WVU Today In 2014, around 10,000 gallons of a coal-washing chemical called MCHM spilled into the Elk River near Charleston, affecting 30,000 residents in nine counties. Two […]
Tag: water pollution
MUB installs river monitoring pontoon
Newsroom@DominionPost.com As part of its mission of treating and distributing clean water to the Morgantown area, Morgantown Utility Board installed a floating monitoring station along the Monongahela […]
Time to fix AMD flowing into West Run Watershed
When residents and tourists fantasize about West Virginia’s legendary waterways, they don’t imagine the water looking like a melted orange cream-sicle. And right now, the West Run […]
Holding everyone responsible for disaster at Florida fertilizer plant
The environmental crisis at the old Piney Point fertilizer plant didn’t originate overnight, and blame doesn’t fall only on the land’s private owner, HRK Holdings. That’s why […]
‘I’ve found three-legged frogs out there’
MORGANTOWN — Standing at the confluence where a tributary feeds into West Run, Dr. Jason Hubbart motions to the right where flowing water appears milky-white. He motions […]
Postcast Special Episode: West Run Watershed
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Postcast 72 – May 21, 2021
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=44939188″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion […]
Safely dispose of prescription drugs
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This is an opportunity to safely get rid of expired or unneeded prescription medications. Drug Take Back Days are […]
Senate OKs water rule bill that weakens standards for some contaminants; House OKs 2nd Amendment, pro-Israel bills
MORGANTOWN – The two-year debate over a contentious drinking water pollution rule reached its conclusion Friday as the Senate approved HB 2382. HB 2382 is a Department […]
Bill that weakens some drinking water human health criteria clears Senate Judiciary
MORGANTOWN – A bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water won approval in Senate Judiciary Monday and heads to the full Senate. The […]
