Fish spotted in lower Deckers Creek following startup of Richard Mine AMD treatment plant
Lower Deckers Creek appears to be coming back to life. And it appears to be because the Richard Mine acid...
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WV DEP and DNR withdraw their OKs on Lake Lynn proposal to lower Cheat Lake Level; residents seek help from governor and AG
West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection and Division of Natural Resources have both withdrawn their OKs on Lake Lynn Generation’s...
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Biafora businesses send 18 letters to FERC opposing Lake Lynn Generation’s proposal to lower level of Cheat Lake
The Biafora family of businesses comment-bombed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with 18 identical letters objecting to the proposal to...
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Council caught up on Cheat Lake wastewater facility project
The legislative actions necessary to authorize and finance the Morgantown Utility Board’s Cheat Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project will...
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Public comments oppose Lake Lynn Generation’s request to lower Cheat Lake; company submits more information to support proposal
MORGANTOWN — Lake Lynn Generation this week submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission information amplifying its request to lower...
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Tony Robbins Bet $200 Million on a Green-Energy Breakthrough. Proof It Works Remains Elusive
Entrepreneur Simon Hodson plans a clean-energy revolution in a West Virginia coal-fired power plant; some scientists are skeptical. Tony Robbins...
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Morgantown Riverfront Revitalization Task Force – June 27, 2024
Steve Selin opened the meeting to the working session, discussing ‘takeaways’ from the presentation by Matt Galluzzo, representing Pittsburgh Riverlife,...
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Study Finds Small Streams, Recently Stripped of Protections, Are a Big Deal
Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed...
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Army Corps of Engineers reminds boaters to be safe on water
As thousands of Americans plan visits to reservoirs and rivers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reminds them...
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Cheat River Outfitters Celebrates its 50th year
Frank Jernejcic, VP of UMRA, and retired from WV Division of Natural Resources comments: I started paddling the Cheat Canyon...
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