MORGANTOWN — The Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant is starting to take shape. The Dominion Post visited the site on Tuesday for a construction update. You can’t see […]
Environment
State to receive $25 million in federal funds to plug orphaned gas wells; first installment from bipartisan infrastructure bill
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that the state will receive $25 million in federal funds to cap 160 orphaned oil and gas wells. The money […]
State butterfly gains endangered species status
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Since 1976, West Virginia has lost 90% of its state butterfly. This summer, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) designated the migratory monarch butterfly as […]
Manchin hosts Charleston roundtable to tout benefits of Inflation Reduction Act
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin led a roundtable in Charleston on Friday featuring leaders in business, energy and senior issues to tout the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. “I […]
WVU researchers study gas pipeline impact on potentially endangered wood turtles
MORGANTOWN — A West Virginia University research team is studying how oil and natural gas pipeline construction may be creating threats to wood turtles, a semi-aquatic reptile found in the […]
AG Morrisey continues multi-state campaign against proposed SEC climate change rules; leads coalition in third letter
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday another step in a multi-state campaign against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s plan to step into the area of […]
Sen. Randy Smith wants Manchin to explain vote on Inflation Reduction Act to Legislature
MORGANTOWN – State Senate Energy chair Randy Smith plans to invite U.S. Senate Energy chair Joe Manchin to come before the Legislature to explain his vote on the Inflation Reduction […]
Young Birders Walk: ‘never too early to become a birder’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Take a stroll through the West Virginia Botanic Garden, learn about birds and visit with fellow nature-lovers at this weekend’s Young Birders Walk. Join the West Virginia […]
Climate progressives support Biden end run around Manchin; Capito, McKinley side with Manchin
MORGANTOWN – President Joe Biden took his first steps in attempting an end run around Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday, undertaking a series of executive actions on climate change, and […]
WV Botanic Garden Moth Night spotlights ‘winged wonders’
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger In 2019, Biological Conservation reported that over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction, and Lepidoptera — moths and butterflies — is one of the groups […]
