Suggested Readings for November 2024

MOVCA Selected Media Postings October 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:

October 8, 2024 Letter to Editor by Debra Miller

“Brine is not Brine Waste”   (Online link unavailable.)

 

Available online in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel:

 

October 5, 2024 Article by Steven Allen Adams

“Routing Interest: West Virginia sees successes and challenges as state celebrates national manufacturing day’

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/10/routing-interest-west-virginia-sees-successes-and-challenges-as-state-celebrates-national-manufacturing-day/

 

Available on the Charleston Gazette-Mail:

See articles by Mike Tony, Environment and Energy Reporter:

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/

 

Available on WTAP:

October 31, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell

“Parkersburg Utility Board inventorying lead pipes”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/10/31/parkersburg-utility-board-inventorying-lead-pipes/

 

October 24, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell

“Chemours cuts ribbon on new polymer production line”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/10/24/chemours-cuts-ribbon-new-polymer-production-line/

 

October 24, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell

“Washington-Morgan Community Action adopts on-demand public transit in Marietta”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/10/24/washington-morgan-community-action-adopts-on-demand-public-transit-marietta/

 

October 18, 2024 Feature by Chase Campbell

“Marietta College hosts Energy Technical Exhibition”

https://www.wtap.com/2024/10/18/marietta-college-hosts-energy-technical-exhibition/

 

Available on WTRF.com

October 10, 2024 Feature by Associated Press

“West Virginia factory receives $405 million in funding to speed up manufacturing”

https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/west-virginia-factory-receives-405-million-in-funding-to-speed-up-manufacturing/

 

Available on WFMJ.com:  

October 1, 2024 News Feature by Chris Cerenelli Text and video. (Dr. Randi Pokladnik was the speaker)

“SOBE Concerned Citizens hosts environmental expert, legal reps at town hall”

https://www.wfmj.com/story/51593531/sobe-concerned-citizens-hosts-environmental-expert-legal-reps-at-town-hall

 

Available on West Virginia Watch:

October 8, 2024 Article by Caity Coyne

“Bill increasing WV’s authority over regulation of nuclear materials head to Justice for signature”

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/10/08/bill-increasing-wvs-authority-over-regulation-of-nuclear-materials-heads-to-justice-for-signature/

 

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

October 31, 2024 Opinion post by Melinda Zemper, Anne Sparks, Jenny Morgan, Mary Huck and Cathy Cowen Becker

“Opinion: Vote ‘Yes’ on Ohio Issue 1 if You Love State Parks and Democracy”

https://saveohioparks.org/2024/10/31/opinion-vote-yes-on-ohio-issue-1-if-you-love-state-parks-and-democracy/

 

October 8, 2024 Article by Melinda Zemper

“Hold State Legislative Candidates Accountable for Voting to Frack Ohio State Parks”

https://saveohioparks.org/2024/10/08/hold-state-legislative-candidates-accountable-for-voting-to-frack-ohio-state-parks/

 

Available on West Virginia Rivers Coalition:

Posted October 30, 2024 “Public Meetings on Energy & Water Protections November 2024”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/10/november-public-meetings/

 

October 22, 2024  Action Alert: “Take action to protect West Virginia from toxic chemicals”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/10/toxic-substance-control-act/

 

October 2, 2024 “Special Session Alert: Stop Radioactive Waste Disposal in WV”

https://wvrivers.org/2024/10/stop-hb-208/

 

Available on ReImagine Appalachia:

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

October 29, 2024 2PM Virtual Event

“Connecting Students to Our Story, A Case Study in Community Engagement and Action”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/reimagine-appalachia-connecting-students-to-our-story-a-case-study-in-community-engagement-and-action/

 

October 24, 2024 3PM Listening session via Zoom

““The Make It In Appalachia Series: Creating Green Building Product Supply Chains in Appalachia”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/the-make-it-in-appalachia-series-creating-green-building-product-supply-chains-in-appalachia/

 

October 11, 2024 ReImagine Appalachia Blog Posting

“Hurricane Helene Highlights Appalachia’s Rising Flood Risk”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/hurricane-helene-highlights-appalachias-rising-flood-risk/

 

October 16, 2024 12-3PM Zoom session “The Second Annual Redeveloping Shuttered Coal Plants Summit”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/the-second-annual-redeveloping-shuttered-coal-plants-summit/

 

October 15, 2024 Blog Post by Blaise Reader, Arts & Culture Associate at ReImagine Appalachia

“Abandoned Mind Land Development”

https://reimagineappalachia.org/abandoned-mine-land-development/

 

October 10, 2024 3PM  Virtual listening session via Zoom (includes link to Zoom recording)

“The Make It In Appalachia Series: Manufacturing Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic”  How can bio-based materials tackle the problem of plastic waste?

https://reimagineappalachia.org/the-make-it-in-appalachia-series-presents/

 

Available on Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI):

October 25, 2024 Report by Kathy Hipple, Senior Research Fellow, and Nick Messenger, Economist & Senior Reseacher

“Policy Brief: Advancing Green Steel in the Mon Valley”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/advancing-green-steel-in-the-mon-valley/

 

October 22, 2024 Article by Jeff St. John for Canary Media

“One year in, US clean hydrogen hubs face questions – have few answers”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/one-year-in-us-clean-hydrogen-hubs-face-questions-and-have-few-answers/

 

October 11, 2024 Research Report by Sean O’Leary

“Is The ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart? Sure Looks Like it”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/is-the-arch2-hydrogen-hub-coming-apart-sure-looks-like-it/

 

October 9, 2024 Research Article by Sean O’Leary

“Carbon Capture: Description, History, Effectiveness, & Cost”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/carbon-capture-description-history-effectiveness-cost/

 

October 7, 2024 ORVI Staff report

“Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support stricter regulations on fracking”

https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/pennsylvanians-overwhelmingly-support-stricter-regulations-on-fracking/

 

Available on Conservation West Virginia:

October 7, 2024 Article by Neal Barkus

“Appalachian Hurricane Flooding Intensified by Climate Change”

https://www.conservewv.org/appalachian-hurricane-flooding-intensified-by-climate-change-2/

 

Appalachian Voices https://appvoices.org

Regularly updated “Catastrophic impacts from Hurricane Helene devastate Appalachia”  Resources to Help

https://appvoices.org/helene-relief/

 

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

See  Distinguished Speakers: https://factsustain.org/Distinguished/

November 16, 2024 3PM Upcoming: “Climate Uncensored” with Kevin Anderson and Dan Calverley CANCELED

October 9, 2024 7PM Distinguished Speaker: Mohamed Amer Meziane, author of The States of the Earth

https://factsustain.org/Distinguished/

 

Available on Fractracker Alliance:  see https://www.fractracker.org/about-us/

October 17,  2024  Report by Dr. Ted Auch, Pres. FaCT & Midwest Director for FracTracker Alliance

“Analyzing Project 2025: Implications For Environmental Policy and Regulation”

https://www.fractracker.org/2024/10/analyzing-project-2025/

 

October 17, 2024 Article by Sarah Carballo

“Fracking’s Role in the 2024 Election: an Uncertain Future for Pennsylvania and Beyond”

https://www.fractracker.org/2024/10/frackings-role-in-the-2024-election/

 

Available on AXIOS:

October 3, 2024 Article by Dan Moore

“Exclusive: Green Groups decry steel merger’s climate impacts”

https://www.axios.com/pro/energy-policy/2024/10/03/exclusive-green-groups-decry-steel-mergers-climate-impacts

MOVCA is signature of letter asking Congress to reject Nippon Steel Corporation’s  plans to keep U.S. Steel stuck on coal.

 

Available on Whyy.org   

October 1, 2024 Article by Susan Phillips

“Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think”

https://whyy.org/articles/fracking-pennsylvania-shale-gas-workforce-health-environmental-damage/

 

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

October 23, 2024 Article by Curtis Tate
“W.Va. Battery Manufacturer Gets $10 Million Federal Boost”

https://wvpublic.org/w-va-battery-manufacturer-gets-10-million-federal-boost/

 

October 18, 2024 Article by Curtis Tate

“Mon Power Repurposes Brownfield Sites For Solar Power”

https://wvpublic.org/mon-power-repurposes-brownfield-sites-for-solar-power/

 

October 16,  2024 Article by Curtis Tate

“Supreme Court Won’t Block EPA Carbon Limits On Power Plants”

https://wvpublic.org/supreme-court-wont-block-epa-carbon-limits-on-power-plants/

 

October 11, 2024 Article by Rosie Wong

“Ohio provides funds to restore the Sunday Creek Watershed”

https://woub.org/2024/10/11/funds-sunday-creek-watershed-to-improve-wildlife-habitat/

 

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

Available on WV Department of Environmental Protection:

October 24, 2024 News Release:

“WVDEP’s Office of Oil and Gas hosting public meetings to develop criteria for plugging Marginal Conventional Wells”

https://dep.wv.gov/news/Pages/WVDEP’s-Office-of-Oil-and-Gas-hosting-public-meetings-to-develop-criteria-for-plugging-Marginal-Conventional-Wells.aspx

Note: Meeting scheduled November 14,2024 6-8PM at North Bend State Park, 202 North Bend Park Rd., Cairo, WV

 

See ARCH2 Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub: https://www.arch2hub.com

 

Available on Energy.gov Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations:

https://www.energy.gov/oced/office-clean-energy-demonstrations

Read about Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2):

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

 

Available on Energy News Network:

October 21, 2024 Article by Julian Spector/ Canary Media

“Can energy-rich Pennsylvania chart a path toward decarbonization?”

https://energynews.us/2024/10/21/can-energy-rich-pennsylvania-chart-a-path-toward-decarbonization/

 

October 18, 2024 Article by Jeff St. John/ Canary Media

“One year in, U.S. clean hydrogen hubs face questions – have few answers”

https://energynews.us/2024/10/18/one-year-in-u-s-clean-hydrogen-hubs-face-questions-and-have-few-answers/

 

October 3, 2024 Article by Kari Lydersen

“Midwest study finds solar farms don’t hurt property values – and they may even boost them”

https://energynews.us/2024/09/26/ohio-drought-renews-worries-about-massive-use-of-water-for-fracking/

 

September 26, 2024 Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski

“Ohio drought renews worries about massive use of water for fracking”

https://energynews.us/2024/09/26/ohio-drought-renews-worries-about-massive-use-of-water-for-fracking/

 

Available on Inside Climate News:

October 26, 2024  Clean Energy Article- Interview by Paloma Beltran with Jamie Beard

“How Fracking Technology Could Drive a Clean-Energy Boom”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26102024/fracking-technology-geothermal-energy/

 

October 18, 2024 Fossil Fuels Article by Jon Hurdle       (ORVI research cited)

“Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Plan Struggles Amid Economic Worries, Study Says”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18102024/appalachian-hydrogen-hub-plan-struggles/

 

October 12, 2024 Article by Miranda Green

“Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working To Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper is Helping”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102024/ohio-fossil-fuel-interests-solar/

 

Available on The Guardian:

October 18, 2024 Article by Tom Perkins

“Some types of PFAS may cause sleep disorders in young adults, study finds”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/18/pfas-sleep-disorders

 

October 17, 2024 Article by Jessica Glenza

“Overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about climate crisis”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/17/young-americans-climate-change

 

September 30, 2024 Article by Sharon Lerner  text and audio

“EPA will withdraw approval of Chevron plastic-based fuels likely to cause cancer”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/30/epa-withdraws-approval-chevron-fuels-causing-cancer

 

See The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index: https://climatevulnerabilityindex.org

This resource “helps you see which communities face the greatest challenges from the impacts of a changing climate…. shows what is driving the challenges, so policymakers & communities themselves can take action to build climate resilience where it is needed most.”

 

Available on Climate Central:

Regularly updated. See Maps: Climate Shift Index Global Map (You can also search by city)

https://csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index

 

Available on Yale Climate Connections:

October 30, 2024 Article by Dana Nuccitelli

“The planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster’ scientists warn”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/the-planet-is-on-the-brink-of-an-irreversible-climate-disaster-scientists-warn/

 

October 29, 2024 Commentary by Karin Kirk

“Driven by sunshine: A geologist and writer reflects on how far we’ve come”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/driven-by-sunshine-a-geologist-and-writer-reflects-on-how-far-weve-come/

 

October 28, 2024 Feature by YCC Team

“The chemicals in air conditioning units can contribute to global warming”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/the-chemicals-in-air-conditioning-units-can-contribute-to-global-warming/

 

October 23, 2024 Article by Karin Kirk

“Jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage are booming. Is your state keeping up?”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/jobs-in-wind-solar-and-energy-storage-are-booming-is-your-state-keeping-up/

 

Available on For A Green Future (Podcast):

October 21, 2024 Podcast   “For a Green Future: A Visit to Frackland”

Joe DeMare interviews Dr. Randi Pokladnik about ARCH 2 beginning about half-way through the program @minute 14.

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-10-21T14_50_58-07_00