Medical care unevenly distributed in town Recently, after I cut a couple of fingers on a hedge trimmer, I needed to get to urgent care. I live […]
Tag: pollution
Holding everyone responsible for disaster at Florida fertilizer plant
The environmental crisis at the old Piney Point fertilizer plant didn’t originate overnight, and blame doesn’t fall only on the land’s private owner, HRK Holdings. That’s why […]
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, […]
March 28 letters to the editor
To be a destination or to be the doldrums? I personally do not want more people to come live in West Virginia and I hope more of […]
Income tax cut not what current and future West Virginians want
As Gov. Jim Justice promotes his income tax cut proposal, he touts eliminating the tax as this great thing that will bring thousands of new people to […]
Postcast 62 – March 12, 2021
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Why promote tourism, then add water pollution?
There are some things that are just quintessentially West Virginian: Pepperoni rolls, potholes, bright orange cones on every major roadway as soon as the weather turns nice […]
Emissions are down during COVID
Study shows 2.4B ton decrease as people stay home WVU Today One silver lining to COVID-19 restrictions, based on a recent report, is a 2.4 billion-ton plummet […]
Homeowners, DEP continue to wait for permanent water source
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 […]
Newburg borehole concerns some residents, environmentalists
By Jeniffer Graham and Jessica Nelson It’s been more than 10 years since the Whitetail Kittanning Mine closed. More than one year since contamination was discovered. Four […]
