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WATCH: Despite Extreme Weather and Surging Activism, 2019 Saw Political Paralysis on Climate
By: PBS Newshour
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By almost any measure, 2019 was a year of especially sobering news on climate change, with grim warnings about what could happen in the future along with extreme weather events… Read More
Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The longtime journalist and local historian is… Read More
Two Decades of Resistance: Coal River Mountain Watch Takes Stock at 20
Coal River Mountain Watch’s history of resistance to mountaintop coal mining is plastered across the wood-paneled walls of the group’s modest office in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Framed photos, many… Read More
WATCH 🎥 What Can Be Saved?: Owl vs Owl (Part 2)
By: Associated Press
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Since 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has killed more than 2,400 Barred Owls in a controversial experiment to stop the Spotted Owls rapid decline. The agency says it’s… Read More
WATCH 🎥 What Can Be Saved?: Owl vs Owl (Part 1)
By: Associated Press
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In a controversial experiment, the U.S. government is killing one owl species to try to save another. The northern spotted owl population has been on the decline in the Pacific… Read More
EPA Proposes Changes to Federal Coal Ash, Wastewater Rules
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Federal environmental regulators released proposed changes to two rules related to the disposal of coal ash and wastewater from coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its third… Read More
First These Kentuckians Couldn’t Drink The Water. Now They Can’t Afford It
By: Sydney Boles | NPR
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In a struggling coal region of Kentucky, moves to fix a notoriously dirty water supply have created a new crisis: Many are now unable to afford their water bills.
Beat Climate Change Coffee House
Get your inner beatnik on! Climate Change Theatre Action’s original plays presented Readers’ Theater-style. Calling all poets and musicians! Open mic for poetry and music–sign up to present. Climate change-themed… Read More
Newspaper: AEP Retains Drilling Rights Under New Ohio Park
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of acres in eastern Ohio the state is buying to promote recreation and conservation may be drilled for oil and natural gas, an Ohio newspaper… Read More
EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water
By: Paolo Zialcita | NPR
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The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.
No Bidders for Coal Leases Inside Wayne National Forest
By: Associated Press
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The federal government says it received no bids during a competitive lease sale for coal underneath about 430 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest. The Bureau… Read More
Burn Bans in Effect Across Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Counties across Kentucky are issuing burn bans amid dry conditions. This week, two counties along the Land Between the Lakes, Lyon and Livingston, are imposing… Read More
Justice Adds Exclusion to Ban on Outdoor Burning
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has amended his ban on outdoor burning to add an exclusion that would allow certain fires at federal and state recreation… Read More
Settlement Reached Over Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Air Permit
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with a petrochemical company in Ohio to beef up air pollution controls at a proposed petrochemical plant along the Ohio River. Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical… Read More
Federal Biologist: Black Vultures are Invading West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal biologist says federally protected vultures are invading West Virginia, having migrated from Central and South America about 45 years ago and now settling up… Read More
Land Trust Purchases 860-Acre Site in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Land Trust has purchased a site in Tucker County that includes the Moon Rocks hiking and mountain biking area. The Dominion Post reports… Read More
2 West Virginia Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Arrested
By: Associated Press
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LAWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say two people who locked themselves to equipment at a Mountain Valley Pipeline work site have been arrested. WOAY-TV reports 22-year-old Andrew J. Saltzberg and 21-year-old… Read More
EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Industry
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“This would be a huge step backward,” said one environmental advocate. “It would cause greatly increased pollution.” The Trump administration says it will help the oil and gas industry save money.
Advocates Say Climate Change, Children’s Health Issues Intertwine
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new report from the Ohio Environmental Council and Policy Matters Ohio says climate change has significant negative impacts on children’s health, which they say highlights the urgency to reduce… Read More
More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier
By: Rebecca Davis | NPR
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The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can’t be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills.
Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Protections For Endangered Species
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the revisions will make the landmark conservation law more efficient. Critics say it will hurt endangered plants and animals as they face mounting threats.
Groups Ask NC Regulators to Revoke 2018 Pipeline Permit
By: Associated Press
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Environmental groups that promote renewable energy want North Carolina regulators to cancel a key state water quality permit issued to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Leaders… Read More
Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Threatened Mussels
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Janet Clayton is standing thigh-deep in a back channel of the Elk River. Clad in a wetsuit and knee pads, the silver-haired biologist with the West Virginia Division of Natural… Read More
Don’t Cut Those Trees — Big Food Might Be Watching
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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Dozens of food companies have promised to stop their suppliers from clearing forests in order to grow crops or graze cattle. Now the companies have a tool to monitor those farmers from space.
Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late?
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it’s probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.
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