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MUB launches drinking water protection program

Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Morgantown Utility Board  announced the creation of a new drinking water protection program as  part of its ongoing Source Water Protection Program.  The voluntary Watershed Protection Program is dedicated to conserving land for drinking ...

An Earthly Celebration

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Area organizations joined forces Saturday to celebrate the planet with the Touch the Earth Festival at the pavilion in Marilla Park. The free festivities included educational activities by members of participating organizations, including guided tours of ...

Local biz does its part to go green

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 ...

City, county encourage employees to reuse, recycle supplies

Offices in Monongalia County — particularly in the city of Morgantown — have incorporated basic recycling procedures among staff while more environmentally friendly changes are being considered. City of Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said the city implemented ...

The Plastic Problem

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, ...

Earth Day fest at Marilla April 17

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 ...