REEDSVILLE — The State Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a $61,725 penalty against the contractor that built the Public Service District 1 dam. The proposed consent […]
Environment
PSC OKs rates for Mon Power/Potomac Edison to provide LED street lights, but not the rates they asked for
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has approved rates for LED outdoor lights for customers that provide outdoor lighting – essentially state and local governments. But […]
Flying South
Migration most dangerous time for birds; populations decline in state, U.S.[8:38 PM] MORGANTOWN — Bird populations are declining nationwide and in West Virginia. Dr. Christopher Lituma, a […]
Why do volcanoes erupt?
And what do tectonic plates have to do with it? A popular volcanic eruption that people still talk about to this day is the one that occurred […]
Water group opposes mine company dump plan
NEWBURG — The Save the Tygart Watershed Association (STTWA), along with the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, is opposing a permit revision that would allow […]
Insects, plants communicate, too
There are many ways a person can communicate with other people: talking, signing in a sign language, texting, calling, through reading, or through writing. We know that […]
How do mountains form?
It seems a main defining feature of West Virginia is its mountains. The highest point in West Virginia occurs at Spruce Mountain in Pendleton County. It is […]
Friends of the Cheat aims to build educational trail to Lick Run portals
MORGANTOWN — As Friends of the Cheat develop the Cheat River Rail-Trail next year, they hope to build a spur trail up to the site of the […]
Southwestern Energy merges with Montage
Southwestern Energy Co., a publicly traded, Texas-based gas and oil company with significant land holdings in north-central West Virginia, said Wednesday it is merging with Montage Resources […]
Friends of Cheat plans trail-head, scenic bridge overlook for Cheat River Rail-Trail
This is the first of a series on Friends of Cheat’s trail and creek reclamation plans. MORGANTOWN — An abandoned railroad trestle and an empty lot that […]
