to be a priority for this legislative session! More
Issues: Clean elections, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 8, 2015
Rebecca Roth on Water Crisis Anniversary
I spent too much time last year being afraid. When my son Sid was born in August, I was relieved to count 10 fingers and 10 toes, but not all signs of health are so easy to see. It will be years before our family knows, for example, if the reproductive health of either of our kids has suffered at all because of the chemical spill. Water is the most important resource we have and it is essential to our children’s health. We’ve put down roots in our community but they need water. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Water
Rebecca Roth on Water Crisis Anniversary
I spent too much time last year being afraid. When my son Sid was born in August, I was relieved to count 10 fingers and 10 toes, but not all signs of health are so easy to see. It will be years before our family knows, for example, if the reproductive health of either of our kids has suffered at all because of the chemical spill. Water is the most important resource we have and it is essential to our children’s health. We’ve put down roots in our community but they need water. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Water
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Jan 7, 2015
Janet Keating: Intro to Tele-Press Conference on Water Crisis Anniversary
Citizen groups, many who currently participate in the West Virginia Safe Water Roundtable, including OVEC, still have concerns about the long-term safety of our water supply. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Pollution, Water, WV American Water
Janet Keating: Intro to Tele-Press Conference on Water Crisis Anniversary
Citizen groups, many who currently participate in the West Virginia Safe Water Roundtable, including OVEC, still have concerns about the long-term safety of our water supply. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, Pollution, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 7, 2015
Cathy Kunkel on Water Crisis Anniversary
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the water crisis it is that public pressure can help protect our water. Advocates for a Safe Water System is going to keep pushing for changes from the water company because its clear that the company is not going to make the necessary changes on its own. Keep up the pressure: Come out in January! More
Issues: MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Cathy Kunkel on Water Crisis Anniversary
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the water crisis it is that public pressure can help protect our water. Advocates for a Safe Water System is going to keep pushing for changes from the water company because its clear that the company is not going to make the necessary changes on its own. Keep up the pressure: Come out in January! More
Issues: MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Press Release OVEC Jan 5, 2015
Media Advisory: WV Water Crisis 1- Year Anniversary Tele-Press Conf
January 9, 2015 is the one-year anniversary of the chemical leak that contaminated the drinking water of nearly a sixth of West Virginia’s population. On Wednesday (January 7), leaders of citizen groups, a water scientist and an impacted mother will hold a phone-based news conference to look back on the crisis and outline the progress, pitfalls and next steps in their work to ensure safe drinking water for all West Virginians. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Media Advisory: WV Water Crisis 1- Year Anniversary Tele-Press Conf
January 9, 2015 is the one-year anniversary of the chemical leak that contaminated the drinking water of nearly a sixth of West Virginia’s population. On Wednesday (January 7), leaders of citizen groups, a water scientist and an impacted mother will hold a phone-based news conference to look back on the crisis and outline the progress, pitfalls and next steps in their work to ensure safe drinking water for all West Virginians. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Press Release OVEC Jan 5, 2015
Tim O’Brien’s New Download Label Launches with Song About WV Chemical Spill / Water Crisis
Grammy winning Americana artist Tim O’Brien will launch his new download label Short Order Sessions on January 6. Available on all digital music outlets including iTunes and Amazon, the label’s debut release is Brush My Teeth With Coca-Cola, a humorous look at the Freedom Industries chemical spill one year ago that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Tim O’Brien’s New Download Label Launches with Song About WV Chemical Spill / Water Crisis
Grammy winning Americana artist Tim O’Brien will launch his new download label Short Order Sessions on January 6. Available on all digital music outlets including iTunes and Amazon, the label’s debut release is Brush My Teeth With Coca-Cola, a humorous look at the Freedom Industries chemical spill one year ago that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vandalia Collective Jan 5, 2015
Volunteers Needed: Puppets and the Water Crisis Anniversary
Join the Vandalia Collective - puppets in the street to tell the story of the Elk River chemical spill disaster and the chronic abuse of the land inflicted here and everywhere. We will be at the State Capitol and downtown Charleston on January 9 at 2 p.m. and joining other organizations during the Governor’s state of the state address on January 14, and again on January 17 for a massive day of legislature action. Pick up a puppet, a mask, a costume, or an instrument. Help us send a message to the legislators, the passive, the rich, the exploiters, and the chemical and coal barons of our state and elsewhere that we are tired of their abuse and misuse! More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Volunteers Needed: Puppets and the Water Crisis Anniversary
Join the Vandalia Collective - puppets in the street to tell the story of the Elk River chemical spill disaster and the chronic abuse of the land inflicted here and everywhere. We will be at the State Capitol and downtown Charleston on January 9 at 2 p.m. and joining other organizations during the Governor’s state of the state address on January 14, and again on January 17 for a massive day of legislature action. Pick up a puppet, a mask, a costume, or an instrument. Help us send a message to the legislators, the passive, the rich, the exploiters, and the chemical and coal barons of our state and elsewhere that we are tired of their abuse and misuse! More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Action Alert OVEC Dec 30, 2014
Defend Our Water: Come to Chemical Leak Anniversary Events
Safeguard our water- come out in January to mark the one-year anniversary of the major chemical leak of coal-cleaning chemicals into our water supply. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, WV American Water
Defend Our Water: Come to Chemical Leak Anniversary Events
Safeguard our water- come out in January to mark the one-year anniversary of the major chemical leak of coal-cleaning chemicals into our water supply. More
Issues: Aboveground storage tanks, MCHM, WV American Water
Press Release OVEC Dec 23, 2014
One Year Anniversary of the Elk River Chemical Leak
January 9, 2015, events from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. in and around the WV Culture Center on the State Capitol Grounds. All events are free of charge and open to the public, and are organized by active members of the WV Safe Water Roundtable. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
One Year Anniversary of the Elk River Chemical Leak
January 9, 2015, events from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. in and around the WV Culture Center on the State Capitol Grounds. All events are free of charge and open to the public, and are organized by active members of the WV Safe Water Roundtable. More
Issues: MCHM, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Sep 4, 2014
Come Out for Wellness and Water III
Please plan to join us on October 3–4 for Wellness and Water III. For the third year in a row, people concerned about health issues in communities adversely affected by water pollution will gather to share experiences and knowledge and to explore solutions. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Come Out for Wellness and Water III
Please plan to join us on October 3–4 for Wellness and Water III. For the third year in a row, people concerned about health issues in communities adversely affected by water pollution will gather to share experiences and knowledge and to explore solutions. More
Issues: Marcellus Shale, MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 2, 2014
Volunteers Needed for Phone Survey on Water Crisis
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department (KCHD) is working with their University partners to conduct a scientific study related to the West Virginia chemical spill. KCHD needs your help to conduct a phone survey. Volunteers may report at the KCHD at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6. More
Issues: MCHM, WV American Water
Volunteers Needed for Phone Survey on Water Crisis
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department (KCHD) is working with their University partners to conduct a scientific study related to the West Virginia chemical spill. KCHD needs your help to conduct a phone survey. Volunteers may report at the KCHD at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6. More
Issues: MCHM, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Apr 2, 2014
Hey Women! Got Something To Say on Water Crisis?
Over the next two weeks, the Women and Water Campaign will host two “Women and Water Listening Sessions.” These sessions, happening on the heels of the WV Testing Assessment Project (WVTAP) Health Expert Panel and the recent debacle surrounding the dumping of MCHM in the Hurricane landfill More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Social justice
Hey Women! Got Something To Say on Water Crisis?
Over the next two weeks, the Women and Water Campaign will host two “Women and Water Listening Sessions.” These sessions, happening on the heels of the WV Testing Assessment Project (WVTAP) Health Expert Panel and the recent debacle surrounding the dumping of MCHM in the Hurricane landfill More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 5, 2014
Coal Industry Would Like To Push & Poison Us Out of Here
When I first read this document 12 years ago, it infuriated me. Starting on page 13, the essay includes points that amount to a depopulation plan for southern West Virginia. I think it infuriates me even more now, after everything that’s happened since then. The latest: the January 9 “leak” into the Elk River of 10,000 gallons of a chemical used in coal prep plants from an uninspected,decrepit tank farm and the subsequent poisoning of the water supply of about 300,000 West Virginians, a water crisis that is still unfolding today, nearly a month later. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Coal Industry Would Like To Push & Poison Us Out of Here
When I first read this document 12 years ago, it infuriated me. Starting on page 13, the essay includes points that amount to a depopulation plan for southern West Virginia. I think it infuriates me even more now, after everything that’s happened since then. The latest: the January 9 “leak” into the Elk River of 10,000 gallons of a chemical used in coal prep plants from an uninspected,decrepit tank farm and the subsequent poisoning of the water supply of about 300,000 West Virginians, a water crisis that is still unfolding today, nearly a month later. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Feb 4, 2014
McEntee’s Comments @ SB373 Public Hearing
On February 3, the WV Legislature held a public hearing on SB 373, a bill crafted in response to the MCHM chemical / water crisis still unfolding here in Central West Virginia. Below are the comments from one of the 50 people who spoke last night. More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
McEntee’s Comments @ SB373 Public Hearing
On February 3, the WV Legislature held a public hearing on SB 373, a bill crafted in response to the MCHM chemical / water crisis still unfolding here in Central West Virginia. Below are the comments from one of the 50 people who spoke last night. More
Issues: Health, MCHM, Water, WV American Water
Hoots and Hollers Janet Keating Jan 31, 2014
Anita Wotiz, former WV native responds: I’m From West Virginia and I’ve Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill
Having lived in West Virginia for 5 years and graduating (long ago) from Huntington High School, the state and its people are often in my thoughts and always in my heart. Last week I received an email from a friend of a friend who lives in West Virginia and was forwarding an article about the recent chemical spill. She commented that the article expressed many of her questions from the past 35 years she has lived in the state, but she had never felt the rage expressed by the author. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Anita Wotiz, former WV native responds: I’m From West Virginia and I’ve Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill
Having lived in West Virginia for 5 years and graduating (long ago) from Huntington High School, the state and its people are often in my thoughts and always in my heart. Last week I received an email from a friend of a friend who lives in West Virginia and was forwarding an article about the recent chemical spill. She commented that the article expressed many of her questions from the past 35 years she has lived in the state, but she had never felt the rage expressed by the author. More
Issues: MCHM, Mountaintop removal, Social justice, Water
Hoots and Hollers Vivian Jan 26, 2014
Honoring the Waters: Videos of Vigil, Music, Speech
Thanks to the folks who made these fabulous videos of the Jan. 21 Honoring the Waters ceremony and some of the music and speeches featured at the indoor part of the event. Click the YouTube links to open the videos on YouTube, check out the credits and find more information. More
Issues: MCHM, Social justice, Water
Honoring the Waters: Videos of Vigil, Music, Speech
Thanks to the folks who made these fabulous videos of the Jan. 21 Honoring the Waters ceremony and some of the music and speeches featured at the indoor part of the event. Click the YouTube links to open the videos on YouTube, check out the credits and find more information. More
Issues: MCHM, Social justice, Water