Mar 31 Energy & Environment On Restoration: A Scientist’s Concerns While the Clean Water Act has paved the way for the ecological restoration industry, there’s a lot of debate about mitigation and the science behind restoration practices. The Ohio Valley ReSource asked watershed ecologist Matthew Baker, a researcher and professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, about this industry, and the science and laws […] By Glynis Board Mar 31 Energy & Environment On Restoration: A Scientist’s Concerns Glynis Board
Mar 7 Energy & Environment National Academy Mining Health Study Underway A committee with National Academy of Sciences has started work on a study of the health effects of surface mining in central Appalachia. The eleven-member panel gathered in Washington, D.C., to hear about earlier research on how mining affects nearby residents. Bill Orem of the U.S. Geological Survey was among those who addressed the […] By Benny Becker Mar 7 Energy & Environment National Academy Mining Health Study Underway Benny Becker
Sep 2 Energy & Environment Mountains Of Evidence: Questions About Coal’s Most Controversial Practice May Finally Be Answered The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently announced a comprehensive study on the health effects of the controversial coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal. For coalfield residents who have long questioned what impact the dust, blasting, chemicals and water contamination was having, the announcement comes as welcome news, if somewhat overdue. A decade […] By Benny Becker Sep 2 Energy & Environment Mountains Of Evidence: Questions About Coal’s Most Controversial Practice May Finally Be Answered Benny Becker
Jul 22 Energy & Environment The Flood Next Time: Warming Raises The Risk Of Disaster People in West Virginia are still recovering from floods that tore through communities like vengeful gods. When you look at the pictures and videos of the June flood – thick, brown, furious, unrelenting – it’s not hard to imagine how our ancestors believed supernatural beings were behind the devastation. Today, of course, we have better […] By Glynis Board Jul 22 Energy & Environment The Flood Next Time: Warming Raises The Risk Of Disaster Glynis Board