Category: Natural Resources

  • Water and Wellness: Health Impacts of Fossil Fuel Extraction

    Sept. 8th Conference, Morgantown, WV     Media Advisory                                                                                             Aug.  27, 2012 Contact: Robin Blakeman, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, 304-840-4877 or robin@ohvec.org Cindy Rank, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, 304-924-5802 or clrank2@gmail.com Bill Price, Sierra Club, 304-389-8822 or bill.price@sierraclub.org   What:             Water and Wellness: Health Impacts of Fossil Fuel Extraction Keynote speaker,…

  • State Energy Plan Hearings – Huntington, Morgantown, Martinsburg

    Comment on State’s Energy Plan West Virginia’s Division of Energy is in the midst of updating the state’s 5-year energy plan. The agency is asking for public comment. Click below to view drafts of various sections of the energy plan: Fossil Energy Opportunities For West Virginia Energy Efficiency Policy Outlook for West Virginia Renewable Energy…

  • Comment on proposed EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Air Pollution Rules

    To: Air Quality Office of the US EPA From:League of Women Voters of West Virginia Re: EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Air Pollution Rules, proposed The League of Women Voters of West Virginia applauds the US EPA for issuing regulations on air emissions from fracking to drill for natural gas and oil. At present West Virginia residents are…