West Virginia

West Virginia moms attend Play-In for Climate Action in DC.

On July 23, 2024, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine traveled to Washington, DC, for our annual Play-In for Climate Action. The Play-In included a morning of purposeful play at the National Children’s Museum, as well as a press conference about the importance of prioritizing children’s health in our changing climate.

During the press conference, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced a resolution calling attention to children’s unique vulnerabilities to extreme weather—and advocating for urgently needed adaptations to keep kids safe.

Following the morning at the museum, Moms traveled by electric school bus to the Capitol to meet with their elected officials. Moms’ Patrice Tomcik joined Lucia to meet with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Representatives Alex Mooney (WV-02) and Carol Miller (WV-01) about protecting children’s health in our changing climate and reducing our use of plastics.

West Virginia moms join EPA to celebrate Wirt County electric school bus award.

On September 14, 2023, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer, Lucia Valentine, traveled to Wirt County to join our partners with EPA Region 3 and Matheny Motors to celebrate the awarding of their new electric school bus. The purchase of this bus was funded by EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

During the event, Lucia shared the benefits of electric school buses:

“Electric school buses can help cut harmful diesel emissions in communities burdened with high levels of traffic pollution and high rates of childhood asthma. They’re also great in rural communities like we see across West Virginia where children often have to take long bus rides.”

Watch the replay to see the rest of Lucia’s remarks.

West Virginia moms speak at EPA hearing to demand stronger protections from chemical manufacturing pollution.

On May 16, 2023, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine testified before EPA at a hearing on proposed federal standards for hazardous air pollution emitted by more than 200 of the biggest, most toxic chemical manufacturing facilities in the country. These facilities combine fossil fuels and hazardous chemicals to make plastics, paints, synthetic fabrics, pesticides, vinyl flooring, and other petrochemical products. For generations, they have released extraordinary amounts of carcinogens into the air, with cruel disregard for the devastating impacts on neighboring communities. People have paid with their health.

Read Lucia’s full testimony HERE.

West Virginia moms join members of Moms Clean Air Force across the country to demand stronger protections for soot pollution.

In February 2023, more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members, representing 18 states and DC, testified before EPA at a hearing on proposed federal standards for soot pollution. EPA’s soot proposal doesn’t go far enough to protect our children and communities from avoidable harms. Soot pollution is extremely dangerous and no amount of it is safe for us to breathe.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine and a volunteer from Shepherdstown offered testimony. In her comments, Lucia shared how soot pollution has impacted her state:

“Growing up on the banks of the Potomac River, I have experienced exacerbated climate disasters, such as flooding, due to the negative impacts that heavy industry has on my state. We know that soot can come from burning fossil fuels in power plants, industrial processes, and vehicle tailpipes, making communities across West Virginia vulnerable to particle pollution.”

Read Lucia’s full testimony here.

West Virginia moms join Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to urge EPA to finalize strong methane standards that protect children’s health.

On January 10, 11, and 12, 2023, more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 21 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its updated proposal to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations. The updated proposal from EPA would reduce methane pollution from sources covered by the rule by 87% below 2005 levels. It would also strengthen leak detection and repair requirements, continue to require equipment not to emit methane, address high-emission incidents with a new monitoring response program, and require that abandoned wells are subject to inspections until they are closed.

At the hearing, Moms applauded the updated rule but called on EPA to make it even stronger by fully eliminating pollution from routine flaring and ensuring frontline communities have the tools they need to hold polluters accountable.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine and Supermom Karen Valentine offered testimony.

Moms Clean Air Force urges Congress to invest in clean air and clean energy in West Virginia.

On June 2, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined women from across the Mountain State to share stories and photographs highlighting ways that the commonsense climate investments in Congress’s budget reconciliation package will improve their quality of life. CCAN Action Fund’s Holly Bradley, West Virginia Rivers’ Morgan King, Our Future West Virginia’s Kathy Ferguson, West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare’s Mariah Plante, and Lucia gave remarks in front of Kanawha Falls to focus attention on clean air, clean water, and the climate crisis.

The climate investments being considered by the Senate would disproportionately benefit West Virginia. More than $3 billion would go to improving grid reliability, expanding access to clean water, improving stormwater management, replenishing the Black Lung Disability Fund, and more in our state.

Watch the full press conference HERE.

West Virginia moms join Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to support strong standards for tailpipe pollution from trucks.

On April 12, 13, and 14, dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 18 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposal to clean up tailpipe pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses. EPA’s trucks proposal is a welcome step forward but doesn’t go far enough. At the hearing, moms asked EPA to further strengthen the standards for heavy-duty vehicle pollution, to better protect children, people with asthma, older adults, and other vulnerable groups from the health harms of air pollution.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine offered testimony. In her comments, she focused on the mental health burden of climate change, especially on younger West Virginians:

“With West Virginia being one of the most at risk states for flooding disasters, there is no time to waste. If we don’t reduce emissions and reduce them swiftly, West Virginia is likely to see an increase of climate-related weather disasters. This also weighs heavy on the minds of youth here in our state as many struggle with the reality of staying in West Virginia. Experiencing and living through climate-related weather disasters, like some of the floods we’ve seen in the recent years, impacts our mental health and increases climate anxiety.”

Read Lucia’s full testimony HERE.

West Virginia moms join Moms Clean Air Force members across the country at a virtual EPA hearing to support restoring the legal foundation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

On February 24, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 15 states to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing on its proposal to restore the appropriate and necessary finding of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The mercury standards, finalized in 2012, are a public health necessity. They protect communities across the country from mercury and other harmful air pollution from power plants.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine offered testimony. In her comments, Lucia talked about growing up on the Potomac River:

“Growing up along the banks of the Potomac River, I have been no stranger to the negative public health impacts heavy industry, particularly coal-fired power plants, has on the state of West Virginia. Pollution from coal-fired power plants, specifically mercury, degrades water quality, air quality, and threatens our health.”

Read Lucia’s full testimony HERE.

West Virginia families call on Senator Joe Manchin to support the Build Back Better Act.

In West Virginia, the climate crisis is at our doorstep and our infrastructure is failing. We need bold investments in 21st century infrastructure, including clean energy and clean transportation, to cut climate pollution and protect our children’s health and future.

The Build Back Better Act would be the largest investment in climate action in our nation’s history. The climate provisions in the bill would set us on course to reduce climate pollution 50% by 2030 by transforming the transportation and energy sectors. Parents in West Virginia support the Build Back Better Act because it protects our children’s health while bringing clean energy and transportation jobs to our communities.

West Virginia moms are raising our voices to support the climate provisions in the Build Back Better Act. We’re speaking at press events across the state, meeting with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s staff, and sending hundreds of emails and making countless phone calls to the Senator’s office.

Now we’re sending Senator Manchin children’s drawings with messages of support for climate action by fax—because a fax is much harder to ignore than an email. Find out how you can help with our Build Back Better fax campaign HERE.

West Virginia moms join Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to tell EPA to finalize strong methane regulations.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined 38 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s 3-day public hearing about the proposed rule to cut methane and other harmful air pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations in November and December 2021.

Methane is the main component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas accelerating climate change. Quickly and significantly reducing methane is one of the best levers we have to slow the rate of climate change and help clean up the air. If finalized, EPA’s proposed rule would establish the first national standards limiting methane pollution from the nation’s nearly one million existing oil and gas operations.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine offered testimony. In her comments, Lucia spoke about climate impacts in West Virginia:

[Methane] pollution is leading to climate disasters, especially flooding, in West Virginia. Over the summer, my family and I had to evacuate our home for several days due to flooding on the Potomac River. It is quite a helpless feeling not knowing the extent of the damage you may be coming home to. The impacts of these extreme weather events feel very much out of our control, which is why it is important to control what we can, like implementing strong emissions standards, in order to help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Read Lucia’s full testimony here.

West Virginia moms join Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to tell EPA to set strong near-term standards for climate pollution from cars.

In August 2021, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined more than 30 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing about strengthening near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks.

Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US, making up 29% of all carbon dioxide pollution. Cars and light trucks account for 58% of all transportation-related climate pollution, and 17% of total US climate pollution. The EPA’s proposal to cut climate pollution from cars in the near terms seeks to repair years of backsliding from the auto industry. Moms spoke out in favor of acting with urgency to accelerate the transition to zero-pollution vehicles.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine offered testimony.

Let’s Get Rolling Electric Bus Tour arrives in Morgantown and Charleston.

In the summer of 2021, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia hosted electric bus press events in Morgantown and Charleston. The events were part of a nationwide push to upgrade old school and transit buses with better technology to reduce our families’ exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution.

Transportation is the largest source of global warming pollution in our country, which makes electrification of buses, cars, and trucks critical to solving the climate crisis. Electrifying our nation’s bus fleets will also clean up the air for everyone inside the bus, where harmful fumes may be concentrated higher than outside the bus.

On July 21, City of Morgantown Mayor Jennifer Selin, Delegate Evan Hansen (Monongalia, 51), West Virginia Clean Cities’ Kelly Bragg joined Moms Clean Air Force Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt for the Morgantown event.

Watch the replay.

On August 12, Del. Kayla Young, Del. Jim Barach, and Del. Mike Pushkin joined West Virginia Field Organizer Lucia Valentine for the Charleston event.

West Virginia moms joined climate leaders across the state to support 100% clean energy.

On July 13, 2021, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia field organizer Leah Barbor traveled to Washington, DC, with leaders from across West Virginia to urge Congress to Act on Climate. Together, these West Virginia leaders endorsed a strong American Jobs Plan with bold investments in climate solutions, including achieving a 100% clean grid, powered by renewable sources like wind and solar, by 2035.

Leah’s remarks focused on the connection between cleaning up the grid and caring for our families and communities:

“West Virginians need investments that are going to fortify our infrastructure to reflect the resiliency of our people … When clean energy is integrated into our communities, we gain health, we gain security, we gain prosperity, and the hope of a more peaceful world for future generations.”

West Virginia moms call on EPA to set strong standards for methane pollution.

In June 2021, West Virginia moms joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from across the country to participate in EPA’s listening sessions on its upcoming oil and natural gas methane rule. The listening sessions were a unique opportunity for environmental justice and frontline communities to weigh in ahead of the proposed rulemaking. Moms advocated for at least a 65% reduction in methane pollution from oil and gas operations, compared to 2012 levels, no later than 2025.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor offered testimony. She shared her concern about the number of West Virginians living with oil and gas pollution in their backyards:

“My five-year-old is beginning kindergarten in the fall, and while doing some research for my testimony today, it was quite alarming for me to find out that over 890 schools here in West Virginia are within a half mile of oil and gas operations. Turns out, kids are not alone in this too-close-for-comfort exposure. With oil and gas operations spread well throughout the state, approximately 14% of West Virginia’s population lives within a half-mile threat radius of a methane-emitting facility. More than half of West Virginia’s counties exceed EPA’s cancer-risk level of concern, and nearly half of those counties also have either an EPA respiratory hazard level of concern or a respiratory hazard in the top 2%.”

Read Leah’s full testimony HERE.

West Virginia moms join members of Moms Clean Air Force across the country to tell EPA to slash climate pollution from cars.

In June 2021, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined more than 40 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 16 states to deliver testimony at EPA’s first climate-related public hearing since President Biden took office. The hearing was about EPA’s proposal to restore long-standing state authority to protect residents from climate pollution from cars—something the previous administration had stripped away. EPA wants to once again give California, and any states that choose to adopt California’s standards, permission to set stricter climate pollution standards for cars and light trucks. Reinstating state authority to set tailpipe emissions standards is an important first step for reducing pollution from the transportation sector, the nation’s leading source of climate-warming carbon pollution.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor offered testimony.

Moms Clean Air Force joins West Virginia Climate Alliance for an Earth Day press conference.

On April 22, 2021, West Virginia moms joined a coalition of 19 groups to host a roundtable discussion on the climate crisis for members of the press. The event featured local elected officials, including Steve Williams, Mayor of Huntington; Anne Cavalier, Mayor of Smithers; Ron Dulaney Jr., Mayor of Morgantown; Bill Kawecki, Morgantown Second Ward City Councilman; and Wayne Dunn, former Wood County Commissioner.

The discussion, moderated by Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor, focused on climate solutions at the local level. As part of the West Virginia Climate Alliance, Moms Clean Air Force supports solutions centered around ensuring justice for communities impacted by climate pollution, a true transition for fossil fuel workers to good-paying clean energy jobs, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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West Virginia moms demand that the Department of Environmental Protection limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.

On October 27, 2020, Moms Clean Air Force field organizer Leah Barbor testified before the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in opposition to a permit that would allow the Longview Power Station to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by 0.4% every year. This permit is the first to be considered under the Trump EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which replaced the Clean Power Plan. In 2018, thousands of Moms Clean Air Force members submitted public comments opposing the ACE rule, and several testified at EPA’s public hearing on the rulemaking in Chicago.

In her testimony before the DEP, Leah spoke to the DEP’s and EPA’s legal and moral obligation to reduce climate pollution:

“As parents, we have a moral obligation to protect our children’s health and future. The do-nothing approach of the current [federal] administration is a stunning abdication of a basic parental instinct. As parents, we are here to formally register our opposition, yet again, to this approach, which is strikingly contrary to the mission of governmental organizations enacting it.”

Moms Clean Air Force joins West Virginia Climate Alliance to release A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change.

On September 21, 2020, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia and 10 partner organizations released a 16-page report titled A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change. The guide is a resource for educating West Virginians on the causes of climate change and providing commonsense solutions that center around environmental justice and a just transition to clean energy for impacted workers and frontline communities.

On release of the report, West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor said,

Our society has an obligation to leave our children a healthy environment so they can grow and prosper. Providing public education on this complex issue is the first step towards having a meaningful dialogue on the pressing issue of climate change.

West Virginia moms testify to oppose weakening the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

On February 25, West Virginia Supermom Ellie Bell testified against the rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act in Washington, DC. One of America’s first environmental protection laws, NEPA helps to ensure that federal projects do not have significant adverse health, environmental, economic, or social impacts on our communities.

I live in Snowshoe, West Virginia, where I have seen firsthand how important the NEPA process is to give my community the right to know and the ability to comment on how local projects directly, indirectly, and cumulatively impact our health, safety, economy, and environment.

Read the full story here.

Building coalitions across West Virginia.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia is working with climate and faith organizations across the state to raise awareness about climate change and social justice and to advocate for just and sustainable future for our children.

One local issue bringing groups together is the Appalachian Storage Hub, a $10 billion underground petrochemical storage facility planned for the Ohio River Valley. The facility would be large enough to house 10 million barrels of natural gas liquids, the feedstock of plastics and resins, and would encourage the expansion of a chemical production corridor—the new Cancer Alley—along the Ohio River.

Fighting petrochemical buildout and protecting frontline communities.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia is engaged in initiatives to reduce and curtail the petrochemical buildout in the Ohio River Valley while working on community protections from existing petrochemical operations. With a focus on community and health impacts of petrochemical and plastic pollution, Moms in West Virginia will fight to protect frontline communities at all levels of government and through meaningful community engagement.

Protecting our families from toxic forever chemicals.

PFAS, or forever chemicals, include more than 5,000 varieties of are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These manmade chemicals are used in the manufacturing of all manner of consumer goods, from takeout containers to furniture, clothing, and cosmetics, and they have been linked to serious health issues, including reproductive problems, low birth weight, weakened childhood immunity, and cancer. PFAS chemicals are nearly impossible to break down, which means they can contaminate our waterways and remain in our bodies for a lifetime.

In West Virginia, PFAS chemicals are a problem. In July 2022, the Departments of Environmental Protection and Health and Human Resources released a report showing dozens of raw water sources in West Virginia are contaminated with PFAS. That’s why Moms Clean Air Force and our partners at West Virginia Rivers are advocating for the state legislature to pass the PFAS Protection Act, which would hold polluters responsible for the cleanup of forever chemical contamination and prevent further contamination.

We rely too heavily on coal.

Second only to Wyoming, West Virginia produces more than 13% of coal in the United States. While an important source of income to many West Virginian families, our reliance on coal is taking a toll on our communities. One in five coal miners in our state develop black lung disease, and this deadly disease can cost coal miners up to a million dollars for lung transplants.

In 2021, 91% of West Virginia’s electricity generation was powered by coal. But we have the potential, as a state, to move toward clean energy—especially solar. Many experts even encourage transforming former mine sites into solar projects.

Moms Clean Air Force is working to build this clean energy future for our state to protect the health of our children, families, and communities.

The Ohio River Valley is the site of the new Cancer Alley.

West Virginia is the fourth largest producer of natural gas in the US. It overlies part of the country’s largest natural-gas-producing area—the Marcellus and Utica shale formations—and has 10% of the country’s total natural gas reserves.

Because of its abundant natural gas, West Virginia is being targeted for a huge petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River Valley. This buildout is expected to rival industrial development along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. It will include the Appalachian Storage Hub and its attendant chemical production facilities, primarily ethane cracker plants and plastic production operations.

With this petrochemical infrastructure inevitably comes air pollution that harms our health and makes climate change worse. Moms across West Virginia are joining together to fight this development and ensure clean air for our children.

Flash floods are endangering our communities.

West Virginia is the US state most prone to flash floods. In just 10 years, West Virginia experienced 12 FEMA disaster declarations related to flash floods. Climate change will increase this danger to our families. Along with more extreme weather, it is predicted that in West Virginia, there will be a 10% increase in precipitation in this century.

Past Events

November 2024

On November 7, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Candi Hurst spoke at an ARCH2 rally in Charleston, West Virginia, on the need for community input and the concerns of petrochemicals as part of the Hydrogen Hub.

June 2024

On June 7, West Virginia Moms hosted an Advanced Recycling webinar focused on the Clean Seas and Empire facilities.

April 2024

On April 27, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine tabled at the Morgan’s Grove Earth Day Festival.

February 2024

On February 20, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine gave comments about the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) prioritization review on vinyl chloride. Read her testimony.

On February 13, a Moms Clean Air Force Supermom hosted a table at Environmental Day at the West Virginia State Capitol.

On February 12, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine joined other Moms from across the country in testifying at the EPA’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) hearing. Read her testimony.

January 2024

On January 11, Lucia Valentine spoke at an EPA Region 3 Clean School Bus 2023 Rebate Webinar.

September 2023

On September 30, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine joined West Virginia Electric Auto Association at the Electric Vehicle Show in South Charleston for National Drive Electric Week.

On September 14, Moms Clean Air Force joined EPA Region 3, Matheny Motors, and our partners to celebrate the awarding of an electric school bus to Wirt County School District. The purchase of this bus was funded with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Clean School Bus (CSB) rebate program. Watch the replay.

August 2023

On August 15, Moms Clean Air Force joined PennEnvironment and our partners in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, for a webinar about EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Our panel of national experts shared information about the innovative technology behind electric school buses, the health benefits of this technology—and ways local school districts can tap into Clean School Bus Program funds. Watch the replay.

June 2023

On June 13–15, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined more than 70 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 22 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for carbon pollution from power plants. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

May 2023

On May 16, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine gave testimony at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for pollution from chemical manufacturing facilities. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

On May 9, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 16 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for pollution from cars and trucks. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

On May 9, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 15 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on the proposal to strengthen the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

On May 2, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 18 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas pollution from heavy-duty trucks. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

April 2023

On April 22, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine hosted a table at Elks Run WaterFaire Earth Day 2023 at Sam Michaels Park in Harpers Ferry.

On April 6, Moms Clean Air Force Ohio River Valley coordinator Rachel Meyer attended a community meeting in Follansbee, West Virginia, held by Ohio River Valley Environmental Advocates. Rachel shared concerns over a proposed pyrolysis facility planned for the area.

March 2023

On March 9, Moms Clean Air Force showed up in force for the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. No one from the community was invited to testify at the hearing, so three Moms members from East Palestine came to put a face to the disaster. Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, also attended. Watch our Moms in action.

On March 2, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine attended a public meeting hosted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality to provide information and answer questions on its Ethylene Oxide Monitoring Report.

February 2023

On February 28, Moms Clean Air Force participated in Environmental Advocacy Day at the West Virginia State Capitol.

In February, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine and a volunteer from Shepherdstown joined more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members across the country to testify at the EPA hearing on proposed federal standards for soot pollution. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

On February 14, Moms Clean Air Force partnered with Our Future WV and People Concerned About Chemical Safety to deliver Valentines to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. We worked to collect messages from West Virginians asking why they love our beautiful state and want clean air.

On February 6, West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine ran into Senator Shelley Moore Capito at the State Capitol. Lucia shared Moms work on PFAS and thanked the Senator for her federal work on toxic “forever” chemicals.

West Virginia state coordinator Lucia Valentine ran into Governor Jim Justice at the State Capitol in early February. She took the opportunity to let him know Moms Clean Air Force is fighting for environmental protections across the Mountain State.

January 2023

On January 30, Moms Clean Air Force joined the West Virginia Electric Auto Association for a ribbon cutting ceremony for two new electric chargers at the Shepherdstown Library.

On January 10, 11, and 12, more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 21 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its updated proposal to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations. Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine and Supermom Karen Valentine offered testimony. Read Lucia’s testimony here.

On January 9, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine provided testimony about the Title V operating permit renewal for the Union Carbide Corporation Institute before the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. In her testimony, she cited public health and environmental concerns regarding the ethylene oxide emissions from UCC’s operation in Dunbar. Read her testimony here.

December 2022

On December 14, Moms Clean Air Force Ohio River Valley coordinator Rachel Meyer gave comment about a proposed medical waste pyrolysis facility in Follansbee during a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection public meeting. Her comments focused on the health impacts of pollution from this facility on children.

October 2022

On October 15, Moms Clean Air Force had a table at Family Fun Day hosted by Eastern Panhandle Green Coalition at Evitts Run Park in Charles Town.

On October 9, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine attended the Shepherdstown Farmers Market to spread the word about the 2022 midterm elections.

September 2022

On September 28, West Virginia state coordinator Lucia Valentine joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from across the country to speak out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposed Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention rule, which will better protect the health and safety of communities vulnerable to chemical disasters by strengthening existing safeguards and introducing new ones. Read Lucia’s testimony HERE.

On September 21, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine gave a presentation for the WV Climate Change Professional Development Fall 2022 webinar series. She spoke about how to mobilize families to reduce air pollution, fight climate change, and improve health of our children.

August 2022

On August 30, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the GreenPower Motor Company Facility in South Charleston.

On August 5, Moms Clean Air Force visited Senator Joe Manchin’s office to show our support for the Inflation Reduction Act, ahead of the Senate vote.

July 2022

On July 6, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners outside the Supreme Court to protest the Court’s decision to constrain EPA’s authority to limit climate-harming pollution from power plants. Lucia Valentine, Moms’ West Virginia coordinator, opened the program with an acapella rendition of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and her daughter Valencia spoke about the threat of climate change to children. They called on EPA to get to work creating federal standards to limit climate pollution and on the Senate to pass commonsense investments in climate solutions.

June 2022

On June 30, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners on the Supreme Court steps for an emergency rally in response to that morning’s decision to constrain EPA’s authority to limit climate-harming pollution from power plants. National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine spoke at the event, calling on President Biden and Congress to take immediate action to address the climate crisis.

On June 26, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined a gathering of music, discussion, and action on faith and the climate crisis at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Parish in Morgantown. Lucia performed a few songs for the gathering and participated in a panel discussion with parishioner Charles DiSalvo and Fr. Rich McCouch, Director of the Appalachian Institute at Wheeling University.

On June 20, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and West Virginia Rivers Coalition for a Jammin’ for Jobs & Justice at East Marion Park in Fairmont, West Virginia, Senator Manchin’s hometown. The event featured local music acts and speakers who urged Congress to pass commonsense climate investments before the summer ends.

On June 15, Moms Clean Air Force joined GreenPower Motor Company and the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) for an electric school bus demonstration at the US Capitol. Several federal and state legislators, including Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) and West Virginia State Delegates Paul Espinosa and Christopher Toney, gave remarks at the event, along with Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine.

On June 2, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined women from across the Mountain State to share stories and photographs highlighting ways that the commonsense climate investments in Congress’s budget reconciliation package will improve their quality of life. Watch the replay.

April 2022

On April 26, Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres joined EDF and Defend Our Future to celebrate “A Vital Earth for Everyone” with WaWa Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist. The event highlighted and celebrated the progress we’ve seen happen over the last year against climate change and the opportunity we have in this “Climate Moment” for our leaders to get serious about climate change and the transition to clean energy. Panelists included Almeta Cooper (National Field Manager, Moms Clean Air Force), Carolina Peña (Project Manager, EcoMadres), Jay Knott (Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer, EDF), and Kyli Wagner (Senior Manager, Defend Our Future). The program also included music from Lucia Valentine (West Virginia coordinator, Moms Clean Air Force) and poetry by Emely Rodriguez. Watch the replay.

On April 21, West Virginia state coordinator Lucia Valentine participated in a panel discussion titled Environmental Action: A Grassroots Perspective at West Virginia Wesleyan University. She and her fellow panelists, including West Virginia Rivers’ Morgan King and Citizens Climate Lobby’s Mark Tabbert, talked about national, state, and local efforts to stop climate change and protect our environment.

On April 12, 13, and 14, dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 18 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposal to clean up tailpipe pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses. Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine offered testimony. Read Lucia’s full testimony HERE.

February 2022

On February 28, moms and kids from DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia joined more than 200 advocates outside the Supreme Court on February 28 to defend the Clean Air Act, as the US Supreme Court convened to hear oral arguments in the landmark case, West Virginia v. EPA. Lucia Valentine, Moms Clean Air Force’s West Virginia coordinator, and her dad, Dominic, opened the rally with a few folk tunes. DC EcoMadre Daniella Ochoa and her son Martin shared their support for strong EPA action on climate and urged the Supreme Court to protect the Clean Air Act. They were joined by students, doctors, and US Congresswoman Kathy Castor, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

On February 24, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 15 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing on its proposal to restore the appropriate and necessary finding of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine offered testimony. Read Lucia’s testimony HERE.

On Valentine’s Day, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine joined Morgan King with West Virginia Rivers Coalition to deliver 75 handmade Valentines from constituents to Senator Joe Manchin. Each Valentine included a unique message about why we love West Virginia and why we want climate action.

January 2022

On January 17, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine gave a presentation about climate advocacy to students at the University of Charleston.

December 2021

On December 16, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine joined Delegate Jim Barach, Delegate Kayla Young, and Fred Albert, president of American Federation of Teachers West Virginia, at the West Virginia State Capitol for a press conference in support of the Build Back Better Act. Watch the replay.

On December 15, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine and Morgan King, Climate Campaign Coordinator for the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, delivered Christmas cards to Senator Joe Manchin’s office in Charleston. Our message: Support the Build Back Better Act!

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined 38 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s 3-day public hearing about the proposed rule to cut methane and other harmful air pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations in November and December 2021. Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine offered testimony. Read Lucia’s full testimony here.

November 2021

On November 30, West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine premiered her original song “We Are One.” The song asks West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to take action on climate to safeguard our children’s future. Watch the replay.

On November 30, West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine gave testimony on West Virginia’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan before the Department of Environmental Protection. Read her testimony here.

September 2021

On September 28, Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and West Virginia joined the Clean Vehicles Coalition to deliver comments on EPA’s rulemaking on near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks to Administrator Michael Regan.

On September 28, Moms Clean Air Force staff, including Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper, West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine, Program Coordinator Hailey Duncan, and Field and Special Projects Manager Elizabeth Brandt (along with her two children), joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a press conference on the importance of climate action at the Capitol. Watch the replay.

On September 21, West Virginia moms participated in the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Lobby Day. Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine met with Senator Joe Manchin’s staff to advocate for important Black maternal health provisions in the Build Back Better Act, including programs specifically focused on easing the impacts of climate change on Black mothers and babies.

On September 9, Moms Clean Air Force joined West Virginia elected officials and labor and clean transportation advocates to say it’s time to address extreme weather and invest in clean energy. West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine spoke at the event, along with Huntington Mayor Stephen T. Williams, Delegate Jim Barach (D – Kanawha, 36), Delegate Sean Hornbuckle (D – Cabell, 16), and IBEW Local 317’s Skip Bailey. Watch the replay.

On September 2, Moms Clean Air Force joined the BlueGreen Alliance to host a press conference in Shepherdstown to call on West Virginia’s federal leaders to push for a transition to cleaner, zero-pollution vehicles. Delegate John Doyle, Harpers Ferry Town Council Member Chris Craig, Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council Member JB Christensen, West Virginia Electric Auto Association’s Robert Fernatt, and the Eastern Panhandle Green Coalition’s Morgan Sell joined Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia Organizer Lucia Valentine in calling for bold federal incentives for electric vehicles and support for EV advanced manufacturing. Watch the replay.

August 2021

On August 25, West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine joined more than 30 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing about strengthening near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks.

On August 24, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined Collin O’Mara, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, and leading environmental and policy experts in West Virginia for a virtual public forum on climate, jobs, and justice.

On August 12, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia hosted an electric bus press event at Criel Mound in Charleston. The event was part of Moms’ nationwide Let’s Get Rolling Tour, calling for federal funding to help localities upgrade old school and transit buses with better technology to reduce our communities’ exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution. Watch the replay.

July 2021

On July 28, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia hosted an electric bus press event at City Hall in Morgantown. The event was part of Moms’ nationwide Let’s Get Rolling Tour, calling for federal funding to help localities upgrade old school and transit buses with better technology to reduce our communities’ exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution. Watch the replay.

On July 13, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia field organizer Leah Barbor traveled to Washington, DC, with leaders from across West Virginia to urge Congress to Act on Climate. Together, these West Virginia leaders endorsed a strong American Jobs Plan with bold investments in climate solutions, including achieving a 100% clean grid, powered by renewable sources like wind and solar, by 2035.

June 2021

West Virginia moms joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from across the country to participate in EPA’s listening sessions on its upcoming oil and natural gas methane rule. West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor offered testimony. Read Leah’s testimony.

On June 2, West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor joined more than 40 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 16 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s first climate-related public hearing since President Biden took office. The hearing was about EPA’s proposal to restore long-standing state authority to protect residents from climate pollution from cars.

May 2021

On May 7, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor attended a tour of Revolt Energy’s large-scale solar installation at Nitro Construction Services in Nitro, West Virginia.

April 2021

On Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force joined the West Virginia Climate Alliance for a roundtable discussion about actions and policies they are pursuing to confront climate change and encourage alternative energy development. Watch the replay.

On April 18, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia joined our partners at Corazón Latino and the West Virginia Climate Alliance for a virtual Earth Week celebration. The program included reflections from West Virginia leaders on the current historic opportunity for climate action and special musical performances by Fletcher’s Grove and The Lords of Lester. Watch the replay.

March 2021

On March 20, West Virginia moms joined Corazon Latino and Redescubre El Yunque to celebrate International Day of Forests with yogi Aly MacLatchy. Watch the replay.

January 2021

On January 28, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia field organizer Leah Barbor hosted a Green the New Year yoga event for the whole family. Watch the replay.

On January 9, Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia field organizer Leah Barbor moderated a West Virginia–focused panel discussion to reflect on the five years since the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement. The event included a special musical performance by Julie Adams, Josh Barrett, and Ron Sowell. Watch the replay.

December 2020

In December, members of Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia met with their members of Congress to encourage bold climate action in 2021. West Virginia parents had meetings with Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

September 2020

On September 30, Moms Clean Air Force Ohio organizer Tracy Sabetta, Pennsylvania organizer Vanessa Lynch, and West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor sat down to discuss energy policy in their states and ways moms are working to ensure climate safety for our children. Watch the video here.

On September 29, Moms Clean Air Force chapters in DC, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia hosted watch parties for the first presidential debate. After receiving hundreds of emails and tweets from our members, debate moderator Chris Wallace strayed from the planned debate topics and spent 10 minutes questioning the candidates about their climate policy. It was the first time a debate moderator had asked a question about climate change during a presidential debate in 12 years.

On September 21, West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor participated in the virtual press conference announcing the release of A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change. The guide, written by Moms Clean Air Force and 10 partner organizations, is a resource for educating West Virginians on the causes of climate change and providing commonsense solutions that center around environmental justice and a just transition to clean energy for impacted workers and frontline communities.

West Virginia Moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone. West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor urged EPA to follow the science and strengthen the existing rule.

July 2020

On July 10, West Virginia Moms met at Greenbrier State Forest for a socially distanced walk and conversation about local climate issues and ways we can reimagine a new normal based on what we’ve learned during the pandemic.

June 2020

As part of their weekly Moms Read for Our Future series, Pennsylvania field organizer Vanessa Lynch and West Virginia field organizer Leah Barbor hosted an online reading of Energy Island by Allan Drummond. Watch the story and activity.

May 2020

West Virginia Moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in the EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter. West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor testified in favor of following science and strengthening the existing rule.

April 2020

Field organizer Leah Barbor participated in a virtual town hall with Senator Joe Manchin, asking how he planned to hold EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler accountable for stripping environmental safeguards and setting Americans up for increasing public health vulnerabilities in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

February 2020

West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor attended a town hall with Senator Joe Manchin in Huntington, West Virginia.

On February 18, West Virginia organizer Leah Barbor attended a Climate Mayor Meeting with Mayor McCauley of Buckhannon.

Moms Clean Air Force West Virginia hosted a Creation Care Prayer Breakfast with Del. Danielle Walker, West Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, West Virginia Council of Churches, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and Christians for the Mountains in Charleston.

Members of Moms Clean Air Force from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and DC, testified at the Washington, DC, public hearing on the rollback the National Environmental Policy Act. Moms spoke out against the White House’s plan to weaken this important safeguard. Read more here.

January 2020

Field organizer Leah Barbor hosted a Communing for Climate house party.

2024

• Charleston Gazette-Mail, Supreme Court sides with WV to block rule targeting air pollution
• Press release, Moms to Host Webinar About How Chemical Recycling Endangers Communities in West Virginia
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, EPA: New chemical emissions rule benefits Ohio River Valley, drastically cut air toxins
• Press release, New EPA Protections Will Curb Chemical Pollution, Clean Up Air in Impacted Communities

2023

• The Weirton Daily Times, Information about plastics recycling plant shared
• Beyond Plastics, Community Groups Announce Opposition to Plastics Pyrolysis Plant as Proposed in Follansbee, West Virginia
• The Buzz EV News, EPA Region 3 celebrates WV electric school bus delivery
• Business Telegraph, EPA Region 3 Celebrates Electric School Bus Delivery in Wirt … – U.S. EPA.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 3 Celebrates Electric School Bus Delivery in Wirt County, West Virginia
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, DEP renews air quality permit for Union Carbide ethylene oxide distribution system in Institute driving health concerns
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV air regulators, political leaders concerned with tighter regulations proposed for pollutant looming large in wildfire smoke
• The Herald-Dispatch, EPA proposal gives fossil fuel plants time and choices with estimated billions in benefits, but WV leaders oppose it
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV environmentalists cheer while some leaders jeer new EPA emissions standards aimed at boosting electric vehicle sales
• Press release, STRONG PETROCHEMICAL RULES ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY WITH EPA PROPOSAL, BUT MORE SAFEGUARDS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT PEOPLE LIVING NEAR FACILITIES
• Press release, West Virginia Organizer Impacted by Toxic Pollution Will Attend EPW Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment & Chemical Disaster; Contact Us for Interviews
• The Journal, Electric vehicle car charges installed at Shepherdstown library

2022

• School Transportation News, GreenPower Cuts Ribbon on West Virginia Electric School Bus Manufacturing Plant
• School Bus Fleet, GreenPower Celebrates West Virginia Ribbon Cutting
• The West Virginia Daily News, WV Groups support the Inflation Reduction Act as a Good First Step
• Dominion Post, Stewards of the Earth: St. Francis church to host environmental forum
• Times West Virginian, Environmental, labor groups join forces to fight climate change
• Yahoo! News, Climate-conscious groups to hold West Virginia Day celebration
• Times West Virginian, Climate-conscious groups to hold West Virginia Day celebration
• The Herald-Dispatch, Appalachian activists renew calls for federal climate action as time ticks away on current Congress
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, Appalachian activists renew calls for federal climate action as time ticks away on current Congress
• My Buckhannon, Dear Neighbor: WVWC panel discussion highlights concrete ways local people can help combat the climate crisis

2021

• West Virginia Gazette-Mail, “We need this so bad”: Build Back Better backers say bill would protect WV’s most vulnerable as Manchin resists
• Martinsburg Journal, West Virginia’s Chance to Lead
• WDVM, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin at center of Biden agenda debate on Capitol Hill
• Public News Service, WV Moms Call on Manchin to Support Biden’s Climate Plan
• Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Elected leaders call on Manchin to support clean energy, infrastructure
• Charleston Daily Mail, “I’m asking you, Uncle Joe”: Clean energy, fossil fuel advocates lobby Manchin, Congress in infrastructure fight
• Martinsburg Journal, Local leaders urge Manchin to support clean transportation investments
• Martinsburg Journal, Elected officials, clean vehicle advocates to hold press conference Thursday
• Herald-Dispatch, WV environmentalists urge Congress to pass climate priorities missing from bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV environmentalists urge Congress to pass climate priorities missing from bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal
• WCHS, Delegates, energy advocates push for electric infrastructure
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV advocates urge state leaders to capitalize on federal environmental justice push by embracing clean energy
• WDTV, Local advocates and officials call for clean transportation
• WBOY, City of Morgantown and climate change groups ask Manchin, Capito to support push to electric vehicles
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV infrastructure upgrade advocates stress high stakes as senators reach bipartisan deal
• Press Release, West Virginia Elected Officials and Climate Justice Advocates to Call for Bold Federal Investment in Clean Transportation at Clean Vehicles Press Event
• HuffPost, Exxon Lobbyist Brags About Regular Access To Joe Manchin
• Press Release, With Energy Secretary Granholm Touring Coal Country in West Virginia, Solar Entrepreneur and Moms Clean Air Force Member Available for Comment
• National Cyber Security News Today, EPA, DEP reassessing high Kanawha cancer risks from air toxics after review of Union Carbide emissions
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, EPA, DEP reassessing high Kanawha cancer risks from air toxics after review of Union Carbide emissions
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV’s coal economy keeps carbon emissions coming as aging AEP plants near compliance crossroads
• Parkersburg News & Sentinel, WVDEP weighs potential permit for plant in Pleasants County
• Marietta Times, WVDEP discusses potential permit for methanol plant
• Daily Mail West Virginia, Profile: The Revolt Energy ‘power couple’
• Press Release, W.Va. Climate Alliance responds to President Biden’s Clean Energy Initiatives
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, Keena Mullins: Clean energy could lift WV out of poverty (Opinion)
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, LETTER: Manchin must support and confirm Regan to head EPA
• Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force, together with the WV Climate Alliance, Lauds Biden’s Breakthrough Climate and Environmental Justice Actions: The president’s actions move our families toward a healthier, more stable future

2020

• My Buckhannon, New West Virginia environmental coalition publishes ‘A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change’
• Connect the Dots Podcast, Young and Wild and Sick
• Coal Valley News, W.Va. environmental, social justice groups release climate change guide
• The Herald-Dispatch, W.Va. environmental, social justice groups release climate change guide
• MetroNews, Newly formed West Virginia environmental group presents climate report
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, Leah Barbor: Pollution agenda harms West Virginians amid pandemic
• Center for American Progress, Environmental Review Is Under Attack: Here Is What’s at Stake
• My Buckhannon, Planet-friendly fun: Here’s a handful of activities to help adults and kids celebrate 50th annual Earth Day
• Press Release, West Virginia Moms are outraged at EPA’s attack on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in the midst of a global respiratory pandemic: Sabotaging these standards is an unforgivable assault on our health
• My Buckhannon, Moms Clean Air Force seeking members to take everyday actions that protect environment for future generations

2019

• Charleston Gazette-Mail, Penny Dacks: Capito should protect WV from Wheeler’s dodgy record (Gazette Opinion)

2017

• WOWK 13 News, EPA Clean Power Plan Hearings End in WV
• CBS FOX 59, EPA Clean Power Plan Hearings End in WV
• Courthouse News Service, Scores Turn Out In Coal Country to Air Views on Clean Power Plan’s End
• Charleston Gazette-Mail, EPA greenhouse gas rule hearing in WV draws supporters, opponents
• Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition, Nearly 300 slated to speak at epic W.Va. hearing today
• West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Gets Hearing In Coal Country
• The Washington Post, In the heart of coal country, EPA gets an earful about Clean Power Plan’s fate