Conservation West Virginia is pleased to announce the candidates we endorse for the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate in November’s statewide election. We focused on nineteen races throughout the Eastern third of the state. To make our endorsement decisions we collected candidate biographical information, reviewed their public statements, surveyed their views on conservation […]
Representatives from a dozen West Virginia environmental groups convened in Morgantown on September 24 and 25, 2022 for a discussion of the proper strategy for the movement over the next few years. The Summit was convened by the West Virginia Environmental Council. The keynote speaker was the nationally known climate advocate Mary Anne Hitt, a […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-09-27 12:26:262022-09-27 12:28:01Environmental Groups Meet at West Virginia Summit
September 24 and 25: The 2022 Environmental Summit will bring together local and state environmental organizations in West Virginia to facilitate conversation around the opportunities and challenges facing the state’s environmental movement.
Because of population loss, West Virginia’s three Congressional districts have been consolidated into two. The new 2nd District covers roughly the northern half of the state and pits two incumbent Republican Congressmen against one another in the primary on May 10. David McKinley, from Wheeling, is the sitting Congressman from the old 1st District. Alex […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-04-30 12:34:482022-04-30 13:55:31Conservation West Virginia Supports Rep. David McKinley in the May 10 Republican Primary
As if we need more to worry about, an anticipated United States Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia vs. the Environmental Protection Agency may permanently alter the ability of that agency to regulate climate change. This case on which oral arguments were heard on February 28, 2022, had its genesis in the Clean Power Plan […]
The West Virginia Legislature ended its 2022 regular session at midnight March 12, 2022. Altogether, the Legislature passed 293 bills. Sixty-two bills introduced were energy or environment related. Only 8 of them passed. Some of the unsuccessful bills we opposed. Many more we supported. Energy Policy There was a lot of long-range thinking about the […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-03-21 13:49:322022-03-21 13:50:332022 Legislative Recap: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
In an effort to capitalize on the natural gas contained in the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in West Virginia, Equitrans Midstream Corp. is constructing the Mountain Valley Pipeline running through eleven West Virginia counties and Southeastern Virginia. Equitrans and the pipeline’s other owners hope to provide up to 2 billion cubic feet of gas […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-02-18 09:59:202022-02-18 09:59:20Mountain Valley Pipeline Dealt Two Blows By U.S. Court of Appeals
Changes sought by industry to the DEP rules regarding water quality standards for human consumption were passed by the Legislature on February 10. The DEP incorporated the changes into the proposed rules as “a compromise” between the views of industry and environmental groups, but the measure was opposed strongly by West Virginia Rivers, the chief […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-02-17 13:30:442022-02-17 13:30:44Industry Wins Again at the Legislature: Water Quality Standards Weakened
In response to a research project being conducted at West Virginia University, the House of Delegates passed HB 4098 on February 10, 2022. This bill sets up a regulatory structure for geothermal energy in the state. Geothermal energy is the Earth’s heat reached by drilling wells several miles deep. WVU has acquired a $7.25 million […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-02-17 09:39:452022-02-17 09:39:45WV House Passes Program to Regulate Geothermal Energy
In a fast-tracked process resulting in the passage of SB 4 by the West Virginia Legislature, the state no longer has any statutory guidance on how to evaluate an application to build a nuclear power plant. The repeal bill was signed by the Governor on February 8, 2022. The repealed statute — WV Code 16-27A-2 […]
http://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.png00Neal Barkushttp://www.conservewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CWV-logo.pngNeal Barkus2022-02-16 13:25:142022-02-16 13:40:23WV Repeals Restrictions on Nuclear Power
2022 Candidate Endorsements
Conservation West Virginia is pleased to announce the candidates we endorse for the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate in November’s statewide election. We focused on nineteen races throughout the Eastern third of the state. To make our endorsement decisions we collected candidate biographical information, reviewed their public statements, surveyed their views on conservation […]
Environmental Groups Meet at West Virginia Summit
Representatives from a dozen West Virginia environmental groups convened in Morgantown on September 24 and 25, 2022 for a discussion of the proper strategy for the movement over the next few years. The Summit was convened by the West Virginia Environmental Council. The keynote speaker was the nationally known climate advocate Mary Anne Hitt, a […]
2022 Environmental Summit
September 24 and 25: The 2022 Environmental Summit will bring together local and state environmental organizations in West Virginia to facilitate conversation around the opportunities and challenges facing the state’s environmental movement.
Conservation West Virginia Supports Rep. David McKinley in the May 10 Republican Primary
Because of population loss, West Virginia’s three Congressional districts have been consolidated into two. The new 2nd District covers roughly the northern half of the state and pits two incumbent Republican Congressmen against one another in the primary on May 10. David McKinley, from Wheeling, is the sitting Congressman from the old 1st District. Alex […]
West Virginia’s Supreme Court Case Could Undermine Climate Policy
As if we need more to worry about, an anticipated United States Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia vs. the Environmental Protection Agency may permanently alter the ability of that agency to regulate climate change. This case on which oral arguments were heard on February 28, 2022, had its genesis in the Clean Power Plan […]
2022 Legislative Recap: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
The West Virginia Legislature ended its 2022 regular session at midnight March 12, 2022. Altogether, the Legislature passed 293 bills. Sixty-two bills introduced were energy or environment related. Only 8 of them passed. Some of the unsuccessful bills we opposed. Many more we supported. Energy Policy There was a lot of long-range thinking about the […]
Mountain Valley Pipeline Dealt Two Blows By U.S. Court of Appeals
In an effort to capitalize on the natural gas contained in the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in West Virginia, Equitrans Midstream Corp. is constructing the Mountain Valley Pipeline running through eleven West Virginia counties and Southeastern Virginia. Equitrans and the pipeline’s other owners hope to provide up to 2 billion cubic feet of gas […]
Industry Wins Again at the Legislature: Water Quality Standards Weakened
Changes sought by industry to the DEP rules regarding water quality standards for human consumption were passed by the Legislature on February 10. The DEP incorporated the changes into the proposed rules as “a compromise” between the views of industry and environmental groups, but the measure was opposed strongly by West Virginia Rivers, the chief […]
WV House Passes Program to Regulate Geothermal Energy
In response to a research project being conducted at West Virginia University, the House of Delegates passed HB 4098 on February 10, 2022. This bill sets up a regulatory structure for geothermal energy in the state. Geothermal energy is the Earth’s heat reached by drilling wells several miles deep. WVU has acquired a $7.25 million […]
WV Repeals Restrictions on Nuclear Power
In a fast-tracked process resulting in the passage of SB 4 by the West Virginia Legislature, the state no longer has any statutory guidance on how to evaluate an application to build a nuclear power plant. The repeal bill was signed by the Governor on February 8, 2022. The repealed statute — WV Code 16-27A-2 […]