MORGANTOWN – After a long Thursday House debate on a bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water, delegates passed it in just a few minutes Friday. […]
Tag: water pollution
Postcast 62 – March 12, 2021
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Another attempt to tighten drinking water health criteria rule fails on House floor as Hansen amendment defeated
MORGANTOWN – Another attempt to tighten up a Department of Environmental Protection water pollution rule dealing with human health criteria failed on the House floor Thursday, when delegates overwhelmingly rejected […]
Returning to Neutral
WVU Today Heavy rains last week pummeled the region hard enough to overwhelm an acid mine drainage treatment plant’s plumbing system in Preston County, causing the discharge of untreated water […]
Friends of the Cheat concerned over impact on ecosystem following former mine discharge incident
Stream conditions for Muddy Creek and the Cheat River are returning to normal following a recent discharge of untreated water related to the former T&T Mine in Preston County, but […]
Muddy Creek, Cheat River conditions return to normal
Newsroom@DominionPost.com ALBRIGHT — Sampling conducted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection indicates that stream conditions for Muddy Creek and the Cheat River are returning to normal after a […]
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 and a state […]
House Judiciary public hearing on water quality rule draws 24 against DEP proposal, 8 in favor
MORGANTOWN – A controversial Department of Environmental Protection water pollution rule dealing with human health criteria is back before the Legislature and no less contentious than it was when it […]
Feb. 28 letters to the editor
Reader grateful for the local newspaper I am very grateful for The Dominion Post. Most recently, it was Jim Bissett’s piece about our remarkable former mayor Charlene Marshall that caught […]
Permit approved for Newburg water extension
NEWBURG — The next step has been taken toward extending water lines to families whose wells were contaminated by Lexington Coal. A permit application was approved Monday by the State […]
