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WVU Art Exhibit Celebrates Water and the Women Who Protect It

A collaborative art exhibit at West Virginia University focuses on one of the state’s most abundant resources -- water. It also celebrates the many women…

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Four Concerns About Storage Tank Legislative Rollback

A bill to roll back regulations of storage tanks is making its way through the legislature. This week the House Judiciary Committee passed a version of…

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More Fracking Slated in Morgantown

Amid much controversy, two horizontal gas wells were drilled into the Marcellus shale rock formation in 2011 just barely outside of Morgantown. Now two…

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Watching Over Water: Researchers Pool Resources

Citizen and university researchers involved in monitoring water quality at 54 sites on the upper Ohio River basin will gather for a first-of-its kind…

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Fracking Waste: What Is It & What Do We Do About It

The natural gas boom continues to sound in what have become the northern gas fields of West Virginia. State lawmakers are working on ways to take maximum…

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