Opponents of the gas pipeline extension that would feed the Rockwool stone wool factory made their feelings very clear to the West Virginia Public Service Commission two weeks ago during a hearing for public comment in Shepherdstown. But, if an evidentiary hearing this morning in Charleston is any sign, the […]
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A candidate in a contentious race for Pennsylvania state delegate last year found this morning that her name had been purged from the voter rolls at her polling place in Philadelphia. Cheri Honkala, the Green Party write-in candidate in a 2017 special election, said poll workers couldn’t find her name […]
By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a Trump administration motion to stop a constitutional lawsuit filed by 21 young plaintiffs from going to trial. The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, asserts that the federal government is depriving youth of rights to life, liberty and property through an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Washington, DC — Thousands of counter-protesters came out in force on August 12 for what turned out to be an anti-climatic showing of white nationalists for a much-anticipated White House demonstration. Jason Kessler, the man who organized the disastrous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. exactly a year […]
Washington DC Over a thousand are expected to mobilize in a counter demonstration against a White Nationalist rally outside the White House on Sunday. A White Nationalist rally organized by Jason Kessler is permitted to protest in Lafayette Park in the afternoon. National Park Service police also granted Answer Coalition […]
Washington, DC — Hundreds of protesters have been gathering at the White House this week, denouncing President Donald Trump for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Wednesday was the third night of protests as furious crowds chanted and shouted for his impeachment outside the North Portico of […]
About a hundred people protested at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Fairfax County, Va. today, saying that the agency inflicts violence on immigrant families and communities. They demanded that Members of Congress cut off funding for ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and […]
After declaring war on Dominion Energy last week, the nonprofit that owns and operates Mount Vernon—home of George Washington—now hints that the energy utility may capitulate and re-locate an industrial facility that threatens the historic estate’s pristine view. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association announced its public opposition on June 26 […]