Gold Rush Returns (Update)
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2020 Legislative Session Wrap-Up: How Did Our Water Fare? Good News!
You deserve a high-five! The 2020 legislative session came to a close at midnight on Saturday, 3/7, after an intense 8 weeks. Throughout the session we never let up on pressuring legislators to make...
Grant aimed at boosting endangered candy darter’s comeback
By Associated Press | Posted: Mon 2:40 PM, Jan 13, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An endangered fish could get a boost from grants aimed at restoring its population in West Virginia. The West Virginia...
Legislature Commits to Inventory Toxins in West Virginia Drinking Water Supplies
March 9, 2020 Contact: Angie Rosser, 304-437-1274, arosser@wvrivers.org SCR 46 passed to initiate statewide PFAS study Charleston W.Va. – In the final minutes of its regular session on March 7, the West Virginia Legislature...
WV Gold Rush Trout Program expanding for 2020
by: Riley Phillips Posted: Mar 5, 2020 / 03:35 PM EST / Updated: Mar 5, 2020 CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The West Virginia Gold Rush trout program is returning this spring. Governor Jim Justice...
Thank Senator Manchin for Speaking in Favor of Sound Environmental Programs
Recently, Senator Manchin sent a letter on his budget priorities to President Trump, read it here. In that letter he spoke about the need to preserve federal programs that address climate change, protect our drinking water, and preserve...
Life – and Death – in a Toxic Town
“The EPA discovered that one sample, from 4,000 cubic yards of oil-soaked soil, was contaminated with PCBs—which can leach into groundwater or be inhaled. The level in the sample was 260,000 parts per million....
Red Wolves could return to Mon Forest
By Rick Steelhammer; Charleston Gazette A study by the Center for Biological Diversity identifies West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest as a potential reintroduction site for the red wolf, described by National Geographic as “the...
Jardin by the River springs up on Ronceverte’s Island Park
By Tina Alvey; Register Herald In today’s language lesson, we learn that the word “jardin” is French for “garden,” and “ronceverte” is the French word for “greenbrier.” Thus, it is no coincidence that Gateway...
Greenbrier River Archeological Dig
By Bradley Rice; Traveling WV. Caldwell W.Va. — The 78 mile long Greenbrier River Trail is one of the most popular rail trails in the United States. Running along the eastern border of West...
Meet the Little Green Clover that Beat the Odds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to take a rare species of plant found in the Ohio Valley off of the endangered species list. Amid controversial proposals to change the law protecting...
