Jul 2 Economy RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that includes two provisions that would specifically help coal-reliant communities in the Ohio Valley. The bill, called the Moving Forward Act, includes funding for roads and bridges, rural broadband, drinking water system repairs, renewable energy, and affordable housing, all of which Democrats say would […] By Sydney Boles Jul 2 Economy RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill Sydney Boles
Mar 1 Energy & Environment Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction “You seen that one with the tombstone up there?” seven-year-old Timothy Easterling asks, looking toward the grass just uphill from his home. “That’s my papaw.” Timothy’s grandfather Chet Blankenship died in 2016, at age 69. Blankenship lived on land he and his family have long owned at the end of a road atop Bradshaw Mountain […] By Benny Becker Mar 1 Energy & Environment Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction Benny Becker
Jan 22 Energy & Environment New Testing Reveals ‘Forever Chemicals’ In More Water Systems Across OH, PA, U.S. New testing by the Environmental Working Group has identified the presence of toxic fluorinated chemicals, broadly known as PFAS, in the tap water of dozens of cities across the U.S. where contamination was not previously known. EWG, an advocacy organization that tracks environmental pollutants in consumer products, sampled water in 44 places between May and […] By Brittany Patterson Jan 22 Energy & Environment New Testing Reveals ‘Forever Chemicals’ In More Water Systems Across OH, PA, U.S. Brittany Patterson
Nov 25 Infrastructure Rural Water Loss Investigation Reveals Widespread Financial Challenges Kentucky’s Public Service Commission released results of a months-long investigation into high rates of water loss in certain rural water districts. The findings point to systematic financial and managerial challenges facing rural districts, and solutions would likely require sweeping legislative change. The PSC launched its investigation in March after 11 rural districts, most of them […] By Sydney Boles Nov 25 Infrastructure Rural Water Loss Investigation Reveals Widespread Financial Challenges Sydney Boles
Nov 22 Energy & Environment ‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light The new film “Dark Waters” depicts the real-life story of the 20-year battle waged by attorney Rob Bilott against chemical giant DuPont. We meet Bilott, played by Mark Ruffalo, as a young corporate defense lawyer living in Cincinnati. His grandmother, who lives in Parkersburg, West Virginia, gives his phone number to local farmer, Earl Tennant. […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 22 Energy & Environment ‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light Brittany Patterson
Nov 18 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million Americans that do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a report published Monday by two nonprofits, DigDeep and the US Water Alliance. The report titled, “Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States,” synthesized data […] By Brittany Patterson Nov 18 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation Brittany Patterson
Oct 23 Energy & Environment Advocacy Group Finds Trace Contamination In Many Regional Water Systems Tap water delivered by more than 2,000 water systems across the Ohio Valley contain pollutants, many harmful to human health, even though they mostly meet federal drinking water standards. That’s according to a newly-updated database released by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization. Millions of residents in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are being […] By Brittany Patterson Oct 23 Energy & Environment Advocacy Group Finds Trace Contamination In Many Regional Water Systems Brittany Patterson
Sep 30 Health Water is Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Martin Countians, Report Finds A new report finds nearly half the residents of Martin County, Kentucky, cannot afford water service. Local activists with the Martin County Concerned Citizens are ringing alarm bells about water affordability as the beleaguered county faces another likely water rate increase in the coming months. Since the ReSource first reported on its water crisis two […] By Sydney Boles Sep 30 Health Water is Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Martin Countians, Report Finds Sydney Boles
Sep 27 Energy & Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Ohio will begin testing some public and private water systems for the presence of toxic nonstick, fluorinated chemicals, broadly called PFAS. In a press release issued Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state’s environmental and public health agencies will analyze drinking water systems located near places with known contamination. That includes near firefighting training […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 27 Energy & Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Brittany Patterson
Sep 11 Energy & Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Chemical Company Executives On PFAS Contamination Executives from three major chemical companies — DuPont de Nemours, Inc., The Chemours Company and The 3M Company — testified for the first time to Congress about widespread contamination from the group of nonstick, fluorinated chemicals broadly called PFAS. The so-called “forever chemicals” persist in the environment, are linked to ill health effects, and have […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 11 Energy & Environment Congress Hears Testimony From Chemical Company Executives On PFAS Contamination Brittany Patterson