West Virginia University has continued to promote reducing, reusing and recycling on its campuses. WVU Sustainability Director Traci Knabenshue, provided an overview of how recycling and waste disposal is carried out at the university. WVU offers single-stream recycling on its ...
Students of West Virginia University are making efforts to reduce their plastic usage and educate themselves on recycling methods out of concern for the environment. Students said they recognize the importance of how plastic waste affects the planet when it ends up in a landfill, and want ...
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 conscious as possible, despite the notable economic challenges of the COVID-19 ...
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, it can have the same effect on bodies — ours and other living creatures’. And, ...
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 to 4 p.m. April 17 at the pavilion in Marilla Park. The event is free and open to the public. Other ...
The freezing temperatures the last two days have been a stark contrast to the warm, breezy days we had just last week. It’s a clear reminder from Mother Earth that we’re still in the Spring thaw and we can’t get comfortable in our shorts and T-shirts just yet. Despite what ...