MXP Stormwater Permit Written Comments Accepted Until Dec. 22
Despite multiple citizen requests, we will not be granted a permit hearing in Cabell, Wayne or […]
MXP Stormwater Permit Written Comments Accepted Until Dec. 22
Please send a written comment on the WV DEP's stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline by December 22.
Comments of Mark Connelly at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
An article recently published in Harvard Medicine magazine stated that the “Friends of Coal” have spent millions of dollars from […]
Comments of Mark Connelly at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
I believe that the Clean Power Plan should not be repealed, but should be strengthened.
OVEC’s Winter 2017-18 Newsletter Winds of Change Now Online
The Winter 2017-18 issue of Winds of Change, OVEC’s newsletter, is now online. To read your […]
Winds of Change, Winter 2017-18http://ovec.bulldog.rocks/wp-admin/post-new.php
Dianne Bady was one of the principal founders of OVEC. Dianne, 67, succumbed to cancer on October 23, 2017 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. Her husband Rick, her son Aaron, her sister Monica McFarland, and OVEC staff were with her in her final hours.
Rover Pipeline Construction Disrupts Community Near Sistersville, WV, Now and Forever
March 26 Update: Rover in Ohio: Residents near Wooster awoken by terrifying noise coming from nearby gas […]
Rover Pipeline Construction Disrupts Community Near Sistersville, WV, Now and Forever
The eight homes here are located an average of 300 feet from the pipeline. Should a malfunction occur, the incineration zone for the pipeline is a radius of approximately 1300 feet. That is, should a blast occur, everything within 1300 feet will be incinerated.
30 Years of OVEC: A Few Stand-Out Moments
I wrote this reflection on OVEC’s history, below, before the passing of my beloved friend, OVEC founder […]
30 Years of OVEC: A Few Stand-Out Moments
Reflections on OVEC's 30 years of standing our ground with citizens and communities threatened by polluting and extractive industries.
Comments of Dustin White at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
Hi. I am Dustin White with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. I am an 11th generation […]
Comments of Vivian Stockman at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
I am Vivian Stockman. I work for OVEC, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, based in Huntington, […]
Comments of Vivian Stockman at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
We simply do not have to choose between either our health and breathable air or economic opportunities. That’s a lie fossil fuel lobbyists and their bought-and-paid-for politicians desperately want us to continue believing. But, willful ignorance solves nothing.
Comments of Dustin White at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
The majority of coal still mined here is metallurgical being shipped overseas. It is not for electric generation. This repeal will not bring back coal jobs in WV. And let’s stop pretending this administration cares what citizens think.
MXP Stormwater Permit – Documents Useful for Making Your Comments
Read WV Rivers Coalition fact sheet on the MXP’s stormwater permit and submit your MXP comments to WVDEP by Friday, December […]
#SavetheNet #StoptheVote – It’s Coming Down to the Wire on Net Neutrality
#SavetheNet! Here are four reasons you should do what you can in defense of the open […]
#SavetheNet #StoptheVote – It’s Coming Down to the Wire on Net Neutrality
#SavetheNet. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to save the Internet. What can you do now? Action steps compile here. Protest coming up in Huntington, St. Albans.
MXP Stormwater Permit – Documents Useful for Making Your Comments
The comment period for DEP's stormwater permit for the Mountaineer Xpress pipeline is on till Dec. 17. Here's where to find documents associated with the permit.
Comments of Rev. Robin Blakeman at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
I am here today in several different roles; I am first of all an eight generation […]
Comments of Rev. Robin Blakeman at the Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
I rejoiced when this plan was approved; I never thought I would have to come and defend it again, but here I am…