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Legislative Updates WVEC January 26, 2018
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 3
Watch for upcoming Action Alerts containing more information about who to call on various issues. Last year, lobbyists and their political agents tried to rebrand forced pooling as “co-tenancy” and “lease integration” in an attempt to pull one over on West Virginia voters. On behalf of out-of state gas companies and their lobbyists, they’re back it with HB 4268. More
Issues: Forced pooling, Legislation, Logging
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 3
Watch for upcoming Action Alerts containing more information about who to call on various issues. Last year, lobbyists and their political agents tried to rebrand forced pooling as “co-tenancy” and “lease integration” in an attempt to pull one over on West Virginia voters. On behalf of out-of state gas companies and their lobbyists, they’re back it with HB 4268. More
Issues: Forced pooling, Legislation, Logging
Legislative Updates WVEC January 19, 2018
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 2
The big news this week out of the Capitol is trees! Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher has outlined a plan to allow logging in state parks. Bills requested by the Governor to codify this plan have been introduced on both sides in the past week: SB 270 and HB 4182. More
Issues: Legislation, Logging, Water
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 2
The big news this week out of the Capitol is trees! Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher has outlined a plan to allow logging in state parks. Bills requested by the Governor to codify this plan have been introduced on both sides in the past week: SB 270 and HB 4182. More
Issues: Legislation, Logging, Water
Action Alerts WVEC January 17, 2018
Citizen Lobbyist Training Around the State
Join a coalition of state and local organizations and student groups to learn how to effectively talk with your elected officials about progressive issues that matter to you! More
Issues: Legislation
Citizen Lobbyist Training Around the State
Join a coalition of state and local organizations and student groups to learn how to effectively talk with your elected officials about progressive issues that matter to you! More
Issues: Legislation
Action Alerts WVEC January 16, 2018
Save Our State Parks From Logging
A bill to allow commercial logging in West Virginia’s State Parks, Senate Bill 270, was introduced in the WV Legislature at the request of Governor Justice. This bill would end an 80-year ban on logging in West Virginia’s State Parks. Contact the Governor now, tell him you oppose lifting the logging ban! More
Issues: Logging
Save Our State Parks From Logging
A bill to allow commercial logging in West Virginia’s State Parks, Senate Bill 270, was introduced in the WV Legislature at the request of Governor Justice. This bill would end an 80-year ban on logging in West Virginia’s State Parks. Contact the Governor now, tell him you oppose lifting the logging ban! More
Issues: Logging
Legislative Updates WVEC January 12, 2018
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 1
Statement from the President on WVEC Priorities. Meet WVEC's lobby team and Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance More
Issues: Fracking, Legislation, Oil and gas, Pipelines, Social justice
GREEN, Volume 28 Issue 1
Statement from the President on WVEC Priorities. Meet WVEC's lobby team and Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance More
Issues: Fracking, Legislation, Oil and gas, Pipelines, Social justice
Blog WVEC January 2, 2018
Legislative Kick-Off Blast
January 18, 2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, at the Woman’s Club, Charleston More
Legislative Kick-Off Blast
January 18, 2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, at the Woman’s Club, Charleston More
Blog WVEC November 13, 2017
Green Jam, Tuesday Nov 21
Green Jam at the Empty Glass, Nov 21 6:30 to 10pm. Music by +Kodak Harrison, Andy Park, Chet Lowther and more More
Green Jam, Tuesday Nov 21
Green Jam at the Empty Glass, Nov 21 6:30 to 10pm. Music by +Kodak Harrison, Andy Park, Chet Lowther and more More
Blog WVEC September 20, 2017
Green Jam, Tuesday Oct. 3
October 3, 7 - 11 pm. Green Jam - WV Environmental Council Benefit at 1-2-3 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV More
Green Jam, Tuesday Oct. 3
October 3, 7 - 11 pm. Green Jam - WV Environmental Council Benefit at 1-2-3 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV More
Blog WVEC September 12, 2017
Green Jam, Tuesday Sept. 12
Come out Tuesday evening to the Empty Glass from 6-10 for the E-Council GREEN JAM More
Green Jam, Tuesday Sept. 12
Come out Tuesday evening to the Empty Glass from 6-10 for the E-Council GREEN JAM More
Blog WVEC August 17, 2017
Request for Proposals for a Lobby Team Coordinator for the 2017 Interim
The WV Environmental Council (WVEC) is seeking proposals for a Lobby Team Coordinator to perform legislative lobbying during the 2017 Interim Legislative Sessions, beginning in October, 2017 and the regular session that runs from early January 2018 through mid-March 2018. More
Issues: Legislation
Request for Proposals for a Lobby Team Coordinator for the 2017 Interim
The WV Environmental Council (WVEC) is seeking proposals for a Lobby Team Coordinator to perform legislative lobbying during the 2017 Interim Legislative Sessions, beginning in October, 2017 and the regular session that runs from early January 2018 through mid-March 2018. More
Issues: Legislation
Action Alerts WVEC June 24, 2016
WVEC Hiring Outreach Coordinator
The position will require an average of 20 hours per week; time should be recorded and submitted to the executive committee on a weekly basis. The Outreach Coordinator will work primarily from the WVEC office in Charleston, with occasional visits to the state capitol, coalition partners’ offices, events, etc. More
WVEC Hiring Outreach Coordinator
The position will require an average of 20 hours per week; time should be recorded and submitted to the executive committee on a weekly basis. The Outreach Coordinator will work primarily from the WVEC office in Charleston, with occasional visits to the state capitol, coalition partners’ offices, events, etc. More
Action Alerts WVEC June 21, 2016
Climate and Sustainability Professionals Urged to Attend 1st International Conference on Building Personal and Psychological Resilience for Climate Change
This conference will help climate, sustainability, environmental professionals, and community leaders understand and prepare for rising mental health as well as psychological maladies generation by climate change. More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Social justice
Climate and Sustainability Professionals Urged to Attend 1st International Conference on Building Personal and Psychological Resilience for Climate Change
This conference will help climate, sustainability, environmental professionals, and community leaders understand and prepare for rising mental health as well as psychological maladies generation by climate change. More
Issues: Climate change, Health, Social justice
Action Alerts WVEC June 9, 2016
Stand up for Fayette County’s frack waste ban!
This Friday, June 10th at 2pm, the Fayette County Commission's historic ban on oil and gas waste disposal is being challenged by EQT Corporation. More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Water
Stand up for Fayette County’s frack waste ban!
This Friday, June 10th at 2pm, the Fayette County Commission's historic ban on oil and gas waste disposal is being challenged by EQT Corporation. More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Water
Blog WVEC May 27, 2016
WV Legislative Environmental Scorecard for 2015-2016
Senate and House vote summaries by district. You may also download the entire excel file, which gives the right and wrong votes, plus bill sponsorship, on each bill that has environment impacts. More
Issues: Legislation
WV Legislative Environmental Scorecard for 2015-2016
Senate and House vote summaries by district. You may also download the entire excel file, which gives the right and wrong votes, plus bill sponsorship, on each bill that has environment impacts. More
Issues: Legislation
Action Alerts WVEC April 18, 2016
It’s Time to Designate Birthplace of Rivers National Monument
Earth Day is this Friday, April 22, and there is no better time to voice your support for the Birthplace of Rivers National Monument! The Birthplace of Rivers National Monument would protect and celebrate an area renowned for its wilderness and recreation; it’s the headwaters of six iconic West Virginia rivers: the Elk, Gauley, Williams, Greenbrier, Cherry, and Cranberry. More
Issues: Legislation, Water
It’s Time to Designate Birthplace of Rivers National Monument
Earth Day is this Friday, April 22, and there is no better time to voice your support for the Birthplace of Rivers National Monument! The Birthplace of Rivers National Monument would protect and celebrate an area renowned for its wilderness and recreation; it’s the headwaters of six iconic West Virginia rivers: the Elk, Gauley, Williams, Greenbrier, Cherry, and Cranberry. More
Issues: Legislation, Water
Legislative Updates WVEC March 11, 2016
GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 9
What Roger Sherman Learned, Day 59: where things stand, WVEC awards dinner, More from the Charleston Gazette-Mail More
Issues: Aboveground tanks, Climate change, Coal, Solid waste, Water
GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 9
What Roger Sherman Learned, Day 59: where things stand, WVEC awards dinner, More from the Charleston Gazette-Mail More
Issues: Aboveground tanks, Climate change, Coal, Solid waste, Water
Legislative Updates WVEC March 4, 2016
GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 8
Shall we LEEP into the future?, Misuse of terms, Bills still standing, Severance taxes, “Not so fast,” says the EPA, Bills We Are Tracking, WV Environmental Council Annual Awards Dinner More
Issues: Coal, Energy efficiency, Fracking, Oil and gas, Water
GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 8
Shall we LEEP into the future?, Misuse of terms, Bills still standing, Severance taxes, “Not so fast,” says the EPA, Bills We Are Tracking, WV Environmental Council Annual Awards Dinner More
Issues: Coal, Energy efficiency, Fracking, Oil and gas, Water
Newsletter article WVEC March 3, 2016
“Not so fast,” says the EPA
You may be sick of hearing about the coal industry's efforts to weaken water quality standards for aluminum and selenium, which have been ongoing for a few years now. These changes were codified in last year's "Coal Jobs and Safety Act," and the corresponding rules are in this year's bundle, H.B. 4053. Well, hopefully you won't mind hearing some good news. More
Issues: Aluminum, Regulation, Selenium, Water
“Not so fast,” says the EPA
You may be sick of hearing about the coal industry's efforts to weaken water quality standards for aluminum and selenium, which have been ongoing for a few years now. These changes were codified in last year's "Coal Jobs and Safety Act," and the corresponding rules are in this year's bundle, H.B. 4053. Well, hopefully you won't mind hearing some good news. More
Issues: Aluminum, Regulation, Selenium, Water