West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Type: Organization

Name: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Frack Water Meeting Tonight

Opponents expected to question planned recycling developmentSave | Post a comment |WHEELING - Residents referring to themselves as "Wheeling Water Warriors" have the chance to question GreenHunter Water officials about the company's plans to recycle natural ... [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - May 22 2013]

Entities: Recycling, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Suspended Solids, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Gas

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Financing approved for Point drainage project

POINT PLEASANT ? Point Pleasant City Council has passed the third and final reading approving the financing for the North Point Pleasant Drainage Project (NPPDP).A public hearing was recently held on the bond ordinance (financing) prior to the vote to ... [Published Point Pleasant Register - May 21 2013]

Entities: Drainage, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., R F Industries Ltd

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Chesapeake Corporation

After use, companies inject fracking water underground

When frack water can't be used anymore it has to go somewhere.It can't go back into a river because it's contaminated with chemicals -- and municipal water treatment plants can't clean it adequately. Pending the next technological advance, producers are ... [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Chesapeake Corporation, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., The Dominion Group Inc, Plastics

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Fayette sewer, water projects in works

FAYETTEVILLE Despite increasingly scarce funding sources, 14 new sewer and water projects totaling nearly $43 million are in the works in Fayette County, with three more in the hopper.But at least one, a water service extension to South Miller Ridge, ... [Published Beckley Register-Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Wastewater, Sewer, emergency, Carl Harris (footballer), West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote...

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Rob Rice Named Chief of WVDEP's Abandoned Mine Lands Program

4 minutes ago, 7:50am (ET) 05/15/2013 M2Rob Rice has been appointed to the position of Chief of the Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation Program with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Rice, who has worked in the AML program for seven ... [Published Zecco - May 15 2013]

Entities: Rob Rice, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Safety Management

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Morgantown Police Arrest Juvenile with Handgun at Morgantown High

2:57 PM ESTLocal NewsMore>>Some graduates of Lewis County High School will be receiving scholarships at West Virginia University thanks to a donation from a judge's estate.Some graduates of Lewis County High School will be receiving scholarships ... [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]

Entities: Juvenile, Mayors' Association, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Police

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

West Virginia University

Origin of Bridgeport Strip Mall Fire Undetermined

Posted:Updated:Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:42 PM ESTLocal NewsMore>>Some graduates of Lewis County High School will be receiving scholarships at West Virginia University thanks to a donation from a judge's estate.Some graduates of Lewis County High ... [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]

Entities: Lewis County, Mayors' Association, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., West Virginia University

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

W.Va. Youth Environmental Day to mark milestone

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is getting ready to mark the 50th anniversary of its Youth Environmental Day. Officials say the annual event is being held May 18 at North Bend State Park in Cairo. Youth group members will receive ... [Published WCHS-TV - May 09 2013]

Entities: Environment, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., DuPont - E I du Pont de Nemours & Co, Litter, Recycling

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Groups attend hearing in Charleston that could impact future mining on Blair Mountain

It's a hearing that could eventually decide the fate of an historic mountain.The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection held a hearing Tuesday in Charleston to discuss the future of Blair Mountain in Logan County.Several environmental groups ... [Published WOWK - May 08 2013]

Entities: Mining, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Environment

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Solid Waste Authority hosts e-recycling drive

HUNTINGTON -- The Cabell County Solid Waste Authority will host an e-recycling drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in the parking lot of the St. Mary's Education Center, located at 5th Avenue and 29th Street.Any electronic device that can be ... [Published Herald Dispatch - May 07 2013]

Entities: Solid Waste, Ralph Taylor, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Republic Services Inc, Waste Management

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Slurry dam construction integrity questioned

A new report by federal surface mine regulators obtained by the Sludge Safety Project indicates there are some concern about the way West Virginia coal slurry dams are built.The concerns indicated by the one-page executive summary of the Office of Surface ... [Published State Journal - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Coal, Construction, Density, Office of Surface Mining

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

City to improve wastewater treatment plant with $11.5 million in low-interest financing

CLARKSBURG — The Clarksburg Sanitary Board has received written confirmation of $11.5 million in low-interest financing for improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection approved the Sanitary ... [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Wastewater Treatment, Martin Howe, West Virginia Department of Environmental Prote..., Revolving Fund

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"If people want to talk about radioactive materials, I don't have those reports. All I can tell you is that we test our water every day" said Jack, noting federal and state regulators have found no problems with GreenHunter's plant along Ohio 7 in New Matamoras

Frack Water Meeting Tonight [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - May 22 2013]

Proximity also plays a role in deciding when to stop using frack water, he said. "I haven't seen any water that can't be reused. Because of the way we filter and dilute with fresh water we've been able to reuse anything we want to."

After use, companies inject fracking water underground [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]

"Appointing Rob, with his knowledge and experience with the AML program will allow the agency to have a seamless transition and allow us to continue to address the environmental challenges that often come with abandoned mine lands" Huffman said. Rice will begin his new position June 1

Rob Rice Named Chief of WVDEP's Abandoned Mine Lands Program [Published Zecco - May 15 2013]

"Like any business owner would feel, a little trepidation certainly, concerned but I think they have a handle on it now even though the flames are still coming out of this side of the building, its getting better than it was. Now we're just making plans for the next step, running the business" Jimmy Larosa, owner of Pottsville Energy

Origin of Bridgeport Strip Mall Fire Undetermined [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]

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Frack Water Meeting Tonight [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - May 22 2013]
Financing approved for Point drainage project [Published Point Pleasant Register - May 21 2013]
After use, companies inject fracking water unde... [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]
Fayette sewer, water projects in works [Published Beckley Register-Herald - May 18 2013]
Running right: Are mountaintop removal concerns... [Published Charleston Gazette - May 16 2013]
Rob Rice Named Chief of WVDEP's Abandoned Mine ... [Published Zecco - May 15 2013]
Gypsy moth treatments to begin in mid-May [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - May 09 2013]
Morgantown Police Arrest Juvenile with Handgun ... [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]
Origin of Bridgeport Strip Mall Fire Undetermined [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]
DNR Investigating Fish Kill at Tygart Lake [Published WBOY - May 09 2013]
W.Va. Youth Environmental Day to mark milestone [Published WCHS-TV - May 09 2013]
Groups attend hearing in Charleston that could ... [Published WOWK - May 08 2013]
Solid Waste Authority hosts e-recycling drive [Published Herald Dispatch - May 07 2013]
UN Group Urges U.S. Businesses to Address Human... [Published NGO Watch - May 03 2013]
United Nations Working Group Concludes U.S. Vis... [Published Earth Justice - May 02 2013]
Volunteers sought to clean Sutton Lake [Published Charleston Daily Mail - May 01 2013]
Do we really want to wait until a slurry impoun... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 26 2013]
Slurry dam construction integrity questioned [Published State Journal - Apr 25 2013]
Feds questioning construction of state slurry dams [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 25 2013]
Feds questioning construction of W.Va. slurry dams [Published Kentucky.com - Apr 25 2013]
Recycling event set for May 18 [Published Parkersburg News - Apr 25 2013]
Clarksburg Sanitary Board approved for low-inte... [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - Apr 25 2013]
Clarksburg Sanitary Board approved for low-inte... [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - Apr 25 2013]
City to improve wastewater treatment plant with... [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - Apr 24 2013]
More of the same: Politicians and the Spruce Mine [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 24 2013]
Bandmill Coal sued over alleged selenium discharge [Published Logan Banner - Apr 23 2013]
Two Bluefields schedule spring cleaning [Published Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Apr 22 2013]
GREGORY BALL [Published Logan Banner - Apr 21 2013]
2 A-Z Environmental Services employees now lice... [Published State Journal - Apr 20 2013]
Contractor chosen for Point drainage project [Published Point Pleasant Register - Apr 18 2013]

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Selenium Trouble at Alpha Natural Resources: Es... [Published The Understory : Understory.RAN.org - Feb 04 2013] Alpha Natural Resources’ lawyers have had their hands full with environmental litigation lately, as we detail in a RAN Coal Risk Update released today. During 2012, environmental groups filed multiple lawsuits against Alpha over alleged water contamination ...
Tell Banks to Stop Financing the Destruction of... [Published The Understory : Understory.RAN.org - Dec 14 2012] Blair Mountain, West Virginia Many people have not heard of the Battle of Blair Mountain , let alone a place called Adkins Fork in Logan County, West Virginia. But in 1921, the Adkins Fork area was the scene of an intense battle between miners attempting ...