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		<title>Deckers Creek rising: The rapid resurgence of a once-dead waterway</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>MUB: Funding for Morgans Run water extension project finalized</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>MUB receives positive news on Morgans Run extension project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/06/11/mub-receives-positive-news-on-morgans-run-extension-project/">MUB receives positive news on Morgans Run extension project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Officials say I-79 acid spill did not threaten local water supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>State Junior Conservation Camp still accepting applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/06/02/state-junior-conservation-camp-still-accepting-applications/">State Junior Conservation Camp still accepting applications</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>WVDEP accepting applications for 2023 Make It Shine Spring Cleanup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/02/07/wvdep-accepting-applications-for-2023-make-it-shine-spring-cleanup/">WVDEP accepting applications for 2023 Make It Shine Spring Cleanup</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Senate Energy Committee OKs bill to double number of oil and gas well inspectors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>WVDEP taking teacher award nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/11/21/wvdep-taking-teacher-award-nominations/">WVDEP taking teacher award nominations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>WVDEP accepting submissions for ‘Roadsides in Bloom’ calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Newsroom@DominionPost.com &#160;The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is&#160; taking submissions for the 19th Annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower 2022 “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar contest. The deadline for entries is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/09/03/wvdep-accepting-submissions-for-roadsides-in-bloom-calendar/">WVDEP accepting submissions for ‘Roadsides in Bloom’ calendar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>WVDEP, ORSANCO introducing Mini-Sweeps along Ohio River</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/25/wvdep-orsanco-introducing-mini-sweeps-along-ohio-river/">WVDEP, ORSANCO introducing Mini-Sweeps along Ohio River</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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