Jul 15, 2023 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.” — John Muir, naturalist *** Alaska is on the front lines of the climate crisis…. Read More
Jul 8, 2023 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner (Photo Illustration/MetroCreative) This month, Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action (MOVCA) is observing plastic-free July, a global event coordinated by the Plastic Free Foundation to reduce and eventually eliminate the… Read More
Jul 1, 2023 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com I recently participated in a national conversations project — Local Voices for a Fair Workforce Transition — that seeks to better understand the life experiences of those in communities most reliant on… Read More
Jun 24, 2023 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com While the Mid-Ohio Valley was spared the worst of the smoke plume from the recent Canadian wildfires, there is no doubt that we felt the effects, or that a different wind pattern… Read More
Jun 17, 2023 Callie Lyons editorial@newsandsentinel.com Why are we still talking about C8? I am often asked if our chemical problems aren’t behind us. So much time has passed since the Tennant family lost their cattle to contamination… Read More
Jun 10, 2023 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Climate activists across the country, and especially in West Virginia, have been working hard to keep the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) a pipe dream. Critics oppose it for potential environmental concerns while… Read More
Jun 3, 2023 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com In 1974, a new term, ecofeminism, was used when speaking of women’s roles in the environmental movement. The definition of ecofeminism combines ecological concerns with feminist concerns in a philosophical and political… Read More
May 27, 2023 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com There has been a lot of critical conversation lately about the burden that business, industry, and the economy endure because of what many view as unnecessary laws or regulations. Though I cannot… Read More
Last Updated: July 23, 2023 by main_y0ke11
Climate Corner: Wildfires and air quality monitoring
Jul 22, 2023 Jonathan Brier climatecorner@brierjon.com Have you noticed hazy skies or the news about the Canadian wildfires, which are causing air quality concerns here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Wildfires are intensifying and can be tied to 88… Read More