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GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 5 View / Comment Online |
 The Supreme Spin!! Bill Price I would imagine, unless you’ve been incapacitated by the latest flu bug, that you have heard about the Supreme Court decision of last Tuesday night regarding the Clean Power Plan (CPP). More Tagged: Energy, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy  Tuesday’s Water Events Vickie Wolfe On Tuesday a rally and press conference were held in the lower rotunda to "demand government accountability for protection of safe drinking water," and to release a letter of solidarity to the residents of Flint, MI from 37 West Virginia groups, including the WVEC. More Tagged: Social justice, Water  WV and Coal Conni Lewis Coal has been mined in West Virginia since before the Civil War. We all know that it has been a significant driver of the state’s economy and the political system since the late 19th century. Both political parties have been subservient to the power of the coal industry. More Tagged: Coal  DEP rules pass out of Judiciary Vickie Wolfe At press time last Friday (5th), the House Judiciary Committee was still chewing on the DEP rules. Here are the highlights. More Tagged: Aboveground tanks, Natural gas, Regulation, Water  MORE regulatory reform! Vickie Wolfe Since our last newsletter, the Senate has introduced several bills intended to advance their "regulatory reform" agenda. S.B. 535 is another of those "no more stringent than Federal requirements" bills; this one pertains specifically to water. More Tagged: Legislation, Pollution, Regulation, Water  Paying for water used for fracking Vickie Wolfe Given the state's revenue crisis, doesn't it make sense that, if someone uses water in such a way that it isn't recyclable--i.e., it can't go back into the hydrologic cycle--they should be required to pay for "using up" that water? More Tagged: Fracking, Legislation, Water  Injection wells in Lochgelly, Fayette County Elizabeth Cruikshank This week I have decided to see what has happened over the past few weeks with the two controversial injection wells in Lochgelly, Fayette County, where waste produced from hydraulic fracturing is disposed of underground. More Tagged: Fracking, Water  This week in the Charleston Gazette-Mail Vickie Wolfe Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share Ritchie lawmaker pushing ‘forced pooling’ no stranger to the gas industry Senate GOP stalls campaign finance bill after Dem amendments Study details how mining has flattened WV Justices’ ruling may slow, but won’t stop, coal’s decline Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share More Tagged: Clean elections, Climate change, Mountaintop removal, Natural gas  Bills we are tracking Vickie Wolfe Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share More Tagged: Legislation |
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GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 5
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GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 5 View / Comment Online |
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