MORGANTOWN – The vision for the future of Deckers Creek is getting clearer by the day. Thanks to the efforts of federal, state and local agencies, area nonprofits and a […]
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MUB: Funding for Morgans Run water extension project finalized
MORGANTOWN – After two years spent lining up funding sources, the Morgantown Utility Board says the Morgans Run waterline extension project will be bid out in spring, with construction following […]
MUB receives positive news on Morgans Run extension project
MORGANTOWN — Residents in approximately three dozen homes in the Morgans Run Road area along Cheat Lake have spent years purchasing, collecting and hauling water due to low-producing wells plagued […]
Officials say I-79 acid spill did not threaten local water supply
MORGANTOWN — A representative of the West Virginia Division of Highways said samples taken by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection showed no evidence the acid spill that closed […]
State Junior Conservation Camp still accepting applications
CHARLESTON — Applications are still being accepted for the 43rd annual state Junior Conservation Camp. Sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Youth Environmental Program, the five-day, […]
WVDEP accepting applications for 2023 Make It Shine Spring Cleanup
Applications are now available for the 2023 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental […]
Senate Energy Committee OKs bill to double number of oil and gas well inspectors
MORGANTOWN – A bill working its way through the Senate could more than double the number of oil and gas well inspectors working across the state. SB 448 proposes three […]
WVDEP taking teacher award nominations
Agency will honor top environmental educators in 2022 Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan is accepting applications for the 2022 Make It Shine […]
WVDEP accepting submissions for ‘Roadsides in Bloom’ calendar
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is taking submissions for the 19th Annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower 2022 “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar contest. The deadline for entries is […]
WVDEP, ORSANCO introducing Mini-Sweeps along Ohio River
CHARLESTON — One of the nation’s largest stream cleanup events has been modified due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1989, the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission has partnered […]
