DEP’s Response to Your Comments on MXP’s Stormwater Permit
January 31, 2017: WVDEP Approves Construction Stormwater Permit for Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline —– From the WV DEP: […]
DEP’s Response to Your Comments on MXP’s Stormwater Permit
A pdf of DEP's response to comments on its stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline.
Fact Sheet: How Can Petrochemical Facilities Depreciate Property Value?
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Fact Sheet: Who Really Stands to Profit from the Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochemical Complex?
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Appalachian Storage Hub: A Petrochem Horror / #NoASH #NoCancerValley #PetroFreeWV
See our #NoASH #PetroFreeWV page here: Appalachian Storage Hub/Petrochemical Complex According to recent reports, the so-called “Appalachian […]
Run, Run, Run for Office: Jan. 27 Deadline to File in WV
A guest blog by Robin Wilson You have until Saturday, January 27 to file to run […]
Run, Run, Run for Office: Jan. 27 Deadline to File in WV
You have until Saturday, January 27 to file to run for elected office in West Virginia. Run to bring up the important issues!
A Petrochemical Mountain State? Let’s Do Better!—Guest Blog by Kirby Reed
Kirby Reed grew up in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” and is now a resident of West Virginia. […]
A Petrochemical Mountain State? Let’s Do Better!—Guest Blog by Kirby Reed
I grew up in Louisiana's Cancer Alley. If we must dig deeper, let it be within ourselves, to improve our quality of life, not to give it away to the lowest bidder. Protect and use that powerful voice within you to demand a different option, and say no to the proposed Cancer Alley of the Ohio River Valley.
You are Needed: 2018 WV Legislative Session Begins Day After #WVWaterCrisis 4th Anniversary
The #wvwatercrisis brought folks out to defend our water. You are needed again during the 2018 WV Legislative Session to defend our water, air, land and people. Get active, get happy!
OVEC ED Statement on the 4th Anniversary of the MCHM #WVWaterCrisis
Statement from OVEC Executive Director Natalie Thompson: January 9, 2018 marks four years since the crisis […]
OVEC ED Statement on the 4th Anniversary of the MCHM #WVWaterCrisis
4 years after the #WVWaterCrisis, our water resources are still in peril. You can defend our water! Show up for the 60-day WV Legislative Session.
Appalachian Storage Hub: A Petrochem Horror / #NoASH #NoCancerValley #PetroFreeWV
According to recent reports, the so-called "Appalachian Storage Hub" (ASH) has cleared its first hurdle. The U.S. Department of Energy has granted the first part of a two application loan of $1.9 billion for the Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative.
MXP Stormwater Permit Comments Due by Dec. 22; Here’s OVEC’s Letter to WV DEP
The deadline for written comments on Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline’s stormwater permit is December 22. You have […]
MXP Stormwater Permit Comments Due by Dec. 22; Here’s OVEC’s Letter to WV DEP
The deadline for written comments on Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline’s stormwater permit is December 22. Here are OVEC's comments to DEP; use them to help draft your own comments.
West Virginians: Be Registered & Be Ready to Vote
According to a press release from the West Virginia Secretary of State (SOS), a new voter ID law […]
Holiday Greetings and Last 2017 Action Items: Pipelines, Tax Bill, Net Neutrality
Happy holidays from OVEC! Here are some actions to take as 2017 winds down. Local actions include commenting on two pipelines' stormwater permit. We've got links to easy online actions on stopping the tax bill, defending net neutrality and more. Please remember OVEC in your end-of-year giving!
West Virginians: Be Registered & Be Ready to Vote
West Virginians: Be registered & Be Ready to Vote. Every vote counts!