By Jessica Nelson and Jeniffer Graham Read Parts 1 and 2 of the series HERE Representatives with Save the Tygart Watershed Association and the chief engineer for a closed coal mine disagree on the affects of water coming from the mine might have on the environment. In a March 10, ...
By Jessica Nelson and Jeniffer Graham Read Part 1 of the series HERE. Well water contaminated by seepage from a closed underground coal mine in Newburg is unusable and four homeowners have waited a year for a mandated solution. After numerous complaints, the West Virginia Department ...
Kammie Lantz was hastening to the hydrangea stems when the phone rang. Over the sounds of rustling and clipping — flower shop sounds — she answered, with a shoot of a chuckle. “Thank you for calling. Yes, we’re definitely busy, but I’m not complaining. How can I help?” She had been giving variations of that greeting all morning. That’s because Kam’s Florist, the Terra Alta enterprise she owns and operates with her husband, Jamie, had been tilling for Mother’s Day. And Mother’s Day, even with a COVID-19 corsage, is still Mother’s Day. Except when ...
By Jeniffer Graham and Jessica NelsonIt’s been more than 10 years since the Whitetail Kittanning Mine closed. More than one year since contamination was discovered. Four households are still without a permanent water supply. And a borehole continues to dump pollutants into Raccoon ...
By JENIFFER GRAHAMAND JESSICA NELSONThese explanations of terms and events used in the above story and throughout the series may help offer a bit more insight.The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Western Region (OSMRE) says when a company submits a permit to open a mine, it must also post a bond. The bond ensures there will be money to reclaim the mine should the company go bankrupt. According to Stan Jennings, president of Save the Tygart Watershed Association, the bonds are never enough to cover the reclamation. A bond release is a three-phase process through which ...
The Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program is donating 635 pounds of dog and cat food to area food pantries as another way to keep animals out of kill shelters. M-SNAP’s primary goal is to reduce the number of unwanted, abandoned, stray and feral animals through spay/neuter ...
