MOVCA Kicks Off Month-Long “Break Free from Plastic” Campaign
PARKERSBURG, WV – Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action’s campaign promoting alternatives to single-use, disposable plastics begins Friday, July 3. “We’re kicking off our local campaign with a Community Drum Circle and Party, including special musical guest , The Mother… Read More
Climate Corner: The problem(s) with plastic
Jun 20, 2026 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com Plastic is everywhere. Some uses are beneficial and unavoidable, like the specialty plastics that enable contact lenses and lightweight eyeglasses. Other uses are less beneficial but often seem almost equally unavoidable. Take… Read More
Climate Corner: Popes and the planet
Jun 13, 2026 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com I was raised in a section of Pittsburgh, Pa., known as Oakland. Throughout my childhood, an important building was St. Paul’s Cathedral, an enormous Gothic Revival style Roman Catholic church. It has… Read More
Climate Corner: Life’s a beach
Jun 6, 2026 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach. Planning a family get away at the beach this summer? Better hurry up and go while you… Read More
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Climate Corner: Break free from plastics in July
Jun 27, 2026 Dawn Hewitt editorial@newsandsentinel.com In last week’s Climate Corner, Rebecca Phillips explained the connection between plastics and climate change, and the general detrimental impacts of plastics on human health and the environment: Plastics are made from… Read More