Climate Corner: Why West Virginia’s rivers deserve a voice
Local columns Apr 25, 2026 Charlise Robinson editorial@newsandsentinel.com I’ve stood on the banks of the Ohio River at sunrise, watching the water move steadily past. In moments like that it is easy to believe our rivers will always… Read More
Climate Corner: Electrifying case studies, concepts for energy resilience
Apr 18, 2026 Jonathan Brier Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner I was talking with a farmer in March and a few things about that conversation stuck out, which I wanted to share more broadly. Did you know… Read More
Climate Corner: Public lands need protection
Apr 11, 2026 Randi Pokladnik For the first eight years of my life, our family lived in a small rented house in Steubenville, Ohio. We had a tiny yard lacking any trees, so my mom would take my… Read More
Climate Corner: No kings, no exceptions
Apr 4, 2026 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com Easter is the most important day in the year for Christians. It commemorates the state torture and execution of a political protester and agitator, Jesus of Nazareth, more than 2,000 years ago… Read More
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: World Water Day
Mar 28, 2026 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com Last Sunday, March 22, was proclaimed by the United Nations as World Water Day. The theme this year was “Where Water Flows Equality Grows.” This year, attention was given to the plight… Read More
Climate Corner: An icy desert
Mar 21, 2026 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Antarctica, known as the South Pole, is the coldest, windiest and most remote of the seven continents. Its name comes from the Greek meaning “opposite to the bear.” It has no native… Read More
Climate Corner: Yes, we have no bananas
Mar 14, 2026 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com A banana is an elongated, edible frui — botanically a berry — produced by several kinds of large treelike, herbaceous flowering plants. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – and… Read More
Climate Corner: Perspectives of a new dad…one year in
Mar 7, 2026 Griffin Bradley editorial@newsandsentinel.com As my son approaches his first birthday later this month, I’ve found myself doing a lot of reflecting on what’s been easier or harder than anticipated. The long nights, balancing a full-time… Read More
Climate Corner: Two bad bills in the Ohio Legislature
Feb 28, 2026 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com The Ohio legislature is up to its usual short-sightedness again, and both legislative houses are in on the act. Senate Bill 294, now in committee, is poised to prevent nearly all future… Read More
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Climate Corner: Time to step up on injection wells
Local columns May 2, 2026 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com Last fall I received a phone call from someone in Parkersburg who reported that she witnessed brine waste (production waste from high-pressure hydraulic fracturing, i.e., fracking) being transported from railway… Read More