Hundreds of people packed the room at the Shepherd University Student Center Wednesday night to deliver impassioned statements to the West Virginia Public Service Commission on a permit for a gas pipeline extension in the Eastern Panhandle. The proposed extension of the Mountaineer Gas Pipeline would cut through Jefferson County […]
Monthly Archives: October 2018
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By John Zangas and Anne Meador Washington, DC– The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed rule changes that, if enacted, would limit the duration of protests at parks in the National Capital Region. The rule changes include time limits which could abolish protests such as the ongoing White House Peace […]
Taking the approach that it’s better to laugh at a despot than get angry at him, John Darrin roasts Trump and his administration in his new cartoon book, Who’s That Man With Mr. Lincoln, Mommy? With the help of 24 award-winning editorial cartoonists from news publications around the country, Darrin […]
The West Virginia Department of Environment Protection (WVDEP) cited Danish stone wool manufacturer Rockwool for failing to report the formation of a sinkhole and other problems at a construction site in Ranson, W.Va. Rockwool’s failure to alert WVDEP of “noncompliance” with the conditions of its stormwater permit “may have endangered […]
Washington, DC–Thousands of protesters led by women, walked past the Supreme Court Thursday and Friday in opposition to the likely appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the high court. It was the second day of a growing people’s mobilization against a GOP-led Senate confirmation expected to take place Saturday. Earlier on […]