Newsroom@DominionPost.com Area organizations joined forces Saturday to celebrate the planet with the Touch the Earth Festival at the pavilion in Marilla Park. The free festivities included educational […]
Environment
Local biz does its part to go green
Morgantown area businesses are making efforts to reduce their plastic usage and recycle whenever possible. Three businesses in particular are striving to keep their establishments as environmentally […]
City, county encourage employees to reuse, recycle supplies
Offices in Monongalia County — particularly in the city of Morgantown — have incorporated basic recycling procedures among staff while more environmentally friendly changes are being considered. […]
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra is a priority listing
The Sierra Club is working with Monongalia County recycling initiatives and West Virginia University to clean up the county and encourage residents to do the same. The […]
The Plastic Problem
According to West Virginia University professor Michael McCawley, the insidiousness of plastic lies largely within. Because just as plastic waste fills our oceans and landfills with pollutants, […]
Preserving Springtime
One of the multiple ways to preserve flowers now coming into bloom, and enjoy them all year, is pressing and drying. Pressed plants can be used in […]
Local social media initiative hopes to make Morgantown ‘shine a little brighter’
MORGANTOWN – Members of the Morgantown Clean Up Project Facebook community are tackling the task of beautifying the streets of Morgantown one street or neighborhood at a […]
Earth Day fest at Marilla April 17
Newsroom@DominionPost.com In honor of Earth Day, the Mon Valley Green Space Coalition and the West Virginia Land Trust will host a “Touch the Earth Festival” from 1 […]
What is leading to global warming?
A greenhouse is a small building with glass walls and a glass roof. When the sun’s light comes into the building, the heat from the sun is […]
Hazardous waste products collection day set for Aug. 7
Newsroom@DomnionPost.com We all know plastics are bad for the environment, but another recycling question that stumps many people is what to do with hazardous waste products that […]