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New year, same climate disasters and enemies of the environment
By Morgan King, West Virginia WatchThe first week of 2025 brought extreme fire and ice across the United States. The West Coast is…
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Carbon dioxide injection program approved over citizen objections
By John McFerrinThe United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved West Virginia’s application as the primary agency for regulating Class VI injection wells…
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Catastrophic Impacts From Hurricane Helene Devastate Appalachia—Find Out How You Can Help!
From Appalachian VoicesOver a period of three days, Southern and Central Appalachia experienced unprecedented rainfall from a combination of an historic rain…
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Making a Difference: Practical Actions That Individuals Can Take To Reduce Their Impact on Climate
According to data from Princeton University, 30 percent of the reduction in greenhouse gases as result of the IRA will be individuals taking action: installing heat pumps, buying EVs,…
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It’s Getting Impossible to Beat the Heat
By Perry BryantIf you think that it’s been abnormally hot in West Virginia lately, you’d be right. Consider this summer in Charleston: June…
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Making a Difference: Practical Actions That Individuals Can Take To Reduce Their Impact on Climate – Food, Reuse & Recycle, Forestry
FoodWhile estimates vary, as much as 30 percent of food produced is not eaten. Any organic material that ends up in a landfill…
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How to Make Your Home Energy Efficient
In passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the United States Congress made the largest investment in clean energy ever. This historic legislation is projected to invest almost…
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King Coal, Don’t You Lose Any Sleep?
By Andrew YoungPart one in this series provided a brief overview of the harmful impacts that a handful of strip mines and coal…
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Public Service Commission Considering Crippling Solar Power
By John McFerrinThe West Virginia Public Service Commission is considering a proposal by First Energy (parent company of Mon Power) to reduce the…
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Opportunities of a Lifetime: Energy Efficiency in West Virginia under the Inflation Reduction Act
By Perry Bryant The Inflation Reduction Act established two energy efficiency rebate programs to transform households’ energy usage: the Electrification and Appliance Rebate program…
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