West Virginia

Mountain Valley Pipeline cited 5th time by state for violations

Photo: Sediment-laden water fills the Meathouse Fork tributary. For the fifth time since April, state regulators are citing the Mountain…

6 years ago

U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.

Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He's an Australian law professor who…

7 years ago

Teflon Pollutes The World: Deadly Chemical Spreads Into Global Water Supplies

Originally published at MintPress News. WILMINGTON, Delaware — Earlier this month, climate and health activists from West Virginia and Ohio…

7 years ago

Citizen Groups Will Sue DuPont and Chemours for Contaminating Drinking Water in North Carolina

After years of litigation over PFOA, an industrial toxin used to make Teflon and other non-stick and stain-resistant products, in…

7 years ago

EPA researching freshwater mussels as biofilters in PA, MD and WV

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a new project to develop innovative methods to improve our understanding of the distribution…

7 years ago