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Dunkard Creek

Consol May Resume Pumping at Blacksville No. 2 Soon - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 9 December 2009

Cleaning Up Dunkard Creek Should Be Priority - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 6 December 2009

Dunkard Creek Kill Frustrates Residents of Greene County - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5 December 2009

EP, Consol Working on Mine Water Plan - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 December 2009

Frustrated Residents Speak Out About Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 3 December 2009

Dunkard Creek Residents Blame Agencies for September Fish Kill - The State Journal - 4 December 2009

EPA: Mine Discharges Contributed to High Levels of TDS in Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 2 December 2009

Drainage From Mines Threat to All Streams - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 4 Decmeber 2009

Fish Kill Meeting Draws a Crowd - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 4 Decmeber 2009

Attorney General to Conduct Criminal Probe into Dunkard Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 December 2009

Algae That Killed Dunkard Creek Fish Found in Cabin Creek - Charleston Gazette - 2 December 2009

EPA Report: Algae Killed Fish - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 3 Decmeber 2009

EPA Pins Killing of Dunkard Creek on Mine Discharges - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 December 2009

Tests Show Six Streams With Algae - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 December 2009

Feds: Mine Discharges Led to Algae That Killed Creek Life - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 December 2009

Dunkard Algae Found Elsewhere - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 November 2009

DEP Testing for Golden Algae - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 19 November 2009

DEP, EPA Search for Golden Algae in Southwestern PA Streams - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 18 November 2009

Environmental Agencies to Check Streams for Golden Algae That Caused Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 November 2009

Ecological Disaster Unfolding in Dunkard Creek - Mountain State Sierran - November/December 2009

Salt-Loving Algae Wipe Out Fish in Appalachian Stream - Environmental Science & Technology - 11 November 2009

Fish Kill Update Planned for Dec. 3 - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 November 2009

Pennsylvania to Regulate Salt Discharges - Environmental Science & Technology - 15 August 2009

Dunkard Polluters Need to be Punished - Charleston Gazette - 24 October 2009

A Few Fish in Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 October 2009

W.Va. Rethinking Regs After Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 18 October 2009

21 Streams At Risk For Fish Kill Algae - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2009:

DEP, DNR Worried Dunkard Fish Kill Could Spread - Charleston Gazette  - 16 October 2009

Fish Kill Prompts Pa. to Seek Brine Well Shutdown - Philadelphia Inquirer - 16 October 2009

PA DEP: Mine Discharges Contributed in Dunkard Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 16 October 2009 

Root Cause of Dunkard Creek Fish Kill Perplexes Officials - WOWK-TV - 15 October 2009

Conditions Ripe for Algae Bloom in 20 Other WV Streams - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 15 October 2009

DEP: Toxic Algae "Change Game" on Water Quality Regs - Beckley, WV Register-Herald - 15 October 2009

Agencies Probe Salty Water in Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - The State Journal - 15 October 2009

Drilling Water May Be Cause of Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 October 2009

DEP Asks EPA to Revoke License - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 14 October 2009

Pa. Points to Mine Discharge for Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 October 2009

Questions Remain in Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - The State Journal - 8 October 2009

Questions Continue to Surround Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 6 October 2009

EPA: Dunkard Creek Algae First Documented Case in Mid-Atlantic States - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 9 October 2009

Data Released from Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV - 9 October 2009

DEP Expands Probe of Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 10 October 2009

Don't these people ever communicate? - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 October 2009

More from WVDEP on Dunkard Creek - Blog - Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2009

Toxins Tied to Fish Kill May Have Hitchhiked - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 October 2009

Dunkard Kill Zone Expands - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 October 2009

DEP Attempted to Suspend Water Standards in Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 28 September 2009

Consol Official Says Fish Kill Not Caused by Company's Pollution - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 1 October 2009

Are Compliance Orders an Environmental 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card? - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 25 September 2009

W.Va. Weighs In on Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 3 October 2009

Pennsylvania DEP: We're Not Sure Golden Algae Caused Fish Kill - WBOY-TV - Clarksburg, WV - 2 October 2009

River Users Summit Will Convene on October 14 - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 October 2009

Groups Say DEP Lax on Enforcement  - Morgantown Dominion Post  - 1 October 2009

DEP: Algae May Be Killing Fish - WBOY-TV - Clarksburg, WV - 24 September 2009

WV DEP Knew About Illegal Dunkard Pollution - The Daily Athenaeum (WVU) - 1 October 2009

DEP Should Step Aside at Dunkard - The Daily Athenaeum (WVU) - 29 September 2009

Dunkard Creek Probe Focused on Algae - Blog - Charleston Gazette - 28 September 2009

30-Mile Fish Kill at Dunkard Creek - Charleston Gazette - 26 September 2009

DEP Narrows Down Causes of Fish Kill - WV-DEP Press Release - 25 September 2009

DEP Chief: Algae Bloom Killed Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 24 September 2009

We Must Demand Protection - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009

Algae Blamed for Fish Decline - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009

W.Va. 'Not Ready' to Say Mine Water Supporting Algae - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009

Morgantown Dunkard Creek's Demise Still Needs Clarification - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 September 2009

Golden Algae to Blame for Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 September 2009

DEP: Algae May be Cause of Dead Fish - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 September 2009

DEP Awaits Results of Dunkard Creek Water Tests - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2009

State Funds May Help Pay for Deckers Creek Cleanup - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2009

Dead Fish on Dunkard Creek: the saga continues - Charleston Gazette - 24 September 2009

Township Says It Tried to Obtain Answers on Well - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 24 September 2009

Frustration Increases for Residents at Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 23 September 2009

DEP Allowed Consol to Exceed Chloride Limits in Dunkard Creek for Years
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 23 September 2009

Conservation Board OKs Resolution on Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 23 September 2009

DEP Looking at Algae in Dunkard for Toxin Source  - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 September 2009

'Everything is being killed': 161 aquatic species have died along Dunkard Creek - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 September 2009

Dunkard Fish Kill Reaction Too Slow - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter Editorial - 21 September 2009

DEP, Fish and Boat Commission Monitoring Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - PA-DEP News Release - 18 September 2009

West Virginia Pollution Kills Fish, Mussels in Tributary of the Mon
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 18 September 2009

Investigation Into Fish Kill Continues - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 19 September 2009

Mine May Not be Responsible for Fouling Dunkard
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 September 2009

Agencies Looking at Blacksville Mine for Fish Kill Answer - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 16 September 2009

DEP: Mine May be Fouling Dunkard - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 September 2009

Mon County Fish Kill Thought to Be Over Continues, Widens - The State Journal - 17 September 2009

Agencies Investigate Large Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 16 September 2009

Dunkard Fish Kill 'Substantial' - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 September 2009

Acid Mine Drainage May be Cause of Dunkard Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 15 September 2009

Dunkard Creek Fish Kill Probed - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 12 September 2009

Fish Dying in Dunkard Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 September 2009

Deckers Creek Group Seeks Grant to Study Pollution - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 December 2005