Climate Corner: Out-of-state interests win, real issues lose
May 30, 2026 Griffin Bradley editorial@newsandsentinel.com With the primaries now behind us, I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the outcomes. If West Virginia has taught us anything about politics in the last decade or more, it’s that… Read More
Climate Corner: Grateful for community support
May 23, 2026 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action (MOVCA) was proud to take part for the first time this year in the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation’s Give Local MOV annual day of giving. Our organization received… Read More
Climate Corner: The ‘scare’
May 9, 2026 Callie Lyons editorial@newsandsentinel.com For many years, the story of C8 or PFOA contamination in the Mid-Ohio Valley was framed as nothing more than a “scare.” Journalists who covered it were accused of using inflammatory and… Read More
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
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
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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