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WVDEP Releases Draft Shale Drilling Guidance Document - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 March 2009

Plant's Bid to Dump Smokestack Pollutants into Mon is Under Fire - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 March 2009

Environmental Groups Seek Greater Restrictions on Power Plant Waste-Water Output - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 17 March 2009

Marcellus Shale Drilling Issues: Withdrawal, Treatment of Water are Major Concerns in Pennyslvania and Locally - Dubois, PA Tri-County Sunday -21 February 2009

New Hazard of Gas Drilling: Flow-Back Water - Narrowsburg, NY River Reporter - 8-14 January 2009

Morgantown Council OKs Water-Quality Resolution - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 February 2009

AOP Clearwater to Use Evaporation for Gas Well Drilling Brine - The State Journal - 20 February 2009

WV Chosen for Water Recycling Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 February 2009

W.Va., Pa. Cooperate to Maintain Mon River Quality - The State Journal - 22 January 2009

Total Dissolved Solids in Monongahela River Drop Significantly Below State, Federal Limits - PA DEP News Release - 21 January 2009

States Join EPA Study of Pathogens in Ohio River - The New York Times - 20 January 2009

Morgantown Residents, Officials Respond to Resolution for Drilling - Daily Athenaeum - 30 January 2009

Natural Gas Discovered in Water at PA Drilling Sites: Environmental officials look to find sources - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - 15 January 2009

Is It Private Gain With Public Water? - Letter to the Editor - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 January 2009

Monongahela River Water Clean: But gas drilling could pose some future problems - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 January 2009

PA Working with Drillers to Control Water Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 January 2009

Plant to treat water on smaller scale after DEP ruling - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 14 January 2009

Driller Wants 4 Million Gallons - Centre County, PA Times Daily - 6 January 2009

Drilling Threatens Water, Way of Life - The State Journal - 1 January 2009

Army Corps Stabilizes Failing Allegheny River Navigation Dam - Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh - 30 December 2008

Gas Drilling Boom Taking Toll On Land - WTAE-TV - 19 December 2008

Hydro Power Shows Signs of Comeback - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 December 2008

Bowers Presents Plan of Attack to County Water Task Force - Pocahontas Times - 17 December 2008

State Concerned About Waste Water From New Gas Wells - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 December 2008

Macellus Shale Hits Record Daily Production Rate - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 December 2008

The Marcellus Shale: Is The Gas Worth the Risk to the Water? - The Highlands Voice - December 2008

Gas Well Drilling Brine Challenges Water Treatment Plants - The State Journal - 15 December 2008

Some PA American Water customers in portions of Fayette dealing with TDS - Connellsville, PA / Fayette County Daily Courier - 13 December 2008

North Union: High TDS in Mon - Connellsville, PA / Fayette County Daily Courier - 10 December 2008

Gas Firms Looking to Northern Tier to Start Work - Elmira, NY Star Gazette - 8 December 2008

Drill Team: Pennsylvania Needs Smart Rules with Gas Reserves - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 December 2008

Oil, Gas Wells Face Waste Hurdle - Pittsburgh Business Times - 31 October 2008

Hydroelectric Power Comes Roaring Back - Charleston Gazette - 2 December 2008

6 Months of Drought Hurting Fish Population - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 November 2008

Environmental, Sportsmen's Groups Want Stricter Regulation of Natural Gas Projects - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 November 2008

WVU Studies Ex-mine Sites as Biofuel Farms - Charleston Gazette - 29 November 2008

Marcellus Shale Source of Clean Energy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 November 2008

Book Showcases Industrial History of Coal River - Charleston Gazette - 23 November 2008

Boom? New gas wealth - Charleston Gazette - 23 November 2008

Drilling companies: Pa. DEP hampering business - Associated Press - 19 November 2008

State Needs to Plan for Gas Well Drilling Brine -The State Journal - 20 November 2008

Drillers, Sewer Authority Want State to Lift Waste Limits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 November 2008

Drill for Natural Gas, Pollute Water - Scientific American - 17 November 2008

PAW: [Pennsylvania American Water] Water OK - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 18 November 2008

Western PA Streams Emptied By Natural Gas Drilling - WTAE-TV Pittsburgh - 13 November 2008

Agencies Address Drilling: DRBC sees first application for 999,999 gallons of water - Narrowsburg NY River Reporter - 13 November 2008

Natural Gas Rush Stirs Environmental Concerns - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 November 2008

Mon River Solids are a Threat to Machinery, but Not Health - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 November 2008

It's All Part of the Drill: Natural gas drilling has been a boom for some, a bust for others - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 16 November 2008

A Broken System - Valley News Dispatch - 1 November 2008

PA Sewage Plants Ordered to Refuse Gas Well Drilling Water - The State Journal - 14 November 2008

Rivers of Green: The new administration must fix locks and dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 November 2008

MUB: River Solids Don't Affect Water Supply - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 November 2008.

Marcellus Shale also has its Risk - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 November 2008

New Drilling Efforts Raise Questions - The State Journal - 14 August 2008

Mon Drinking Water Loaded with Particles - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 October 2008

Water from Mon River Loaded with 'Particles' - Monessen, PA Valley Independent - 24 October 2008

DEP Seeks Cause of River Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 October 2008

Boaters Spared from Pollution Requirements - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 August 2008

Ohio Basin Cleaner, Fish Safer After 60 Years' Work - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 June 2008

Use of Mine Water May Help Avert Pollution Disaster - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 21 October 2007

Mon River Hydro Plant in Works - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 December 2007

Star City Awaits Word on Odor Cure: MUB still forming plans to upgrade its sewage plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 August 2007

Burdette Team Holds Onto 1st: Wins 2007 BASS Championship - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2007

Anglers hit the Mon for first-ever Championship: Weigh in will be where the action is at for tourney - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 July 2007

DNR: Monongahela Safe for Swimmers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 June 2007

Monongahela River Clean Enough to Swim? A test shows high E. coli: Results questioned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 June 2007

Fish Study Raises Red Flag on Water Supply - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 June 2007

Alert Flags Ready to Tell Boaters Water's Bad - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 May 2007

Streams, Rivers Cleaner Thanks to Volunteers 1.5 tons of garbage cleared from just Monongalia County - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2007

Sea Scouts Clean Up Site of Proposed Miners Memorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 April 2007

Organization to Host Fishing Tournament - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 April 2007

A Clean Sweep - The Daily Athenaeum - 5 April 2007

Family Creates Museum About Life on the River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2007

McQuain Park Docks to be Completed this Spring: Fountain to be installed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 February 2007

Down by the River: A Waterside, Countywide Park Could Make Waves - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 November 2006

Freshwater Finds in Mon 'Neat' - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 August 2006

Shrimp -- that's right, shrimp! -- found in Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 August 2006

Down by the River: Fisheries biologist combines work and his passion - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 September 2006

Rare Species in Super Highway's Path - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 September 2006

MUB Begins $6.41M Project in Star City: New water clarifier will clean more gallons - Morgantown Dominion Post -9 August 2006

Local Dams Darn Good for Fishing - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2006

Allegheny Energy to Install Scrubbers at Two Power Plants - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 July 2006

Mon River Tests Clean Before Triathlon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2006

Platinum Properties Builds on Wharf Successes - The State Journal - 16 June 2006

Riverfront Development Project Proposed for Westover - The State Journal - 16 June 2006

Going to source of the dilemma: Monongahela River cleanup must tap into origins of trash problem - Morgantown Dominion Post Editorial - 6 June 2006

Group Wants Mess Gone from the Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 May 2006

Conference Considers Mon's Future Prospects - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 23 April 2006

Local Hotel Severs Radisson Partnership: Building will become Waterfront Place Hotel - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 April 2006

River Summit Forms New Committees - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 April 2006

Time to Shore Up River of No Return - Morgantown Dominion Post - Editorial - 14 April 2006

Area Leaders See Development in River's Future - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2006

The promise of the Monongahela: River: River Summit 2006 focuses on future economic prospects - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2006

PSC approves Allegheny's scrubber, restructuring Plan to pay for $338 million pollution control project at Fort Martin Power Station - Associated Press - 11 April 2006

Mollohan to speak at river summit: Congressman calls waterway a vital resource - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 April 2006

Developer Looks to Cut Costs on Marina Project: Current bid came in $600,000 too high - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 March 2006

Time to Shore Up River of No Return - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 April 2006

A New Era: First steamer trip to Morgantown - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 May 2005

Vision 2020s Mon River Committee Schedules Sweep Summit - Morgantown Dominion Post Advertorial - 14 February 2006

Museum Traces Point Pleasant's History as Builder of Ocean-Going Vessels - Sunday Gazette-Mail - 5 February 2006

Despite Katrina It's Time To Finance Waterway Improvement - Editorial - Waterways Journal - 30 January 2006

CONSOL Energy Purchases Barge Lines - CONSOL Press Release - 12 January 2005

Upper Monongahela River Report - American Sternwheel Association Newsletter - January 2006

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

Gateway Clipper Fleet Sells Gateway River Belle - Waterways Journal - December 2005

SmartRivers Symposium Held In Pittsburgh - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005

Ohio River Shut Down At Hannibal Locks - Waterways Journal - 7 November 2005

Congress Slates $65M for Local Locks, Dams - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 17 November 2005

Cook's the Boss - Washington, PA Observer Reporter - 20 November 2005

Construction of Marina Tower Slated for December - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 November 2005

EPA Grants Friends of the Cheat More Than 800K: Funds will be used to clean up acidic creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 November 2005

West Virginia Wins Sea Scout Award - Heartland Boating - August 2005

Deal Nears for Fort Martin Boat Launch on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post -11 November 2005

Plans Afloat to Improve the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 November 2005

Seeing the River From the River (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 November 2005

Please Stay Out of the Water: Samplings of streams give cause for alarm about levels of bacteria in them - Editorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 November 2005

River Fountain Project Attached to Marina Plans - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 November 2005

Water Samples Underscore Import of Continued Upgrades to Infrastructure - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 November 2005

Mon River Tests Clean: New samples show relatively low bacteria levels -Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 October 2005

Newspaper Goes Beyond Official Reports on Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 November 2005

Bond Rallies Coalition for WRDA Fight - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005

Pittsburgh Port Reports Lock Traffic Increase - The Waterways Journal - 19 September 2005

Restoring Environment Boosts Economy, Experts Say - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 October 2005

Marina Set for Fall '06 Finish: Sternwheelers are not part of the plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 October 2005

Second Upper Mon Tour Slated Nov 5 (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2005

Watersheds Big Business Money trickles down from associations to local economy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 October 2005

City gets green light on boat dock: Federal money OK'd for project -Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 October 2005

Riverfront - Add Charleston Allure - Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2005

Clean Water Requires Partnerships, Political Will - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 October 2005

Longview Developers Finish Up Last Major Permit Application - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 September 2005.

Outdoors Offer Activities for All - WVU Daily Athenaeum - 28 September 2005

Mon River contaminated: DEP report lake, river, creek impaired - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2005

Port Authority working on projects to link modes of transportation - Charleston WV Sunday Gazette-Mail - 4 September 2005

Barge Plans Need Work, Port Authority Decides - Charleston Gazette -9 September 2005

Bassmaster Classic's Success Could Pave Way for '07 River Events - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 August 2005

Project Dominates Landscape: New Marmet Locks are a Massive Undertaking - Charleston Gazette-Mail -6 August 2005

River's Future Everyones Concern - Charleston Gazette - 2 August 2005

Riverfront Design to be Revealed Tonight - Charleston Gazette - 28 July 2005

Cabins by O'Brien Shows Ecotourism in WV - Sunday Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005

Wild, Wonderful and... Green - Sunday Gazette-Mail - July 17, 2005

Acid Mine Water Treatment Plant Benefits Local Area - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 July 2005

Grants Could Improve River Recreation - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 May 2004

County Wants A Boat Dock At Old Factory, Would use EPA money - Morgantown Dominion Post - August 23, 2003

Federal Grant May Pay For New Docks On The Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - September 5, 2003

Vision 2020 Mon River Recreation Committee is Making Big Waves - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 10, 2003

City Blazes an Old Trail on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 7, 2003

Be Realistic and Smart About Safety on the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June 30, 2002

Monongahela River's History Keeps Flowing with the Times - Morgantown Dominion Post - May 21, 2001