This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. As a new plastics industry emerges in the Ohio Valley, a report by environmental groups warns that the expansion of plastics threatens the world’s ability to keep climate change at bay. The report released Wednesday by the Center for International Environmental Law, […]
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DOJ Files Suit Against W.Va. Governor’s Family Companies Over Mine Violation Debts
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against 23 coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, seeking more than $4.7 million in unpaid fines and fees for mine safety and health violations. The delinquent […]
Read MoreFish Species in Ohio River Has Substantially Increased since ’60s, Study Finds
The variety of fish species in the Ohio River has substantially increased since the 1960s, according to a new study. A team of researchers from Ball State University and Virginia Tech examined almost 60 years of fish surveys collected by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, or ORSANCO. The analysis, […]
Read MoreEPA Declines to Regulate Waste as Ohio Valley Fracking Booms
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week said it will not strengthen regulations on waste created by oil and gas production, a move that could affect communities across the Ohio Valley where the oil and gas industry is booming in the Appalachian Basin. No federal agency fully regulates oil […]
Read MoreAir Pollution Continues to Decline, Smog Remains a Problem
A new report released this week by the American Lung Association finds fine particle, or soot, pollution continues to improve across West Virginia, but smog pollution remains a challenge. The American Lung Association’s 20th annual “State of the Air” report analyzed air quality data collected by federal, state and local […]
Read MoreOfficials Push Petrochemical Expansion, Protestors Fight Back
State and federal politicians announced initiatives this week to move forward an effort to build a major underground natural gas liquids storage facility in the Ohio Valley, an effort opposed by environmental activists who fear a petrochemical expansion in the region will threaten not only the environment but public health. […]
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