Suggested readings for August 2024

MOVCA Selected Media Postings June – July 2024 (plus a few missed in the last listing)

Compiled by Cindy Taylor

NOTE from Cindy: When scrolling through this selected media listing, you will find some media postings openly available without any costs, while other sites may have a paywall or request contributions (or registration). MOVCA appreciates the coverage provided by independent journalists, coalition groups and all media sources that publicize climate and environmental concerns, sustainable solutions, legislative actions, and opportunities for community members to learn and make a difference. Public libraries and educational institutions have many of these sources available to everyone.

 

Available on The Marietta Times:

June 13, 2024  Business article.

“Organization of Clean Energy and Climate receives grant from MCF”

https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2024/06/organization-of-clean-energy-and-climate-receives-grant-from-mcf/

Available online in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel:

July 20,  2024 Local Column by Jean Ambrose

“Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: the Great Filter and the coming election”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2024/07/mid-ohio-valley-climate-corner-the-great-filter-and-the-coming-election/

June 10, 2024 Community News   Staff Report

“Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action recognizes youth ambassadors”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2024/06/mid-ohio-valley-climate-action-recognizes-youth-ambassadors/

June 1, 2024 Community News, Staff Report.

“Organization of Clean Energy and Climate receives Marietta Community Foundation grant”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2024/06/organization-of-clean-energy-and-climate-receives-marietta-community-foundation-grant/

Available on WTAP

July 18, 2024 Article by Chase Campbell    Text and video

“’A mussel-bound voyage: USFWS Monitors Mussels in Ohio River Islands Wildlife Refuge”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/07/18/mussel-bound-voyage-ohio-river-islands-refuge-checks-endangered-mussels/

July 14, 2024 Article by Chase Campbell    Text and video

“Pleasants County Commissioner remains confident in Omnis plant”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/07/14/pleasants-county-commissioner-remains-confident-power-plant/

July 12, 2024 Article by Shyla Florence

“Questions continue to arise over Quantum Pleasants”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/07/12/questions-continue-arise-over-quantum-pleasants/

June 18, 2024 Article by Henry Grof

“Pinpoint Red Alert Day / Heat and humidity continues”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/18/pinpoint-red-alert-day-heat-humidity-continues/

June 18, 2024 Article by Shyla Florence

“Senator Brown joins bipartisan group to urge EPA to strengthen renewable fuel standard”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/18/senator-brown-joins-bipartisan-group-urge-epa-strengthen-renewable-fuel-standard/

June 5, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell     Text and video

“DeWine requests disaster declaration for April floods”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/05/dewine-requests-disaster-declaration-april-floods/

June 4, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell
“SOMAR corporation unveils site of Davisville manufacturing facility”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/04/somar-corporation-unveils-site-davisville-manufacturing-facility/

Available on Mountain State Spotlight:

May 26, 2024 Environment Article by Sarah Elbeshbishi  (missed in May listing)

“Richie County residents found pollution in their drinking water. Now local officials are scrambling to fund a new system”

https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2024/05/26/ritchie-county-clean-water-system-funding/

Available on the Charleston Gazette-Mail: 

See articles by Mike Tony, Environment and Energy Reporter: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/users/profile/mike%20tony/

Here are few examples and an editorial written by Mike Tony:

July 24, 2024 Article by Mike Tony

“Manchin permit reform bill pleases fossil fuel industries, draws environmental group ire”

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/manchin-permit-reform-bill-pleases-fossil-fuel-industries-draws-environmental-group-ire/article_359a5883-04f3-5d87-9313-a533df8f71c6.html

June 25. 2024  Editorial (Mike Tony)

“Gazette-Mail editorial: Does coal really keep the lights on?”

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-mail-editorial-does-coal-really-keep-the-lights-on/article_beaa8784-019a-5491-a41d-ab3e5ac0309b.html

June 6, 2024 Article by Mike Tony, Environment and Energy Reporter

“Community solar denied in WV can expand equitable renewable energy access, report finds”

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/community-solar-denied-in-wv-can-expand-equitable-renewable-energy-access-report-finds/article_ac1961cf-d37b-5b0c-88be-742f2f674bce.html

Available on Athens County Independent:

July 2, 2024 Article by Dani Kington

“Fracking waste injection company applies to plug Athens County wells”

https://athensindependent.com/kh-applies-to-plug-wells/

Available on The Post  (independent newspaper, Athens, OH)

June 12. 2024  News Article by Olivia Gillard

“Majority foreign-owned oil, natural gas producer to frack Ohio state parks”

https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/06/echino-aquisition-partners-invests-millions-into-fracking#:~:text=NEWS-,Majority%20foreign%2Downed%20oil%2C%20natural%20gas%20producer,to%20frack%20Ohio%20state%20parks&text=Encino%20Acquisition%20Partners%2C%20LLC%20has,parks%20and%20other%20public%20lands.

Available on Save Ohio Parks: https://saveohioparks.org

July 19, 2024 Blog Press Release by Melinda Zemper

“Facebook Daily Report Challenges Ohio Oil and Gas Claim Fracking is ‘Environmentally Friendly’”

https://saveohioparks.org/2024/07/19/facebook-daily-report-challenges-ohio-oil-and-gas-claim-fracking-is-environmentally-friendly/

Available on The Allegheny Front:

May 30, 2024 Article by Reid Frazier

“Groups Call for Freeze on Hydrogen Hub Talks Over Lack of Transparency” (including MOVCA)

https://www.alleghenyfront.org/hydrogen-hub-arch2-lack-of-transparency/

Available on West Virginia Watch

June 12, 2024 Article by Lori Kersey

“Environmental concerns prompt relocation of Paden City students”  (Wetzel County)

https://westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/environmental-concerns-prompt-relocation-of-paden-city-students/

Available on The West Virginia Daily News:

July 11, 2024 Article by WV Daily News

“Manchin, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Department of Energy AI Research for Science, Security, and Technology”

https://wvdn.com/139685/

July 2, 2024 Article by WV Daily News

“Attorney General Morrisey: Federal Court Halts Biden’s LNG Export Ban”

https://wvdn.com/139339/

Available on WDBJ7: (TV station in Roanoke, Va.)

June 14, 2024 feature by Pat Thomas  (text and video)

“Mountain Valley Pipeline begins operations’

https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/06/14/mountain-valley-pipeline-begins-operations/\

Available on Conservation West Virginia: https://www.conservewv.org

July 19, 2024 1-3pm Conservation WV EVENT: Community gathering at St. Joseph’s Landing , Parkersburg, WV

“Flooding and You”  MOVCA PROMOTED THIS EVENT

July 16, 2024 Blog Article by Neal Barkus

“Climate Change Drives Up Grocery Prices”

https://www.conservewv.org/climate-change-drives-up-grocery-prices/

June 30, 2024 Blog Article by Neal Barkus

“New Energy Jobs – The Cure for West Virginia’s Youth Drain” (Ohio also mentioned)

https://www.conservewv.org/new-energy-jobs-the-cure-for-west-virginias-youth-drain/

June 25, 2024 Blog Article by Neal Barkus

“What is Community Solar?”

https://www.conservewv.org/what-is-community-solar/

June 16, 2024 Article by Bill Howard

“Young West Virginia Voters Demand More Renewable Energy”

https://www.conservewv.org/young-west-virginia-voters-demand-more-renewable-energy/

Available on West Virginia Rivers Coalition:

June 11, 2024 Press Release

“Federal Government Allows Failing Mountain Valley Pipeline To Go In-Service”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/06/federal-government-allows-failing-mountain-valley-pipeline-to-go-in-service/

Available on ReImagine Appalachia:

See all events (to register) and access recordings and resources: https://reimagineappalachia.org/events/

Check out June “Community Conversations” opportunity https://reimagineappalachia.org/community-conversations/

July 23, 2024 Article by Patricia DeMarco and Amanda Woodrum

“Community Benefits Reimagined and Refined”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/community-benefits-reimagined-and-refined/

Thursday, June 20, 2024, 6 – 7:30pm    Webinar – See link below to access recordings or resources.

Hosted by ReImagine Appalachia, Climate Action PA, The Carnegie Endowment for Peace, Earthjustice, FarmerJawn (and more)

“Unpacking the Farm Bill: Climate Smart and Food System Solutions”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/unpacking-the-farm-bill-climate-smart-and-food-system-solutions/

Monday, June 17, 2024 12-1pm Special meeting of the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s Energy Workshop group.

“Coal to Solar Discussion”  with the Department of Energy Office of Clean Water Demonstrations (OCED)

https://reimagineappalachia.org/coal-to-solar-discussion/

Thursday, June 13, 2024 11am “Appalachian Community Benefit Network May Check-in”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/appalachian-community-benefit-network-monthly-check-ins-2/

Friday, June 7, 2024 11am “Community Conversations” virtually- everyone welcome  (no formal agenda)

https://reimagineappalachia.org/community-conversations/

June 6, 2024 Article by Rike Rothenstein

“Ohio’s Appalachian Community Change Grant Will Help Communities Draw Down Federal Resources- Other States Should Follow Suit”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/ohios-appalachian-community-change-grant-will-help-communities-draw-down-federal-resources-other-states-should-follow-suit/

Available on Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI):

July 17, 2024 Report by Kathy Hippie, Irina Spector, and Jacqueline Ebner

“Chemical Recycling: A False Promise for the Ohio River Valley”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/chemical-recycling-a-false-promise-for-the-ohio-river-valley/

July 15, 2024 “BIL/IRA Implementation Digest” by Joe Cullen

Includes links to upcoming Webinars, Newsclips of the Week, New BIL/IRA Implementation Reports, and more

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/bil-ira-implementation-digest-july-15-2024/

Appearing on-line on WV Public Broadcasting or WOUB (PBS) or NPR

June 3, 2024 Article by Eric Douglas  text and audio

“Automotive Resin Manufacturer Coming To Wood Co.”

https://wvpublic.org/automotive-resin-manufacturer-coming-to-wood-co/

Available on Fractracker Alliance: https://www.fractracker.org

June 5, 2024 “A Closer Look at Risks of the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub”

https://www.fractracker.org/2024/06/a-closer-look-at-risks-of-the-appalachian-hydrogen-hub/

Available on Heartwood:

July 8, 2024 Feature by Matt Peters

“Call to Action: Save Our Mature and Old Growth Forests!”

https://www.heartwood.org/2024/7/old-growth/

Available on HEATED:

July 26, 2024 Article by Arielle Samuelson

“The plastic industry’s $30 million lie”

https://heated.world/p/the-plastic-industrys-30-million

Available on The Guardian:

July 17, 2024 Article by Dharna Noor

“Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/17/shell-recycling-plastic-pledge

July 9, 2024 Article by Adrienne Matel

“Curb ‘stupid plastics’ and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis”

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/jul/09/microplastics-health-crisis

Available on Inside Climate News:

July 7, 2024 Article by James Bruggers

“Vying for West Virginia Governor, an ‘All of the Above’ Democrat Faces Long Odds Against a Republican Fossil Fuel Booster”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07072024/west-virginia-governor-race/

June 5, 2024 Justice & Health Article by Kikey Bense

“Ohio and Pennsylvania Residents Affected by the East Palestine Train Derailment Say Their ‘Basic Needs’ Are Not Being Met”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062024/east-palestine-train-derailment-settlements/

Available on Reuters;

June 27, 2024 Article by Andrew Chung

“US Supreme Court blocks EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ air pollution plan”

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-blocks-epas-good-neighbor-air-pollution-plan-2024-06-27/

SEE ALSO THESE EVENTS, RESOURCES, RESEARCH AND ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Available on Energy.gov Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations:

May 8, 2024 Second virtual public hearing session for the Appalachian H2Hub.  Read comments at link below.

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/ARCH2%20Part%202%20Listening%20Session%20Log.pdf

For more information about hubs, registration and summaries of past listening sessions see link below

https://www.energy.gov/oced/h2hubs-local-engagement-opportunities

Available on Union of Concerned Scientists (UCC):

Tues, July 16, 2024, 4-5PM  Webinar: Danger Season and the Role of Climate Change  Info & registration below

https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-7-16-danger-season-climate-change

Updated regularly 2024  SEE  New UCC Map Tool for people currently facing extreme weather alerts.

“DANGER SEASON 2024:  [current number] people in the United States currently face extreme weather alerts”

https://dangerseason.ucsusa.org

June 26, 2024 Article by Julie McNamara, Senior Energy Analyst

“What UCS Said to Pennsylvania Legislators About Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change”

https://blog.ucsusa.org/julie-mcnamara/what-ucs-said-to-pennsylvania-legislators-about-hydrogen-hubs-and-climate-change/

June 10, 2024 Article by Derrick Z. Jackson, UCC Fellow

“Can the Realities of ‘Danger Season’ Pierce Climate Denial?

https://blog.ucsusa.org/derrick-jackson/can-the-realities-of-danger-season-pierce-climate-denial/

Available on Yale Program on Climate Change Communication:

June 13, 2024 REPORT by Anthony Leiserowitz, E. Maibach, S. Rosenthai, J. Kotcher, E. Goddard, J. Carman, M. Ballew, M. Verner, T. Myers, J. Marion, S. Lee, M. Goldberg, N. Baduliovich, and K. Thier.

“Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024” link available to download report

https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2024/

Read Executive Summary at this link:

https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2024/toc/3/

Available from NOAA:

National Centers for Environmental Information: Past Weather.   Enter Location for information on Temp & Precipitation

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/past-weather/

Graphs available displaying info for last year and previous years.

Available on RMI:

July 23, 2024 Article by Laila Atalia, David Smedick, and Rachel Golden

“Why State Climate Plans Prioritize Upgrades to Homes and Buildings”

https://rmi.org/why-state-climate-plans-prioritize-upgrades-to-homes-and-buildings/ 

June 4, 2024 Research Article by Dean Walter; K. Bond; A. Lovings; L. Speelman; C. Gulli, & Sam Butler-Sloss.

“The Incredible Inefficiency of the Fossil Energy System”

https://rmi.org/the-incredible-inefficiency-of-the-fossil-energy-system/

Available on The Hill:

June 7, 2024  Energy and Environment Opinion article by Judith Enck

“Plastics producers are following Big Tobacco’s playbook, and we’re all paying the price”

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4706159-chemical-recycling-just-another-marketing-trick/

Available on Yale Climate Connections:

July 22, 2024 Article by Samantha Harrington, Sara Peach and Pearl Marvell

“How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compare on climate change”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/07/how-kamala-harris-and-donald-trump-compare-on-climate-change/

July16, 2023 Article by Dana Nuccetelli

“A major milestone: Global climate pollution may have just peaked” Clean technology like solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, and electric vehicles are helping the world clean up its act.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/07/a-major-milestone-global-climate-pollution-may-have-just-peaked/

June 7, 2024 “Eye on the Storm” Article by YCC Team

“Extreme weather trivia contest: Can you beat the experts?” This contest pits meterologists Jeff Masters, Bob Henson, and John Morales against YOU in the ultimate test of weather and climate knowledge.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/extreme-weather-trivia-contest-can-you-beat-the-experts/

June 5, 2024 “Communicate Climate” Article by Erick Bleich, Eli Richardson, & Noah Rizika

“What’s the deal with terms like ‘greenhouse effect’, ‘global warming,’  ‘climate change’, and ‘the climate emergency’?”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/whats-the-deal-with-terms-like-greenhouse-effect-global-warming-climate-change-and-the-climate-emergency/

June 4, 2024 “Solutions” Article by Glenn Branch

“How to support climate change education in your state’s schools”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/how-to-support-climate-change-education-in-your-states-schools/

June 3, 2024  “Solutions”

Article by Sueellen Campbell

“Resources for debunking common solar and wind myths”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/06/resources-for-debunking-common-solar-and-wind-myths/