Tag: West Virginia
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Great Ohio River Relay Highlights Importance of Water Resources
The Relay is designed to attract national attention to the environmental issue of fracking and, in particular, to the proposed barging of toxic and radioactive fracking wastewater on the Ohio River and other waterways in the U.S.
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FrackFinder Interactive Map Tracks Fracking Sites in PA
Exactly two weeks ago, we officially launched the first stage of our new skytruthing initiative—FrackFinder: Project TADPOLE. Since the launch, our amazing volunteers have taken …
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Investigation Continues Into Fatal Explosion at WV Fracking Site
Last month, in the early Sunday morning hours of July 7, an explosion at a natural gas drill site in Doddridge County, WV, launched federal and state investigations into what ignited the fire and caused the subsequent explosion …
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SkyTruth’s Satellite Surveillance Keeps Close Watch on Polluters
SkyTruth was featured on The Washington Post yesterday, showcasing the organization’s success in creating environmental awareness and protection through satellite imagery, remote sensing and …
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …