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WEB SEMINAR ~ MicroPlastics Impact Our Heath & Environment
by Frack Check WV: admin 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

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Our Water is Being Destroyed by Fracking ~ Consumed and/or Polluted!
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

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Grays Peak Compressor Station Planned Near Reader in Wetzel County, WV
by Frack Check WV: admin 15 Jun '23

15 Jun '23

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WV-DEP Public Notices on Water Pollution & Land Slides
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

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ALERT ~ Time to Halt Plans for Fracking Ohio’s Public Lands
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

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Conservation Activities in the Monongahela National Forest
by Frack Check WV: admin 12 Jun '23

12 Jun '23

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Part 3. Coal Operators are Undermining the Black Lung Benefits Program
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 11 Jun '23

11 Jun '23

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Clean-Seas WV Plans to Produce Hydrogen & Fuel Oil from Waste Plastics via Pyrolysis Process
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 10 Jun '23

10 Jun '23

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Very Dangerous Mariner East Pipelines Cross Pennsylvania
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

# [Very Dangerous Mariner East Pipelines Cross Pennsylvania](https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/06/09/very-dangerous-marine… east-pipelines-cross-pennsylvania/) [![](https://www.frackcheckwv.net/wp- content/uploads/2023/06/0ECB8679-EFA3-410C-9FD0-879D891D6304-300x155.jpg)](… content/uploads/2023/06/0ECB8679-EFA3-410C-9FD0-879D891D6304.jpeg) Mariner East pipelines pass thru residential neighborhoods **Mariner East Pipelines Carry Fracked Gas Liquids from OH, WV & PA to East Coast ** From the [Appeal by Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Food & Water Watch](https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/donate/donate-food-water-watch- and-help-fight-big-oil-gas), June 8, 2033 In honor of **World Environment Day** , I’d like to share a personal story highlighting how pipeline companies damage communities in my state and how we’re fighting back. Pipeline construction has already been destructive! For years, fossil fuel corporation Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) plan was for the Mariner East 2 and 2X pipelines to transport highly explosive natural gas liquids from fracking overseas to produce single-use plastics. Construction for this project wreaked havoc on my community and left us with dangerous pipelines. In 2017, because of drilling being done for this project, the aquifer underneath my neighborhood was hit! The water that flowed from this spill destroyed the private wells residents relied on for drinking, cooking, and bathing. That’s when their dirty project really came to the forefront of my life. My neighbors and I demanded an explanation. But, when we realized how difficult it was to get straight answers from Sunoco/ETP, and how likely they were to keep doing the dangerous drilling, we got to work, and I took on a new role — as an activist against the Mariner East pipelines. We worked with Pennsylvania Senator Andy Dinniman to get temporary halts to the drilling and pursued longer-term moratoriums. We bird-dogged Sunoco/ETP every time something went wrong — like when Sunoco/ETP didn’t self-report as they’re required to do when sinkholes occurred. My community and I are still fighting back against the threat of more pipeline construction. It’s a David vs. Goliath kind of battle, but we’ve carved out essential wins along the way. These fights don’t just affect one person — they affect entire communities, states, and the country. And though my story involves the Mariner East 2 pipeline, it reflects the kinds of fights going on in communities nationwide. It’s why I joined Food & Water Watch because we’re in this together, and we’re making lasting change. Join us in the fight to secure safe water and a livable climate for future generations — make a gift today. >>> Onward together, Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Eastern Pennsylvania Organizer, Food & Water Watch #######+++++++#######+++++++####### [LET’S FIGHT BIG OIL & GAS](https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/donate/donate-food-water-watch-an… help-fight-big-oil-gas) **Pennsylvania fines Sunoco Pipeline for Mariner East violations in Delaware County, PA ~ The PUC imposed a $51,000 fine against the Energy Transfer LP subsidiary for violations related to disruptive pipeline construction through an apartment complex.** From Andrew Maykuth, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2023 URL: <https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/06/09/very-dangerous-mariner-east- pipelines-cross-pennsylvania/>

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Two Wells Drilled in Utah for Access to Hydrogen Storage Caverns
by Frack Check WV: Duane Nichols 08 Jun '23

08 Jun '23

# [Two Wells Drilled in Utah for Access to Hydrogen Storage Caverns](https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/06/08/two-wells-drilled-in-utah- for-access-to-hydrogen-storage-caverns/) [![](https://www.frackcheckwv.net/wp- content/uploads/2023/06/C2926923-0D3A-40BA-8FA2-ED934013E643.jpeg)](https:/… content/uploads/2023/06/C2926923-0D3A-40BA-8FA2-ED934013E643.jpeg) Caverns underground must be dedicated to specific gases under pressure and monitored for leakage **WSP Completes Drilling Two Wells for Utah Hydrogen Hub ~ Designed for Curtailed Renewable Energy Use** From an [Article in Alternative Energy Magazine](https://www.altenergymag.com/news/2023/06/06/wsp-completes-drilli… two-wells-at-hydrogen-hub-designed-for-curtailed-renewable-energy-use/39636), June 6, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY — [WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy](http://wsp.com), has successfully completed drilling operation and mechanical integrity tests for two new cavern wells for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) I project in Utah — part of the first phase for the ACES Delta hydrogen hub. **The Advanced Clean Energy Storage I project will convert renewable energy into green hydrogen that can be stored in utility-scale solution mined domal salt caverns. The ACES Delta hydrogen hub controls the only known "Gulf Coast"-style domal-quality salt formation in the western U.S., which contains five existing salt caverns already being used for storing liquid fuels.** Advanced Clean Energy Storage I is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACES Delta, LLC. ACES Delta is a joint venture between Magnum Development and Mitsubishi Power Americas. WSP was contracted for the designing, drilling and completion of both cavern wells. Beside the drilling operation, WSP was responsible for designing procuring and managing the construction process of the project's solution mining surface facility to provide water and power to the well sites and will manage the solution mining process until final completion of both caverns. "Hydrogen underground storage is a key component of the hydrogen economy, which is critical in the effort to decarbonize U.S. power generation," said Scyller Borglum, PhD, underground storage leader for WSP USA. "These underground salt dome caverns will provide a huge reservoir of renewable fuel for power generation, supporting levels of utility scale renewable energy storage that have not been previously possible." The drilling operation for each cavern well was completed ahead of schedule, and both cavern wells have successfully passed the mechanical integrity test designated to ensure well integrity prior to the start of the solution mining process. Upon completion of the solution mining process, the total cavern volume of 9MM barrels-equivalent will be able to store around 300 gigawatt hours of clean and reliable energy in the form of hydrogen. **These will be the fourth and fifth hydrogen-compatible caverns in the U.S., and the salt cavern storage capacity will make it possible to store excess renewable energy produced in the spring when energy demand is low and use it to generate energy in the summer when demand is high.** #######+++++++#######+++++++####### **See Also** : [Hydrogen projects hang on IRS decision on how clean is clean energy](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/clean- hydrogen-irs-tax-credit-18137623.php), James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, June 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — Methane emissions from oil and gas drilling are under scrutiny as the Internal Revenue Service weighs how to assess the climate impact of clean hydrogen made from natural gas. The numerous clean hydrogen projects under development along the Gulf Coast await a critical decision by the Biden administration on how to count the burgeoning industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Internal Revenue Service is in the midst of deciding how companies qualify for a tax credit included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act that could potentially be worth tens of billions of dollars in the years ahead. Environmentalists and some technology firms are pushing officials to consider not just how much carbon dioxide facilities are capturing and storing underground but emissions from the natural gas they use to make so-called blue hydrogen. URL: <https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2023/06/08/two-wells-drilled-in-utah-for- access-to-hydrogen-storage-caverns/>

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