Ward misses mark on energy independence Last Sunday, Delegate Guy Ward asked us to join him, Gov. Justice and Trump in an effort to regain energy independence […]
Tag: pollution
March 13 letters to the editor
Not enough proof harm reduction works This letter is in response to the editorial published March 5. The editor took great liberty in drawing conclusions about my […]
Guest essay: ‘Science facility’ will create more pollution than Longview
by Duane Nichols The proposed “science facility” that is being planned by Marion Energy Partners, LLC, would be located in the Morgantown Industrial Park. The justification provided […]
Secretive ‘science facility’ seems like a major polluter
Usually, when a new business or industry makes its home around Morgantown, local politicians and business advocates are positively abuzz, talking to anyone who will listen and […]
Jan. 2 letters to the editor
Make Arthurdale a national historic site As Randy Vealey‘s Dec. 26 guest essay discussed, tourism is an important economic growth engine for the Mountain State. An effort […]
Arthurdale Heritage hosting FODC exhibit
‘Richard Mine’ focuses on source of orange sediment Newsroom@DominionPost.com Arthurdale Heritage will host a special exhibit “The Richard Mine” today through Dec. 18, focusing on the source […]
Lawsuits oppose W.Va.’s interests
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is once again dragging West Virginia into foolhardy and counterproductive national lawsuits. One is a lawsuit to block the Occupational Safety and Health […]
A dangerous fallacy: ‘If they’re polluting, why shouldn’t we?’
It’s an old fallacious argument — a variation of the bandwagon fallacy (“everyone else is doing it”) that goes like this: Everyone else is misbehaving, so why […]
Three Greer companies violate state pollution discharge permit levels; penalties total $573,525
MORGANTOWN – Three Greer Industries companies were assessed civil penalties totaling $573,525 for violations for the state Water Pollution Control Act. The state Department of Environmental Protection […]
Bridging the Gap
WVU Today In 2014, around 10,000 gallons of a coal-washing chemical called MCHM spilled into the Elk River near Charleston, affecting 30,000 residents in nine counties. Two […]