Suggested Readings for September 2024

MOVCA Selected Media Postings August 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:

August 12, 2024 Local News by Evan Bevins and Gwen Sour  (MOVCA sponsorship mentioned)

“River, Trails and Ales: Marietta hosts annual event featuring boat races, craft brews and More”

https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/2024/08/rivers-trails-and-ales-marietta-hosts-annual-event-featuring-boat-races-craft-brews-and-more/

 

Available online in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel:

 

August 12, 2024 Local News by  Evan Bevins and Gwen Sour  (MOVCA sponsorship mentioned)

“Pedals and Paddles: Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival delivers full weekend in Marietta”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/08/pedals-and-paddles-rivers-trails-and-ales-festival-delivers-full-weekend-in-marietta/

 

 

August 3, 2024 Local News Article by Steven Allen Adams

“Disconnect Notice: Pleasants Power project at center of campaign finance, state loan controversy”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/08/disconnect-notice-pleasants-power-project-at-center-of-campaign-finance-state-loan-controversy/

 

 

Available on WTAP:

August 27, 2024 Report by Chase Campbell Text and video

“EPA orders Marietta to address alleged Clean Water Actions, wastewater superintendent says issues fixed”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/08/27/epa-orders-marietta-address-alleged-clean-water-act-violations-wastewater-superintendent-says-issues-fixed/

 

August 6, 2024 Article by WSAZ News Staff

“Solar power plant approved in central W.Va”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/08/06/solar-power-plant-approved-central-wva/

 

Available on WSYX-TV Columbus ABC 6:

August 12, 2024 Article by Darrell Rowland   Article and video.

“13,000-acre fracking proposal for Salt Fork State Park withdrawn – for now”

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/13000-acre-fracking-proposal-for-salt-fork-state-park-on-hold-for-now#

 

Available on the Charleston Gazette-Mail: 

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

 

Available on West Virginia Watch:

August 15, 2024 Commentary by Morgan King

“ARCH2 award invites a new Appalachian era of extraction, pollution and false promises”

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/08/15/arch2-award-invites-a-new-appalachian-era-of-extraction-pollution-and-false-promises/

 

Available on the Daily Yonder:

August 6, 2024 Commentary and video by Junior Walk

“Commentary: Hillbillies Don’t Need an Elegy, but the Mountains Might”

https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-hillbillies-dont-need-an-elegy-but-the-mountains-might/2024/08/06/

 

 

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

August 16, 2024 Article by Cathy Cowen Becker

“Save Ohio Parks Statement on Deceptive Comments”

https://saveohioparks.org/2024/08/16/save-ohio-parks-statement-on-deceptive-comments/

 

August 14, 2024 Article by Melinda Zemper

“Keen Wildlife Area and Four ODOT Parcels to be Fracked”

https://saveohioparks.org/2024/08/14/keen-wildlife-area-and-four-odot-parcels-to-be-fracked/

 

Available on West Virginia Rivers Coalition:

August 9, 2024  Action Alert from WV Rivers (comment period ends Aug. 17)

“Action Alert: Support Clean Water for All West Virginians!”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/08/action-alert-wv-water-quality-standards/

 

April 26, 2024 Announcement (Film series starts Sept. 3, 2024 in Martinsburg, WV)

“Film, Discussion, and Action: Join Us for Ripple Effects: A WV Rivers Film Series”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/04/ripple-effects/

 

See related article Available on The Journal:

August 27, 2024 Article by Ainsley Hall

“ “Ripple Effects: As WV Rivers Film Series” raises awareness about PFAS contamination”

https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/ripple-effects-a-wv-rivers-film-series-raises-awareness-about-pfas-contamination/article_6893b55b-8891-5b9a-8d08-713ac9e49932.html

 

Available on Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI):

August 29, 2024 Article by Ted Boettner

“IRA Clean Energy Credits with Labor Standards Can Boost Union Jobs and Economy in Appalachia”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/ira-clean-energy-credits-with-labor-standards-can-boost-union-jobs-and-economy-in-appalachia/

 

August 26, 2024 Article by Sean O’Leary

“Tipping Point”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/tipping-point/

 

August 15, 2024 Article by Eric de Place and Julia Stone

“The peril, politics, and price of fracking waste”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/the-peril-politics-and-price-of-fracking-waste/

 

August 12, 2024  Article by Joe Cullen

“BIL/IRA Implementation Digest- August 12, 2024

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/bil-ira-implementation-digest-august-12-2024/

 

August 8, 2024 Article by Eric de Place and Zane Gustafson

“Another Gas Pipeline Expansion Could Drive More Fracking in Appalachia’s Gas Reserves”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/another-gas-pipeline-expansion-could-drive-more-fracking-in-appalachias-gas-reserves/

 

August 6, 2024 Article by Joe Cullen

“EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Award Announcement Summary”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/epas-climate-pollution-reduction-grant-award-announcement-summary/

 

Available on ReImagine Appalachia:

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

 

August 29, 2024 11-1PM  Webinar

“ReImagine Appalachia Grant of the Month Club Presents: Appalachian Regional Commission”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/reimagine-appalachia-grant-of-the-month-club-presents-appalachian-regional-commission/

 

August 8, 2024 11AM  Zoom Community Benefits Meeting-

“Not A Silver Bullet: Strategies to Help Ensure Impactful Community Benefits”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/appalachian-community-benefits-network-august-check-in/

 

August 1, 2024 2PM Webinar

“Grant of the Month Club: Interagency Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/reimagine-appalachia-grant-of-the-month-club-presents-interagency-working-group-on-coal-and-power-plant-communities-and-economic-revitalization/

 

July 31, 2024 Article by Annie Regan and Tracy Sabetta

“Ohio and Pennsylvania Awarded Historic EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/ohio-and-pennsylvania-awarded-historic-epa-climate-pollution-reduction-grants/

 

July 29, 2024 Article by Rike Rothenstein

“ReImagining your Community with help of EPA’s Environmental & Justice Community Challenge Grants”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/reimagining-your-community-with-the-help-of-epas-environmental-and-justice-community-change-grants/

 

Available on Green Bank for Rural America (Subsidiary of Appalachian Community Capital):

August 16, 2024  Featured Article

“EPA press release: EPA Awards $27B in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants to Accelerate Clean Energy Solutions, Combat the Climate Crisis, and Save Families Money”

https://greenbankforruralamerica.org/2024/08/epa-press-release-epa-awards-27b-in-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-grants-to-accelerate-clean-energy-solutions-combat-the-climate-crisis-and-save-families-money/

 

Available on Conservation West Virginia:

August 25, 2024 Article by Neal Barkus

“How West Virginia Electric Utilities Stack Up”

https://www.conservewv.org/how-west-virginia-electric-utilities-stack-up/

 

August 20, 2024 Article by Neal Barkus

“How to Talk with a Conservative About Climate Change”

https://www.conservewv.org/how-to-talk-with-a-conservative-about-climate-change/

 

Available on FaCT (Faith Communities Together for a Sustainable Future: https://factsustain.org/#

Link provided to Podcast: “Justin Nobel and Big Oil’s Dirty Radiation Secret”

Distinguished Speakers Series:

August 25, 2PM on Zoom “Brett Christophers discusses his book, The Price is Wrong” Registration link provided

 

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

August 29, 2024 Article by Curtis Tate

“Mountain Valley Pipeline Releases Report On May 1 Rupture”

https://wvpublic.org/mountain-valley-pipeline-releases-report-on-may-1-rupture/

 

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

Available on The Guardian:

August 30, 2024 Article by James Bruggers

“Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’  “

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30082024/biden-administration-plastic-coal-replacement/

 

August 9, 2024 PFAS Article by Tom Perkins

“US landfills are major source of toxic PFAS pollution, study finds”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/pfas-landfills-us

 

Available on Energy.gov Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations:

Read the latest about Appalachian H2Hub:

https://www.energy.gov/oced/appalachian-hydrogen-hub-arch2

 

July 31, 2024 Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Award Announcements

Includes Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2)

https://www.energy.gov/oced/articles/award-wednesdays-july-31-2024

 

Available on SciTechDaily 

June 24, 2024 Article by Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences (missed in last posting)

“Are Plastic Water Bottles Safe? New Study Sparks Concern Over VOCs”

https://scitechdaily.com/are-plastic-water-bottles-safe-new-study-sparks-concern-over-vocs/

 

Available on Downstream Strategies:

July 24, 2024  Blog Article

“Enhancing Urban Life through green infrastructure”

https://downstreamstrategies.com/enhancing-urban-life-through-green-infrastructure/

 

Available from Ceres:    

August 20, 2024 REPORT released  “Investing in the Future: Unlocking Value Through Avoided Emissions”

https://www.ceres.org/resources/reports/investing-in-the-future-unlocking-value-through-avoided-emissions

 

See Resources and articles Available on Fractracker Alliance: https://www.fractracker.org

 

Available on Earthday.org:

August 29, 2024 End Plastics Article by Aminah Taariq-Sidible

“Small Pellets, Big Problems”

https://www.earthday.org/small-pellets-big-problems/

 

Available on Yale Climate Connections:

August 30, 2024 Article by Daisy Simmons

“Five ingenious ways people could beat the heat without cranking the AC”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/five-ingenious-ways-people-could-beat-the-heat-without-cranking-the-ac/

 

August 23, 2024 Article by Dana Nuccitelli

“China and India are so big. Do my country’s climate actions even matter?

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/china-and-india-are-so-big-do-my-countrys-climate-actions-even-matter/

 

August 20, 2024 Article by Jeff Masters

“What should you do to prepare for the climate change storm?”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/what-should-you-do-to-prepare-for-the-climate-change-storm/

 

August 15, 2024 Article by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson

“NOAA: July was Earth’s hottest month on record”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/noaa-july-2024-was-earths-hottest-month-on-record/

 

August 8, 2024 Article by Kait Parker

“Climate change is making us sick, literally”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/climate-change-is-making-us-sick-literally/