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Researchers Fight to Keep Asian Carp Out of WV’s Upper Ohio River - Charleston Gazette Mail - 22 July 2017
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Strong Fy ’18 Funding For Corps Of Engineers - Waterways Council news release - 21 July 2017
Boating Industry Reader Survey Reports Ethanol Repairs Increasing - BOAT-US Release - 18 July 2017
Brake Backs Solid Waste Co - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 July 2017
U.S. Waterways Face Critical Juncture - Wall Street Journal - 13 July 2017
Possible Tornado Slams Cheat Lake - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 June 2017
Locks on Monongahela River Open for Boaters this Weekend - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2017
Agribusiness Angles for Infrastructure Upgrades on U.S. Inland Waterways - Wall Street Journal - 8 June 2017
Casey Urges Trump to Restore Money for Mon River Locks and Dams - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 13 June 2017
UMRA Releases Dates, Time Locks Will Be Open - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 May 2017
Upper Monongahela River 2017 Summer Lock Hours - UMRA Release - 8 May 2017
Better Utilizing Marmet Locks Would Create WV Jobs - Charleston Gazette - 7 May 2017
Casey asks Trump for Nearly $50M for Mon River Locks and Dams Project - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 14 March 2017
Company Wants to Reopen Hatfield’s Ferry as Natural Gas Power Plant - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 7 March 2017
Army Corps Of Engineers Contemplates Tearing Out Lightly Used Locks, Dams on Upper Allegheny - Valley News Dispatch - 25 February 2017
Catfish Project Gets Students Thinking About Watersheds - The State Journal - 25 February 2017
3 WV Dams Removed in 2016 to Improve Water Quality, Public Safety - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 16 February 2017
Decline in Customers Slows on Fast-Flowing WV Rivers - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 13 February 2017
It's Time to Explore the River of the Year and the Trail of the Year - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 February 2017
Amherst Madison Deckhand Focus Of Media Series Video - The Waterways Journal - 30 January 2017
Abandoned Mine Blowout Nearly Contained Along Mon River - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 1 February 2017
Business to Sail Into City - Man wants to bring riverboat to Morgantown - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 February 2017
Orange Streak Develops on Monongahela River - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 30 January 2017
A Plume Of Pollution Discolors Part of Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 31 January 2017
Shuster Set to Address Infrastructure Needs at Congressional Hearing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 27 January 2017
W.Va. Waterborne Coal Shipments Continue Decline - The State Journal - 21 January 2017
WV DNR: Hatchery Repairs are Finally Forthcoming - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 21 January 2017
W.A. Young & Sons Foundry in Rices Landing Designated a National Landmark - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 16 January 2017
St. Mary’s Rev. Blesses Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 January 2017
Rare Crayfish May Endanger Trout Stockings on Four WV Streams - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 7 January 2017
Tow Boat Traffic Resumes at Ohio Lock After Repair - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 December 2016
Invasive Carp Making Way To Allegheny, Mon Rivers, Threaten Local Populations - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 December 2016
First Energy Finds New Site For Coal Ash Disposal From Bruce Mansfield Plant - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 30 November 2016
Short-Term Fix in Sight for New Cumberland - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 December 2016
Hydraulic Fluid Spill Closes New Cumberland Locks and Dam - Wheeling Intelligencer - 15 December 2016
FirstEnergy to Ship Coal Ash Downriver to Moundsville - Wheeling Intelligencer - 3 December 2016
DEP Final Report on Ten Mile Creek Indicates No Dangers of Radioactivity - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 2 December 2016
Efforts to Save the Cheat River Chart Clearer Course Forward - The State Journal - 29 November 2016
Choke Point of a Nation - The High Cost of an Aging River Lock - New York Times - 23 November 2016 (.PDF file)
Repurposed for Recreation - WV Executive Magazine - 2016 Research & Technology Issue (.PDF file)
Treatment of Dunkard Creek Will Continue - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 November 2016
Whitewater Park Plans Flow - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 November 2016
Companies Donate $25K for Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 November 2016
Water Works Questioned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 November 2016
River Closures Announced for Light Up Night - BoatLocal Pittsburgh - 7 November 2016
Allegheny River Nominated for River of the Year - BoatLocal Pittsburgh - 2 November 2016
s Flourishing Along Ohio River in Monroe County - Wheeling Intelligencer - 14 November 2016
Coal Shipments Down on WV Rivers - The State Journal - 27 October 2016
New App Promotes Planning a Kayak Trip on the Coal River - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 25 October 2016
Greene County Receives Grants to Extend Greene River Trail Near Rices Landing - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 25 October 2016
WV’s Newest Power Plant Dedicated - The State Journal - 20 October 2016
Slow River Reduces Output at WV's Hydro Plant at Willow Island - The State Journal - 21 October 2016
Learning to Love the Riverfront: Fairmont Looks to Big Brother Pittsburgh For Planning Ideas - HomeYesterday.com - 19 October 2016
Dunkard Creek Recovers from 2009 Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 October 2016
Dunkard Creek Recovery Effort Will Take Years After ‘Sweeping’ 2009 Fish Kill - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 13 October 2016
Open Allegheny River Locks 'a Huge Success' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 October 2016
Official: Dunkard Creek Recovery of Fish 'Slow, But Happening' - Uniontown Herald Standard - 8 October 2016
BOPARC, WVU, Mon Deal Drafted - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 October 2016
Power Plant Resumes Operations After Youghiogheny River Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5 October 2016
Fish and Boat Commission to Discuss Recovery of Dunkard Creek - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 4 October 2016
Regatta to Close Allegheny Saturday, Sunday to Boat Traffic Between 40th Street Bridge and Point State Park - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 October 2016
Exploring North Wheeling’s Rich Steamboat History - Wheeling Intelligencer - 18 September 2016
Monongahela River the Setting for Girl’s Mermaid Story - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 16 September 2016
Lock 52 Wickets Down, River Closes - WCI E-brief - 12 September 2016
Dam Removal Project Delayed Until Early Fall - WDTV - 6 September 2016
PWSA Hires New Interim Executive Director - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 September 2016
Riverquest to Stay Afloat, Keep Focus On Stem Programs - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -31 August 2016
History of Racing on Display At Vintage Raceboat Regatta - Wheeling Intelligencer - 31 August 2016
Jet Boat Takes Anglers to Rocky Stretches of New, Gauley and Kanawha Rivers - Charleston Gazette-Mail - 7 August 2016
'Super Clean' Rivers Offer Near-Perfect Regatta Conditions - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 7 August 2016
Rescheduled Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta returns to the Allegheny River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 August 2016
Frustration Mounts Over Dam Removal Project - WDTV - 29 July 2016
Huge, Once-Hated Fish Now Seen As Weapon Against Asian Carp - Washington Post - 29 July 2016
Hydropower Is On the Rise in the Ohio Valley - Wheeling Intelligencer - 24 July 2016
River Coal Shipments Continue Slump in WV - The State Journal - 21 July 2016
Make Your Way to The Water: Mon River Games Highlights Fun to Be Had On Our Region’s Rivers - website homeyesterday.com - 9July 2016
West Virginia Floods Cause Barge Breakaways - The Waterways Journal - 4 July 2016
Van Voorhis Trailhead Open to Public - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 July 2016
Chesney’s Navy Rendezvousing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 July 2016
Highland Dam Removal Creating New Concerns - WDTV - 23 June 2016
Public Can Now Access New County Map System - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 June 2016
Blue Racer Plans Barge Operations in WV in Third Quarter - The State Journal - 15 June 2016
Don’t Forget the Waterways in Infrastructure Funding - Charleston Gazette Mail - 2 June 2016
Inland Waterways Still Vital Asset for Tri-State - Huntington - 27 May 2016
Corps of Engineers Proposes Restoring Ohio Riverbanks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 June 2016
Rices Landing Riverfest Set to Kick Off the Summer - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 30 May 2016
Waterways Projects Await Funding, Corps of Engineers Study - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 May 2016
ARDC Restructures 2016 Lock Schedule - website announcement - 3 May 2016
Ohio Company to Build Power Plant at Tygart Dam - The State Journal - 15 May 2016
Area Paddlers Buy Launch - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 May 2016
Cheat River Property Purchased for Trail - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 May 2016
Cruising on the Creek: Marianna Canoe Race - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 30 April 2016
West Virginians Fishing From Kayaks - The State Journal - 28 April 2016
Board Upholds DEP Chemical Tank Designations - Charleston Gazette Mail - 26 April 2016
University Creates Institute of Water Security and Science - The State Journal - 25 April 2016
Permit Changes Sought for Steele Shaft Mine Water Treatment System in Dunkard - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 19 April 2016
Delays in Lock and Dam Repairs Jeopardize River Economy and Water Supply, Lawmakers Say - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 7 April 2016
Blacksmiths Return to Rices Landing Foundry for ‘Hammer-In’ - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 12 April 2016
Local Engineer Earns Man of the Year Honor - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 April 2016
Washington Man Lands State-Record Carp - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 9 April 2016
Dam Removal Halted After Local Road Collapses - WDTV - 7 April 2016
Congressmen Urge Army Corps to Finish Study to Free Up Funds For Lock and Dam Repair - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 April 2016
Barry Pallay Recognized as Ambassador for Progress - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 April 2016
WV Students Stock, Clean Streams with Help from Local Business, Law Enforcement - The State Journal - 1 April 2016
White House Should Heed Biden When Considering Waterways - The Waterways Journal - 28 March 2016
Amherst Madison Acquires O-Kan Marine Repair - The Waterways Journal - 28 March 2016
Demolition of First of Three West Fork Dams Underway - Charleston Gazette Mail - 29 March 2016
Monongahela River Locks: Economic Engine or Eye Sore? - WDTV - 24 March 2016
Cheat River is Stocked with Trout for the First Time This Season - Preston County Journal - 22 March 2016
Clean Rivers Opportunities with Clean Fuels: Natural Gas MARAD Towboat Conversion Project Highlight - Seminar Announcement - 23 March 2016
Cal U. Exhibit Focuses on Mon Valley History - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 21 March 2016
Dam Removals Begin on the West Fork - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Release - 17 March 2016
Work on West Fork River Dam Removal Project to Start Monday - WDTV Clarksburg - 18 March 2016
New Kayak and Canoe Launches Give Boaters Better Access to Ten Mile Creek - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 16 March 2016
Willow Island Hydropower Plant in Full Operation - The State Journal - 10 March 2016
Coast Guard Walks Back Approval of Frac-Water Barging - The Waterways Journal - 29 February 2016
Giving an Underappreciated Site Its Due - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 28 February 2016
[Preston] Commissioners to Ask Mon to Contribute to Watershed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 February 2016
Cheat River Story Released on INTERNET - Friends of the Cheat Release - 9 February 2016
U.S. Opens Spigot for Lock-and-Dam Fixes, Even as Coal Traffic Dwindles - Wall Street Journal - 2 February 2016
Salvage Company Works on Sunken Boat in Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 February 2016
Boat Sinking in Star City - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 February 2016
Advanced Water Treatment Plant to be Built at 4 West Mine - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 2 February 2016
Voyager Floating Classroom To Relaunch On Pittsburgh-Area Rivers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 January 2016
Pittsburgh-Area Groups Finalize Merger, Preserve River-Focused Programs - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 January 2016
A New Day for Hatfield’s Ferry? - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 17 January 2016
Sunnyside Up Seeks Investors - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 January 2016
River Conditions Major Factor in Three Rivers Regatta's Possible Return to August - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 January 2016
Arch Coal Files for Bankruptcy - Wall Street Journal - 12 January 2016
Nothing in Testing to Indicate Morgantown’s Water Unsafe - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 January 2016
In Tough Coal Market, WV's Longview Power Plant Strives To Prevail - The State Journal - 30 December 2015
Ohio River Lock Gate to be Lifted in Spring to Reveal Damage by Tow Boat - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 30 December 2015
Questions Remain with Ten Mile Creek Testing - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 20 December 2015
DEP Testing Finds No Radiation in Ten Mile Creek - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 17 December 2015
Study Makes Dire Prediction of Water-Fouling Algae Growth In Lake Erie - Block News Alliance - 17 December 2015
Did America’s Rivers Make It A Superpower? - The Waterways Journal - 16 December 2015
Montgomery Lock and Dam Reopens After Crash, Set to Close Again - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 December 2015
Study Finds Causes for Mutant Bass in Susquehanna River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 December 2015
Content Of Barges Diversified In Western Pa. As Coal Taking Up Less Space - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 December 2015
Campbell Transportation Has Big Plans For Hancock County, WV Property - The State Journal - 10 December 2015
Huntington, WV Gives First Approval To New Downtown Marina - The State Journal - 30 November 2015
Monongahela River Boat Rental Business Could Spur Economic Growth, Coalition Told - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 November 2015
W.Va.’s Trout Outlook Has Changed, Retired Biologist Says - Charleston Gazette Mail - 14 November 2015
Natural Gas-Fueled Towboat To Be Built in Ohio Valley - Wheeling Intelligencer - 11 November 2015
Area Group To Paddle Waterways - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 November 2015
Top Corps Brass Share Frustrations Over Waterways - The Waterways Journal - 19 October 2015
Sierra Club Challenges Utility’s Plan to Haul Coal Ash on Rivers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 October 2015
Commissioners Seeking Property to Extend Greene River Trail - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 21 October 2015
River Coalition Planted Seeds for Projects - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 October 2015
Braddock Locks and Dam Hydropower Plant Project Off to Slow Start - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 October 2015
Valley Gem Riverboat visits Huntington, WV - The State Journal - 15 October 2015
Algae Bloom Is Water Warning - Wheeling Intelligencer - 20 October 2015
Coal Shipments on Ohio River Stabilizing From Decline - The State Journal - 15 October 2015
Attention Cheat Lake Property Owners and Boaters - Lake Lynn Generation - 14 October 2015
Mason-Dixon Hike to Retrace Historic Survey - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 14 October 2015
Funds Needed to Designate Allegheny River as a Pennsylvania Water Trail - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 October 2015
Pollution Control Standards for Wastewater Into Ohio River Approved - The State Journal - 8 October 2015
New Federal Rules Target Waste Disposal Standards - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 September 2015
Ohio River Algae Bloom Going Away - Wheeling Intelligencer - 27 September 2015
New West Virginia Invasive Species Said to be Pesky — and Tasty - Charleston Gazette Mail - 20 September 2015
Unprecedented: West Virginia University and Ohio State Are Raising the Bar For Shale Drilling Research - The State Journal - 17 September 2015
Settlement Announced on Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 15 September 2015
Survey: Allegheny River Water Quality Holds Steady - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12 September 2015
DEP Reveals Scope Of Algae’s Spread in River - Wheeling Intelligencer - 5 September 2015
Water Company Preparing For Toxic Algae On Ohio River - Charleston Gazette - 3 September 2015
WVU Research Group Confirms Initial Radiation Testing at Clyde Mine Discharge - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 1 September 2015
Historic WWII-era Landing Ship Tank Docking at Heinz Field - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 August 2015
Algae Advisory Resurfaces - Wheeling Intelligencer - 28 August 2015
Officials Still Urge Caution as River Algae Levels Subside - Wheeling Intelligencer - 23 August 2015
Algae Problems Continue on Ohio River - Wheeling Intelligencer - 22 August 2015
UMRA Discusses Plans to Bring Gateway Clipper to Morgantown - WBOY - 21August 2015
Illegal Dumping of Fracking Wastewater May Be Linked to Radioactivity in PA Creek, Experts Say - DeSmogBlog - 21 August 2015
Health Dept. Urges Caution on River - Wheeling Intelligencer - 21 August 2015
Gateway Clipper Could Be Steaming to Morgantown Area - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 August 2015
Star City Council Meeting August 18th - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 August 2015
Arts Group Draws Up Plans For Monongahela Festival - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 August 2015
Greensboro’s Handicap Accessible Kayak And Canoe Launch Now Open - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 13 August 2015
Future Looks Brighter for Dunkard Creek - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 10 August 2015
Patience Needed with Ten Mile Creek Testing - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 10 August 2015
Emsworth Lock Closures Impact Events - BoatLocalPittsburgh - 6 August 2015
ARDC Fundraisers Around the Corner - BoatLocalPittsburgh - 6 August 2015
Merco Marine Provides Docks for River Destinations - BoatLocalPittsburgh - 31 July 2015
[Allegheny] Lock 6 Closed; Quick Repairs Expected - BoatLocalPittsburgh - 24 July 2015
Dunkard Creek Lawsuit Reaches a Settlement - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 August 2015
DEP’s Testing Methods For Radiation In Ten Mile Creek Questioned - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 30 July 2015
WV Coal Industry Slams Fed Stream Rule - The State Journal - 23 July 2015
New Test Shows Little Radiation At Ten Mile Creek - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 23 July 2015
Ten Mile Creek Testing Results Expected Next Month - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 22 July 2015
Federal OSMRE Proposes Revisions To Strengthen Stream Protections From Coal Mines - The State Journal - 16 July 2015
Radiation Found in Greene County Stream Near Water Supply - WTAE - 16 July 2015
Company Gets Federal Approval for Hydroelectric Plant on Mon River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 July 2015
Harrison County Commission Discusses Dam Removal with U.S. Fish and Wildlife - WBOY - 17July 2015
UMRA Granted Award from Army Corps of Engineers - WBOY - 2 July 2015
Monongahela: Reviving a River Town - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 6 July 2015
gatta Cancels All Water-Based Activities this Weekend - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 July 2015
Monongahela River Locks Are Reopened - WDTV - 27 June 2015
Pittsburgh River-Focused Nonprofits' Merger Becomes Official - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 22 June 2015
DNR Encourages Sober Boating With Operation Dry Water - WBOY - 22 June 2015
UMRA Takes 'Victory Lap' with Elected Officials Through Mon River Locks - WBOY - 20 June 2015
Living History Takes Shape on the River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 June 2015
Bike Paths Planned for Ohio River Greenway Trail - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 20 June 2015
UMRA 2015 Upper Mon Boat Tour on YouTube - 17 June 2015
USA TODAY Special Edition - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - June 2015
Tournament Comes To Fairmont - WBOY - 15 June 2015
Despite Rain, Rices Landing Riverfest 'A Blast' - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 15 June 2015
Wheeling Jesuit partners with WV Water Research Institute and WVU - The State Journal - 11 June 2015
River Tour Celebrates Reopening of Hildebrand, Opekiska - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 June 2015
Wheeling Jesuit partners with WV Water Research Institute and WVU - The State Journal - 11 June 2015
Alcohol, Drugs, Speed Cited in Boat Wreck - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 June 2015
Boater Faces BUI - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 June 2015
EPA Review Clears Fracking - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 June 2015
Water Trail From Point State Park To Ohio Gets National Designation - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 4 June 2015
Environmental Groups Ask DEP to Reject Hatfield’s Ferry Landfill Plan - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 4 June 2015
Boat Wreck Victims ID’d - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 June 2015
Enjoy River With More Than A Dozen Activities This Weekend - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 May 2015
Boat Wreck Update - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 May 2015
West Fork River Dam Removal Making Progress - WBOY - 28 May 2015
WV Congressional Delegation Disagrees with EPA Clean Water Rule - The State Journal - 27 May 2015
New Clean Water Rule will Benefit Pennsylvania Resources - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 May 2015
Ski Boat Wreck Probed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 May 2015
12 Young Adults Transported to Hospital After Boating Accident on Cheat Lake - various sources - 26 May 2015
Good Season Predicted for Region's Boaters - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 24 May 2015
to Make Monongahela River More Accessible - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 22 May 2015
Upper Allegheny Locks to Open on Weekends and Holidays - Pittsburgh District release - 21 May 2015
Locks Remind Community of Holiday Hours - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 May 2015
Study Warns of MCHM Toxicity - Charleston Gazette - 12 May 2015
Biaforas Sue Over Washed-away Docks - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 May 2015
Corps of Engineers Urges Water Safety - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 May 2015
Oil Spills into Scott's Run Creek After I-79 Tanker Truck Accident - WBOY - 8 May 2015
Rail-Trail Sojourn Injects $38,000 in Morgantown-area Businesses - Mon River Trails Release - 6 May 2015
USGS: Dam Removal Study Reveals River Resiliency - U.S. Department of the Interior - 1 May 2015
House Approves Fy '16 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill - Waterways Council Release - 1 May 2015
WV Rep. Evan Jenkins Praises Energy and Water Appropriations Bill - 23 April 2015
House Floating Along Rivers Will Be New South Side Marina Office - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 23 April 2015
House Floating On Allegheny, Monongahela Rivers Draws Attention - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 April 2015
House Appropriations Committee Approves Strong Fy 16 Funding - Waterways Council Release - 22 April 2015
Coal Traffic Down, Petroleum Up on Ohio River - The State Journal - 16 April 2015
Shippers Look to the Rivers to Move More Freight - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 April 2015
Cheat Canyon in W.Va. Permanently Conserved - Uniontown Herald-Standard - 11 April 2015
More Alligator Sightings Reported - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 9 April 2015
Police Receive More Reports of Alligator in Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 9 April 2015
Alligator In Mon? - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 8 April 2015
Listen to the experts: Remove Dams on West Fork - Editorial - Clarksburg Exponent - 7 April 2015
Flow: Restoring the West Fork River Benefits People and Wildlife - web post - 29 March 2015
Harrison Commission Looking at Eminent Domain to Keep West Fork Dams - Clarksburg Exponent - 24 March 2015
Clarksburg Water Board Executes Agreement to Remove Dams - Clarksburg Exponent - 23 March 2015
AEP Considers Selling Barge Business - The State Journal - 23 March 2015
Sharing Rivers With Recreational Boaters Topic At IWC - The Waterways Journal - 16 March 2015
NWS Issues Flood Warning for Monongahela River - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 10 March 2015
Flood Warning in Effect for Part of Mon River; Advisory for Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 10 March 2015
Paths to Success - Mon River Trails System - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 March 2015
Monongahela River Flooding Causes Moderate Damages - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 5 March 2015Loose Barges on Monongahela River Highlight Woes of Winter's End - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 5 March 2015
GreenHunter
Says Oilfield Waste Will Be Shipped in Wheeling -
Wheeling Intelligencer - 20 February 2015
Pittsburgh's Freezing Weather Complicating River Traffic - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 February 2015
Shippers Welcome Lock, Dam Funding for Monongahela River Project - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 19 February 2015
More
Should Be Done to Promote Riverfront, Washington County
Officials Say - Pittsburgh Tribune Review -
14 February 2015
Barges Sit for Hours Behind Locks That May Take Decades to Replace - NY Times - 4 February 2015
River of Support: The Mon’s Lock-and-Dam Overhaul Gets a Boost - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 February 2015
Obama Proposes Money for Locks, Dams in Lower Mon Project - The Valley Indepedent - 5 February 2015
Radiation Concerns Coast Guard - Wheeling Intelligencer - 7 February 2015
Washington Update - National Waterways Conference - 6 February 2015
Defining Waste Crux Of Dispute - Wheeling Intelligencer - 6 February 2015
Watershed
Group Tells History of Richard Mine in Exhibit in
Morgantown, WV - The State Journal - 5
February 2015
Coast Guard Denies Approving Barge Shipment of Drilling Waste - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 4 February 2015
GreenHunter
Gets Coast Guard’s OK - Wheeling Intelligencer
- 4 February 2015
Coast Guard Approves GreenHunter's Ohio River Barge Transport Proposal - The State Journal - 3 February 2015
WCI Reacts To President’s Fy ’16 Budget Request - Waterways Council, Inc - 3 February 2015
National
Waterways Foundation Commissioned-Study Examines
Economic Impact of Increased Investment in Inland
Waterways System - National Waterways Foundation
Release - 26 January 2015
Study Shows Frack Water Impact - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 20 January 2015
Science Goes a ‘Long Way’ to Improve Quality of Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 January 2015
Streams Afloat With Vital Data - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 January 2015
Subsidence Still Impacts Streams, [PA] DEP Report Says - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 2 January 2015
Spate of Retirements Sends W.Va. DNR Reeling - Charleston Gazette - 2 January 2015
EPA Removes Mon River From Impaired Waterways List - Washington PA Observer-Reporter - 29 December 2014
Monongahela River is Cleaner, Allegheny ‘Impaired,’ State Report Says - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 December 2014
Gear of Pittsburgh Rowing Club, 2 Other Crew Teams Goes Up in Smoke in Robinson - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 December 2014
WV DEP Releases 'Tank Rule' for Public Comment Through Jan. 21 - The State Journal - 25 December 2014
Washington Update - National Waterways Conference release - 18 December 2014
USACE Pittsburgh Headwaters Update Fall 2014 – Corps of Engineers Release – 19 December 2014
Morgantown Lock Dewatering Reveals Severe Damage - The Waterways Journal - 15 December 2014
How To Revitalize A River Port: A Conversation With Jim McCarville - The Waterways Journal - 15 December 2014
Reporting Water Use to Change Soon - The State Journal - 11 December 2014
DEP Could Improve Water Sampling Oversight, Board Told - Charleston Gazette - 11 December 2014
DEP Kicks Off Plans to Restore Coal River - Charleston Gazette - 10 December 2014
WVU to Teach Youth About West Virginia Waterways Through RiverWorks Discovery, EQT Grant - West Virginia University Release - 8 December 2014
Does a Source Water Protection Plan Really Cost $100,000? - Charleston Gazette - 29 November 2014
Mine Pools Pose Risks - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 November 2014
New WRRDA Authority Gives Promise To Recreational Boating And Fishing Groups - NWC Newsletter - November 2014
WVU Plans Marcellus Studies at the Morgantown Industrial Park - WVU Today - 6 November 2014
Forum: Converting Tugs, Towboats to LNG May Take Some Time - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 24 October 2014
Judge Orders DEP to Release Water Pollution Data - Charleston Gazette - 22 October 2014
Army Corp of Engineers Improving Morgantown's Lock and Dam Facility - WBOY - 21 October 2014
Lock and Dam Drained for Repairs - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 October 2014
Washington Report - The Waterways Journal - 13 October 2014
Locks and Dams Budget Created - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 October 2014
Longview Power Asks Judge to OK Pa Settlement - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 October 2014
Suspected Frac Water Dump Under Investigation in Greene - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 October 2014
USACE Pittsburgh Headwaters Update Summer 2014 – Corps of Engineers Release – 3 October 2014
WVDNR Receives $700K in Wetlands Program Development Grants - The State Journal - 3 October 2014
Foster Wheeler AG Awarded Contract to Improve Air Quality System at Natural Gas Plant in Maidsville - The State Journal - 24 September 2014
Talks to Open Mon River Locks Set - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 September 2014
WV DNR Police Determine Morgantown Man's Cause of Death - WBOY - 23 September 2014
About 23,000 Fish Killed in Blackwater Mistake - Charleston Gazette - 19 September 2014
SkyTruth Maps Impoundments Using Aerial Photos - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 September 2014
Groups Traveling Uncharted Waters to Open Allegheny, Monongahela Locks - Kittanning Leader Times - 20 September 2014
Pyle Goes After State Grant - Kittanning Leader Times - 20 September 2014
Unlocking Armstrong County: River Journey Continues - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 September 2014
Sternwheelers Roll on the River Into Wheeling for Annual Festival - Wheeling Intelligencer - 12 September 2014
Eighty Four Lakes Closed - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 September 2014
DEP: Hundreds of Tanks Located in ‘Critical’ Zones - Wheeling Intelligencer - 12 September 2014
Shell Seeks Permit for Barge Moorings Near Plant - Associated Press - 5 September 2014
WV Natural Resources Police Identify Body Found in Monongahela River - WBOY - 2 September 2014
Protecting our water resources: How does WV compare with other states? - The State Journal - 3 September 2014
Martinko Named Exec. Director, Port of Pittsburgh Commission - Waterways Council - 2 September 2014
WVU Doctoral Candidate Receives EPA Fellowship for Water Protection Research - The State Journal - 29 August 2014
Cheating Fate - Morgantown Magazine - 11 August 2014
5,000 Gallons of Fuel Spilled into Ohio River, Water Supply Remains Safe - The State Journal - 19 August 2014
Faux Quake, Less Shake - Study: Frack Tremblors Not as Powerful - Wheeling Intelligencer - 19 August 2014
WVU Water Research Presented at Pittsburgh Conference - The State Journal - 14 August 2014
River Movement of Coal Down - The State Journal - 7 August 2014
State Power Plant to Barge Coal More Quickly - Charleston Gazette - 7 August 2014
Pittsburgh Triathlon Swim Seems to Disregard Event Policy on Bacteria - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 7 August 2014
Grant to Improve Cheat River Access - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 August 2014
Stonewall Jackson Lake Marina to Disconnect Electrical Boat Slips - WBOY - 6 August 2014
Allegheny River Overflow's Effect on Water Quality at Issue in Triathlon - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 August 2014
Boss Who Ordered Employees to Dump Fracking Waste in River Hit With Prison Sentence - Common Dreams - 6 August 2014
DEP Sympathetic to Gas Drillers, But Bill Leaves Few Exemption Options - Charleston Gazette - 3 August 2014
Region’s New Economy Focuses on Technology - The State Journal - 1 August 1, 2014
DEP: Oil and Gas Operations Damaged Water Supplies 209 Times Since End of ’07 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 July 2014
EPA: 70,000 Fish Killed - Wheeling Intelligencer - 22 July 2014
DEP Reports 'Light' Oil Spill on Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 July 2014
Drilling Into Mine Set - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 July 2014
Ohio River Shows Signs of Flexing its Mussels - The State Journal - 17 July 2014
Hydro Green Energy Wants to Build Hydroelectric Plant on Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 July 2014
Aging Mon River Locks and Dams in Need of Upgrades - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 18 July 2014
U.S. Sen. Manchin Announces Watershed Management Projects Funded for 4 WV Communities – The State Journal - 18 July 2014
Repairs Remain Long Overdue at Locks and Dam in Elizabeth - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 July 2014
Group Applies for Permit to Dredge Mon Near Baldwin for B-25 Crash Site - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 July 2014
Manpower Shortage Impacting Pollution Investigations - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 July 2014
Allegheny River Jet Ski Accident Shines Light on Dangers of Recreational Vehicles - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 July 2014
Fairmont Residents Concerned About Residue Seen on Mon River - WBOY - 13 July 2014
McKinley Would Bar Energy Department from Considering Climate Change - Charleston Gazette - 13 July 2014
House Passes FY15 Energy and Water Bill - National Waterways Conference News Alert - 11 July 2014
Approval Granted for New Mine Portal in Perry Township - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 8 July 2014
Oklahoma Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Wells, Study Says - The Guardian - 3 July 2014
Waterways Being Skimmed to Clear Paths for Powerboats in Regatta - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 July 2014
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission Elects New Chairman - The State Journal - 1 July 2014
Joe Manchin: The Outlier - Time Magazine - 19 June 2014
Another Go as Governor for Joe Manchin? - Charleston Gazette - 2 July 2014
How to Enjoy Pittsburgh's Three Rivers: Count the Ways - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 June 2014
Braddock's Crossing Re-Enactment in Connellsville Continues to Enlighten Visitors - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 June 2014
WVU Researchers Publish Fracking Study - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 June 2014
WVU Fracking Study Reccomendations - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 June 2014
WV Trail Inventory Project - WV GIS Technical Center at WVU Release - 26 June 2014
Lockmaster: Not Responsible For Trash Pick-up - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 June 2014
FEMA Risk MAP Discovery Meetings - FEMA Letter - 24 June 2014
Drift Release from Morgantown Dam - USACE Pittsburgh District Release - 20 June 2014
Morgantown Hildebrand Opekiska Locks Open Weekend 28-29 June for Bass Tourney - USACE Pittsburgh District Release - 20 June 2014
Three Rivers Regatta Mixes New Attractions, Old Favorites - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 June 2014
Friends of Deckers Creek Proposes Water Treatment Plant to Prevent Acid Mine Drainage - WBOY - 18 June 2014
RiverQuest to Explore Merger with Rivers of Steel Heritage Corp. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 June 2014
WCI E-brief - Waterways Council Release -16 June 2014
House Energy & Water Subcommittee Approves Fy ’15 Appropriations Bill; President Signs WRRDA - WCI Release - 10 June 2014
Washington Update - National Waterways Conference News Alert 6 June 2014
Upper Monongahela Watershed Discovery Meeting - FEMA Announcement - 4 June 2014
WV DEP Appoints Environmental Advocate - The State Journal - 3 June 2014
Court Lets DEP Use Lower Standard on Pollution Reviews - Charleston Gazette - 30 May 2014
Will New Federal Law Facilitate Privatization of US Water? - Mint Press News - 30 May 2014
Arch Coal Submits New Mine Ventilation Shaft Plan Near Tygart Lake State Park - The State Journal - 28 May 2014
Presidents, EPA, Jobs and Contradicting Everything You Think You Know About the Coal Industry - Charleston Gazette - 25 May 2014
After Decades, Dirty Power Plant to Clean Up Its Act - Charleston Gazette - 27 May 2014
WRRDA Passes! - Waterways Council E-brief - 27 May 2014
New Executive Director Has Big Plans for Friends of Deckers Creek - The State Journal - 22 May 14
High Water, Swift Currents Delay Start of Boating Season in Western Pa. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 May 2014
Four Fatalities Linked to Used Fracking Fluid Exposure During ‘Flowback,' NIOSH Reports - Daily Environment Report - 20 May 2014
Expect Higher Prices for Power - Wheeling Intelligencer - 22 May 2014
Cold Weather Didn’t Make Water Crisis ‘Major Disaster,’ FEMA Says - Charleston Gazette - 21 May 2014
House Approves $12 Billion-Plus Water Bill - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 May 2014
House Passes WRRDA - NWC News Alert - 20 May 2014
Congress Expected to Vote This Week On Bill That Could Fund Mon Locks-and-Dam Project - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 May 2014
WRRDA Update - National Waterways Conference Release - 16 May 2014
Bill Would Boost River Transit Funding - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 May 2014
WRRDA Conference Agreement Reached – Waterways Council Release – 15 May 2014
Morgantown's Greenhouse Gas Inventory Revealed - WBOY - 15 May 2014
DEP Hosts A Water Quality Meeting at FSU - WBOY - 14 May 2014
Smarter Electricity in New York - New York Times - 12 May 2014
The Climate is Changing, But Don’t Expect Confirmation from W.Va. Pols - Charleston Gazette - 12 May 2014
Businesses Incur Losses After Chemical Spill - Charleston Gazette - 10 May 2014
Supreme Court: Pa. Agency Can Sue Over Fish Kill in W.Va. - Charleston Gazette - 9 May 2014
DEP: Redesignate Kanawha for Drinking-Water Use - Charleston Gazette - 7 May 2014
DEP Reviewing Impact of Proposed Mine Ventilation Shaft - Fairmont Times West Virginian - 7 May 2014
Riverfront Park Levee Rules Finalized - Charleston Gazette - 5 May 2014
Coal Struggles Continue for Norfolk Southern - The State Journal - 2 May 2014
U.S. Transportation Dept. Says Energy Companies Not Sharing Test Data on Bakken Oil - Wall Street Journal - 2 May 2014
U.S. to Map the Risks of Man-Made Earthquakes - Wall Street Journal - 1 May 2014
Newest Issue of the Pittsburgh District Headwaters Update Posted - USACE Release - 2 May 2014
Court Upholds Obama Rule on Cross-State Air Pollution - Charleston Gazette - 29 April 2014
Air Quality, Noise Pollution Among Public's Concerns Regarding Mine Ventilation Shaft Near Tygart Lake State Park - WBOY - 30 April 2014
Alpha Violating Water Pollution Limits, Judge Rules - Charleston Gazette - 26 April 2014
Mon River No Longer Belongs on 'Impaired' Quality List, PA-DEP Says - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 25 April 2014
Frack Chemicals Disclosure Made - Wheeling Intelligencer - 26 April 2014
MUB Partners With Downstream Strategies for Source Water Protection Planning - WBOY-TV - 24 April 2014
Chemical’s Safe Level Based on 2 Weeks’ Exposure - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 April 2014
Number of People Showing Symptoms During Water Crisis Much Higher Than Previously Thought - The State Journal - 22 April 2014
Ramp Feast Canceled - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 April 2014
Irresponsible Companies are the Real Job Killers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 April 2014
Kayakers, Canoeists Pick Up Trash Along Ten Mile Creek - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 19 April 2014
WV Waterborne Coal Traffic Down - The State Journal - 17 April 2014
DEP Wants Public Input on Tank Rules - Charleston Gazette - 20 April 2014
Energy Corp. Well Scrapped - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 April 2014
Freedom’s Lawyers, Advisers Want $1.8M - Charleston Gazette - 17 April 2014
RiverQuest Short of Money, Looks for a Partner - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 18 April 2014
State (PA) Reaps $582M Windfall on Gas Drilling in State Forests - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -16 April 2014
Some Consol Benefits Lost - Wheeling Intelligencer - 17 April 2014
Water Specialist Won’t Drink the Water - Charleston Gazette - 14 April 2014
Freedom Industries Plans Site Cleanup - Charleston Gazette - 14 April 2014
Court Upholds EPA Emission Standards - Wheeling Intelligencer - 16 April 2014
Despite Rise in Spills, Hazardous Cargo Rides Rails in Secret - New York Times - 15 April 2014
Echo Along Cheat is Conservation - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 April 2104
Cheat Canyon Preserved for Future Generations - Wheeling Intelligencer - 13 April 2014
Cheat Canyon Purchase Will Benefit Public - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 April 2104
Ohio Links Fracking To Earthquakes - Wheeling Intelligencer - 12 April 2014
Rail-Trail Conservancy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 April 2014
Mon Marina Plans Revived by Fox Chapel Yacht Club Owner - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 April 2014
Pa. Has Toughest Rules on Spilling - Wheeling Intelligencer - 9 April 2014
Group Hopes to Transform Brownfield Site - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 April 2014
West Virginia American Must Continue Public Water Projects, PSC Orders - Charleston Gazette - 7 April 2014
Improved Access No. 1 Goal of Monongahela River Town Program - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 5 April 2014
Weak Records Cited on Pa. Shale Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 April 2014
DEP: FirstEnergy Must Close Beaver County Ash Dump by End of 2028 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 April 2014
U.S. Senate Committee Advances Water Protection Act - The State Journal - 3 April 2014
Drill Cuttings Being Tested for Radiation - Wheeling Intelligencer - 3 April 2014
Flood Insurance Costs More For Inland States - Wheeling Intelligencer - 30 March 2014
Maker of Chemical in West Virginia Spill Cited It as a Risk - Wall Street Journal - 28 March 2014
What’s Really in Our Drinking Water? - Charleston Gazette - 27 March 2014
'Trace Amounts' of MCHM Found in Elk Plant Water - Charleston Gazette - 25 March 2014
Company Hopes to Drill New Gas Wells - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2014
Experts: Enforce Water Laws - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2014
Consol Energy Names DeIuliis to Succeed Harvey as CEO - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 March 2014
MFA Exhibition Focusing on Deckers Creek Watershed Open March 24-28 - FODC Release - 22 March 2014
Port of Pittsburgh Boss to Retire in June - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 March 2014
Surge in Rail Shipments of Oil Sidetracks Other Industries - Wall Street Journal - 13 March 2014
Your Outreach Needed for FY '15 River Locks Funding - Waterways Council Release - 11 March 2014
Mon River Project to Get Boost, According to Army Corps of Engineers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 March 2014
Conservation District to Offer Water Quality Monitoring Devices - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 March 2014
Between a Zone And a Hard Place - Wheeling Intelligencer - 5 March 2014
Rural West Virginians Understand Bad Water - Charleston Gazette - 1 March 2014
Premiere Set for Documentary Detailing Early Oil, Gas Industry - The State Journal - 27 February 2014
Feds Still Working on Leak Impact Studies - Charleston Gazette - 27 February 2014
Schools
Changing to Meet Demands of Marcellus Shale -
Wheeling Intelligencer - 26 February 2014
U.S. Issues Emergency Testing Order to Crude Oil Rail Shippers - Wall Street Journal - 25 February 2014
Can Coal and Natural Gas Coexist? - Wheeling Intelligencer - 25 February 2014
CMU Study: Alternative Energy Should Thrive in Pa. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 February 2014
DEP Puts Gas Drillers Under Watchful Eye - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 February 2014
Fairmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Application - WV-DEP Release - 21 February 2014
Halliburton Dodges Charges Again - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 February 2014
WVU
Study Links MTR to High-Risk Air Quality in Mining Towns
- Charleston Gazette - 20 February 2014
Tomblin
to Ask for CDC to Visit WV for Clarity on Water Crisis
- The State Journal - 31 January 2014
Bald Eagle Spotted Near Waterfront Jeep - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 February 2014
77,000-pound Repair Bulkheads for Winfield Locks on Last Leg of 2,500-mile Trek - Charleston Gazette - 1 February 2014
DEP Never Saw Freedom's Pollution Control Plans - Charleston Gazette - 1 February 2014
Study Examines MCHM Odors in Water - Charleston Gazette - 31 January 2014
Driller Wants to Use Rock Waste for Roads - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 31 January 2014
Marcellus Drill Cuttings "Another Maybe Dangerous Water Issue" - Public News Service-WV - 30 January 2014
Senators: Aluminum Bill Needs Repairs - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 February 2014
New Studies of MCHM Leak's Impacts Funded - Charleston Gazette - 30 January 2014
The Next
Accident Awaits - New York Times - 28
January 2014
Riverkeepers & Clearwater Leaders Remember Pete Seeger (1919 - 2014) - Rye Daily Voice - 28 January 2014
Plans Help Safeguard Area Water - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 January 2014
Local Rail-Trail Still on Track Thanks to Volunteers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 January 2014
MCHM Leak
Inquiry Will Take About a Year - Charleston Gazette
- 24 January 2014
DEP Order: Dismantle Freedom Tank Farm - Charleston Gazette - 25 January 2014
Pike Island Hydro Plant Is Debated - Wheeling Intelligencer - 26 January 2014
Plant
May Cost Trail - Morgantown Dominion Post -
23 January 2014
Sewage Overflow Plan Awaits Approval - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 January 2014
Mayor Peduto, Members of Clean Rivers Campaign See 'Green' in Rainfall - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 January 2014
GreenHunter Could Store Toxic Water Next to River - Wheeling Intelligencer - 19 January 2014
Tomblin: I Was Unaware of Freedom Donations - Associated Press - 23 January 2014
State
Of The Industry: Economic Effects Of Fracking Felt Along
The Waterways - The Waterways Journal - 20
January 2014
Fracking
Impacts Many, Including Towing Industry - The
Waterways Journal - 20 January 2014
Unused
Olmsted Locks To Be Rehabbed - The Waterways
Journal - January 20, 2014
Blank's Seeks New Fleet On Mon River - The Waterways Journal - 20 January 2014
Ice Gorge On Illinois Drops Water Level At Lagrange Lock - The Waterways Journal - January 20, 2014
Elk River Leak Included Another Chemical - Charleston Gazette - 21 January 2014
DEP: Freedom Industries Inc. Bankruptcy Will Not Stop Fines - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 January 2014
W.Va. Chemical Spill Poses a New Test for Lawmakers - Washington Post - 17 January 2014
West
Virginia Inspectors Visited Chemical Spill Site Five
Times Since 2001 - Wall Street
Journal - 16 January 2014
One Week After W. Va. Toxic Spill, New Owner of Freedom Industries Puts Firm in Bankruptcy - Washington Post - 17 January 2014
Prof: Crisis Could Have Been Stopped - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 January 2014
West Virginia Should Care About Its Water - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 January 2014
Energy
Letter Approved - Morgantown Dominion Post -
17 January 2014
PA-DEP Unveils Susquehanna River Study Video - PA DEP Release - 16 January 2014
Leaky Tank's Design, Age Probed - Wall Street Journal - 16 January 2014
Lawmakers
Question PJM About Plant Closings in Light of Request to
Conserve Power - Washington PA Observer Reporter
- 14 January 2014
Blessing the Mon River - Orthodox church holds commemoration - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 January 2014
Chemical Company Spill Cited at 2nd Site - Associated Press - 14 January 2014
Charleston ER Visits Spike - Charleston Daily Mail - 14 January 2014
Editorial:
State Failed to Protect Citizens - Charleston Gazette
- 15 January 2014
Editorial: Safety Reforms - Charleston Gazette - 14 January 2014
Details of Omnibus Funding Bill Emerge - Waterways Council Release - 15 January 2014
Fracking Waste Could Be Headed Here - Cincinatti Enquirer - 14 January 2014
Become a Volunteer Water Quality Monitor - Morgantown Training Opportunity - WV Rivers Coalition Release - 15 January 2014
City Will Talk Turbines at a Special Meet - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 January 2014
DEP Inspectors Describe Early Scene at Freedom Leak Site - Charleston Gazette - 13 January 2014
Why Wasn't There a Plan? - Charleston Gazette - 11 January 2014
Duquesne University Conference Presentations Now On-Line - 10 January 2014
Thousands of Residents Warned to Not Use Water - Charleston Gazette - 9 January 2014
W.Va. Gov Declares Emergency After Chemical Spill - Washington Post - 10 January 2014
Shale Study Falls Short - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 January 2014
4 States Confirm Water Pollution from Fracking - USA Today - 5 January 2014
Locks
Still a Key Revenue Stream - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 31 December 2013
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Respond to Citizen Petition Outlining Regulatory Failings - The State Journal - 27 December 2013
CSX, Norfolk Southern Report Coal Loadings Down in 2013 - The State Journal - 31 December 2013
Study: More Homes Using Less Electricity - Wheeling Intelligencer - 31 December 2013
Feds to Probe Five Aspects of W.Va. Mining Oversight - Associated Press - 30 December 2013
Machine Simulating River Experience Unveiled - Huntington WV Herald-Dispatch - 29 December 2013
Monongalia
Commission Backs Reopening of Locks - Charleston Gazette
- 29 December 2013
Longview Liens Still Unresolved - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 December 2013
Rails and Trails Prove Essential to Connellsville's Future - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 December 2013
Bicycle Enthusiasts Pumped About Greenway Sojourn - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 December 2013
County Aims to Open Locks - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 December 2013
Coal, Wind, Solar Power Generation Up Through September - The State Journal - 27 December 2013
New Fishing Rules to Take Effect for Stonewall Lake - Charleston Gazette - 27 December 2013
Webcam to Capture Eagles in Nest Overlooking Monongahela River - Valley News Dispatch - 22 December 2013
MCTC Unveils Riverboat Pilot Training Simulator - The State Journal - 21 December 2013
To Clean Up Coal, Obama Pushes More Oil Production - Charleston Gazette - 22 December 2013
Chesapeake Ordered to Pay $3.2M Fine in West Virginia - Natural Gas Intelligence - 20 December 20, 2013
Judge Again Allows Selenium Water Pollution Lawsuits - Charleston Gazette - 20 December 2013
Study: Methane in 15 Percent of Upstate N.Y. Wells - Associated Press - 17 December 2013
Coast Guard Wants To Allow Frack Waste - Wheeling Intelligencer - 16 December 2013
Permission for Wastewater to be Moved on Rivers Debated - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 December 2013
Washington
Update - National Waterways Conference News Alert -
13 December 2013
Coal Holds Ground in WV Power Generation but Loses in OH and PA - The State Journal - 12 December 2013
DNR
Wildlife Diversity Gets an 'Attaboy' - Charleston Gazette
- 13 December 2013
A Fight Over Cross-State Pollution - New York Times - 13 December 2013
Justices Express Sympathy for EPA's Tack on Pollution Crossing State Lines - Wall Street Journal - 10 December 2013
PA Environmental Quality Board Opens Public Comment Period on Proposed Oil and Gas Regulations - PA-DEP Release - 12 December 2013
NETL Ex-Chief to be Arraigned Today - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 December 2013
DEP Wants More Tools for Water Management - Charleston Gazette - 10 December 2013
Fracking Waste Fills WV Landfills Under New Rule - Register-Herald - 7 December 2013
UMRA
Request 2014 Lock Operation Dates - UMRA Release -
10 December 2013
Murray Finalizes Consol Purchase - Wheeling Intelligencer - 6 December 2013
Moving Crude by Railcar Stalls on the Track - Wall Street Journal - 5 December 2013
When Life Gives You Lemons - BoatU.S. Magazine - December 2013
Utility's Bid for Hauling Coal Ash by Barge Could Get Approval on Fast Track - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 November 2013
Ethanol Burning Out in Politics - Wheeling Intelligencer - 25 November 2013
Hydroelectric Dams - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 November 2013
County Officials, Army Corps Meet to Discuss Stream - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 22 November 2013
WRDA/WRRDA Conferees Hold Opening Meeting - Waterways Council Release - 21 November 2013
Hydroelectric Facility Possible at Pike Island - Wheeling Intelligencer - 21 November 2013
Massachusetts Company to Possibly Install Turbines in Morgantown - WBOY - 20 November 2013
Peers Stunned by Indictment of Lab Director from Upper St. Clair - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 November 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former DOE Lab Head for Obstruction of Justice - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 November 2013
Coast Guard Collects Honor, Eyes Extra Work Along Pittsburgh's Rivers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 November 2013
Whitewater, Bridges, Homesites Emerge During Mega-Drawdown of Summersville Lake - Charleston Gazette - 16 November 2013
Water Is Not The Only Thing Rising - Wheeling Intelligencer - 17 November 2013
A Powerful Urge Exists to Tap Rivers for Energy - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 November 2013
House Names Conferees For WR(R)DA - Waterways Council Release - 14 November 2013
Become a Volunteer Water Quality Monitor - West Virginia Rivers Coalition - 15 November 2013
Potential Buyer Eyes Unused Ferry - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 November 2013
President Obama and DOT Secretary Foxx Visit Port of New Orleans; Mention Value of Waterways - Waterways Council Release - 8 November 2013
Senate
Names Conferees For WR(R)DA - Waterways Council
Release - 5 November 2013
Congress
Comes Through Big Time For WRRDA - The Waterways
Journal - 4 November 2013
WCI
Speakers Debate Future Of Coal On Waterways- The
Waterways Journal - 14 October 2013
Container-On-Barge - The Waterways Journal - 14 October 2013
Container-On-Barge - The Waterways Journal - 4 November 2013
Range Resources’ Suppliers Ordered to Reveal Amwell Drilling Chemicals - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 5 November 2013
Murray Growing As National Coal Player - Wheeling Intelligencer - 3 November 2013
Coast
Guard Plan Would Let 'Frackwater' Travel Waterways on
Barges - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 31
October 2013
River Town Program Option for Fairmont - Times West Virginian - 31 October 2013
WVU Professor To Work With Marion County Commission On Riverfront Development - WBOY - 31 October 2013
Waterfront
Place Hotel Celebrates 10 Years - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 30 October 2013
Radioactive Pollution in Allegheny River Not from Fracking, DEP and Treatment Plant Say - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 October 2013
CONSOL Selling 5 Coal Mines, River Transport Business in $3.5B Deal - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 October 2013
CONSOL to Sell River Fleet - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 28 October 2013
Guardians of
the West Fork Plan to Establish a West Fork River Water
Trail - Guardians Newsletter - 28 October
2013
CONSOL Energy Inc. to Sell All Five WV Longwall Coal Mines - The State Journal - 28 October 2013
House Passes
Waterway Modernization Measure - Charleston Gazette
- 24 October 2013
Mon Basin Has 38 Impaired Water Bodies - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 October 2013
Film Fest Focuses on Environment - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 October 2013
WRRDA Passes House - WCI Release - 23 October 2013
Professor Proposes Monitoring Equipment for Gas Well Sites - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 October 2013
Congress Authorizes More Spending on Key Ohio River Project - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 October 2013
WRRDA Bill
Headed To House Floor Next Week - WCI Breaking News
- 17 October 2013
CSX
to Build Truck-Transfer Hub in McKees Rocks and Stowe
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 October 2013
CSX to Build Rail-Truck Intermodal Facility Near Pittsburgh - The State Journal - 18 October 2013
Fredericktown Ferry Unsold - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 October 2013
W.Va. Exports Up - Wheeling The Intelligencer - 16 October 2013
Army Corps of Engineers Will Close Regulatory Offices Due to Lack of Federal Funding - WBOY - 15 October 2013
Corps’
Regulatory Offices Closed - National Waterways
Conference News Alert - 15 October 2013
Parrott Takes Command of Corps of Engineers Huntington District - WBOY - 15 October 2013
Ethanol Producer Says Renewable Fuel Standard Is Broken - Soundings Trade Only - September & October 2013
Work Not Finished For Port Authority - Wheeling Intelligencer - 13 October 2013
Ohio River
'Mixing Zone' Ban Delayed - Charleston Gazette
- 10 October 2013
Consol Explores a Breakup - Wall Street Journal - 11 October 2013
Appalachian Distillery to Expand WV Moonshine Production - The State Journal - 10 October 2013
Executive
Transportation Briefing - CQ Roll Call - 9
October 2013
Reports: Range Resource Admits it Doesn’t Know Makeup of Fracking Fluid - NPR - 9 October 2013
FirstEnergy Agrees to PSC Terms for WV Asset Transfer - The State Journal - 9 October 2013
West Virginia Public Port Authority Rescind 'Powers and Duties' of Weirton Port Authority - The State Journal - 4 October 2013
DNR: Caiman Captured in Monongahela River in Marion County - WBOY - 4 October 2013
Shutdown
Locks Down Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 3 October 2013
Group
Exploring Riverfront Potential - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 3 October 2013
FirstEnergy Will Close Power Plants on Schedule - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 3 October 2013
Groups Want Mon Locks Open for Recreation - The State Journal - 3 October 2013
Radioactive Discharges from Marcellus Shale Fracking Observed in Indiana County - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 October 2013
Tygart Lake Beach, Marina in Taylor County to Open in Spring - WBOY - 1 October 2013
Federal Shutdown - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 October 2013
Toxic Algae Plagues the United States - National Wildlife Federation - 24 September 2013
Mayor Wants Rid Of Port Authority - Wheeling Intelligencer - 30 September 2013
Better Water in Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 September 2013
Creek
Friends Support Trout for Third Year - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 26 September 2013
Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell Power Stations Able to Close Oct. 9 - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 September 2013
Study Shows Methane Drop - Wheeling Intelligencer - 23 September 2013
Horizontal Drilling, Fracking Begins in Old, Shallow Oil and Gas Fields - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 September 2013
Future Ownership of Idled Ferryboat? - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 September 2013
EQT,
Green Field Power Marcellus Frack Job on 100% Natural
Gas - Pittsburgh Business Times - 16
September 2013
Gas Leaks in Fracking Disputed in Study - New York Times - 16 September 2013
Yost Is
Rollin’ on the River - Wheeling Intelligencer
- 15 September 2013
Buyer for Power Plants? - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 September 2013
FirstEnergy to Proceed With Deactivation of Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell Power Stations - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 September 2013
Fredericktown Ferry to be Sold - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 September 2013
Tygart Lake Adds Sightseeing, Dinner Cruises to its On-the-Water Options - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 September 2013
Seismologist: Fracking Doesn't Cause Earthquakes - Charleston Gazette - 9 September 2013
Army
Corps Closes Several Area Lakes for Labor Day Weekend
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 31 August 2013
Longview Filing for Bankruptcy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 August 2013
Deckers Dash, Water Festival on Tap in Oct. - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 August 2013
Longview
Files Chapter 11 Proceeding - The State Journal
- 30 August 2013
Coast Guard
Academy Cadet Towing Vessel Rider Program Kicks Off
Second Year - Inland Port Magazine - Issue
III 2013
Campbell Christens New Tow Boats & Dry Dock - Inland Port Magazine - Issue III 2013
Casey & Senate Colleagues Pass WRDA: Will House Be Next? - Inland Port Magazine - Issue III 2013
PA-DEP
Attempted To Suppress Controversial Study That
Criticized Shale Gas - National Public Radio - 27
August 2013
Final Voyages
of Fredericktown Ferry Draw a Crowd - Washington PA
Observer Reporter - 29 August 2013
Comment Period Extended on Monongahela River Watershed Draft TMDLs - WV-DEP Release - 29 August 2013
Corps' Huntington District Commander Relieved of Duty - The State Journal - 28 August 2013
Dam Removal a Good Idea for Several Reasons - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 August 2013
Environmental
Agency’s Inability to Make Recommendation Doesn’t Sit
Well - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 August
2013
Project Puts Numbers to Frack Debate - Associated Press - 26 August 2013
Professor Wants Air Emissions Regulated - Wheeling Intelligencer - 25 August 2013
Fredericktown Ferry’s Last Voyage Scheduled for Aug. 30 - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 August 2013
Program Promotes Recreation on River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 August 2013
GIWW
Ports Capitalizing On Fracking Boom - Waterways
Journal - 19 August 2013
Labor Day Weekend Cheat River Float Trip - Friends of the Cheat Release - 22 August 2013
FODC Eyes Reaction to Frack Proposal - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 August 2013
Jobs Could Trump Health When It Comes to Power Plant Closings - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 August 2013
Shale Gas Roundtable Releases Final Report - University of Pittsburgh Release - 15 August 2013
Energy Firm Makes Costly Fracking Bet—on Water - Wall Street Journal - 14 August 2013
Coast Guard: No Fines in Barge Mishap - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 August 2013
Star
City Span Closed as a Precaution - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 14 August 2013
WVDNR,
Marion County Commission Partner In Palatine Park
Renovations - WBOY-TV - 14 August 2013
Reliability Issues Could Stay Plant Closures - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 August 2013
EPA Acknowledges Fly Ash Contamination to Water - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 9 August 2013
[PA] Marcellus Shale Drillers Face New Rules on Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 August 2013
Creek Group Opposes Well Plan - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 August 2013
PADEP Extends Long-Term Air Quality Study in Marcellus Region - The State Journal - 2 August 2013
Comment Period for TMDLs in Monongahela Watershed - WVDEP News Release - 2 August 2013
Behind the Curtain in the Fight Over Coal Ash Disposal - The State Journal - 30 July 2013
Energy Secretary Defends Obama Administration’s Coal Policies - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 July 2013
US Energy Secretary: WV Lab has Critical Role - The State Journal - 29 July 2013
Geese Mostly Gone Since No-Feed Law - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 July 2013
McKinley Coal Ash Bill’s Circumvention of EPA “Unprecedented” - The State Journal - 26 July 2013
Texas Study Shows Water Pollution Near Gas Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 26 July 2013
Group’s Focus Goes with the Creek’s Flow - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 July 2013
Fish Help in Restoration of Mussel Population - Charleston Gazette - 25 July 2013
River Shipping Swells Up to 62 Percent in Western Pa - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 July 2013
Development Speeds Shrinking Changes to Western Pennsylvania Riverscapes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 July 2013
It's
Time To Quit Pussyfootin' Around Infrastructure - The
Waterways Journal - 15 July 2013
DEP:
Air Quality Laws OK - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21
July 2013
Study Causes DEP to Train Inspectors - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 July 2013
Dunkard Water Trail in Planning Stages - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 July 2013
CONSOL Leads Tour of its High-Tech Treatment Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 July 2013
CONSOL Dedicates Water Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 July 2013
W.Va.-Pa. ‘Stream is Healing’ - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12 July 13
Consol Opens Water Treatment Facility - Wheeling Intelligencer - 12 July 2013
CONSOL Unveils State Mine Water Treatment Plant - Charleston Gazette - 11 July 2013
DEP's Main Advice to Lawmakers: Change Wellpad Setback Rule - The State Journal - 10 July 2013
Monks Bless Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 July 2013
FirstEnergy to Deactivate 2 Area Power Plants - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 9 July 2013
FirstEnergy: Hatfield's Ferry Similar to Harrison, But Too Expensive to Run - The State Journal - 10 July 2013
Pittsburgh Gets 2 Tugs, First Built in 30 Years - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 July 2013
Deckers Creek Group to Mark Park Makeover - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 July 2013
Energy Department Releases Draft Plan for $8 Billion in Fossil Fuel Tech Loans - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 2 July 2013
McCawley Reacts to DEP Report on His Wellpad Air Quality Data - The State Journal - 2 July 2013
Volunteers Needed for Water Quality Study - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 July 2013
EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta Serves as Boost to City’s Economy - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 2 July 2013
DEP: No New Rules Needed Now for Horizontal Drilling Air Quality - The State Journal - 1 July 2013
WVDNR Officers Participate In Operation Dry Water 2013 - WBOY - 28 June 2013
Study: High-Levels of Carcinogen in Local Air - Wheeling Intelligencer - 29 June 2013
Sutton Lake Algae Bloom Makes Rumor Mill Blossom - Charleston Gazette - 28 June 2013
Projects Started to Remediate Embattled Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 June 2013
State Accepting Info on Water Quality for ’14 Monitoring Report - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 June 2013
Shipbuilding Resurfaces in Region with Campbell Transportation’s Tugboats - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 25 June 2013
16th-Century Method May Ease Mine Drainage - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 June 2013
Dozens Take Advantage of Learn to Row Day - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2013
AASHTO Issues Waterborne Freight Transportation Report - AASHTO Release - 21 June 2013
Lower Monongahela River Locks, Dam Project Nears Top Priority in Congress - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 June 2013
500 River Sweep Volunteers Clean Up Region’s Waterways - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 June 2013
Commercial Dredging to End on Allegheny River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 June 2013
Pittsburgh's Rivers are Now Wireless - Pittsburgh Business Times - 7 June 2013
Group to Pick Up Trash After Planned Release - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 June 2013
Coal to be Banned in Nation's Capital - The State Journal - 7 June 2013
McKinley Touts Coal Ash Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 June 2013
Rail to River: As WV Prepares for its First Rail-Truck Container Port, Can Rail-Truck-River Be Far Behind? - The State Journal - 29 May 2013
Cheap Power Prices to Come Undermine Mon Power Harrison Purchase - The State Journal - 28 May 2013
Pa. Water Plants Fined by EPA for Drilling Waste - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 24 May 2013
DEP and EPA Settle Frackwater Radium Issue with Firm - Pittsburgh Business Times - 23 May 2013
Arch's Leer Mining Complex Ramping Up Outside Grafton - The State Journal - 22 May 2013
Marcellus Trade Group Issues Pipeline Boring Recommendations - The State Journal - 23 May 2013
Tygart Lake State Park Sees Increase In Vandalism, Thievery, Breaking and Entering - WBOY - 23 May 2013
Historic Ferryboat Might be Making Last Trip Between Fayette and Washington - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 May 2013
Fayette to Cease Operations of Fredericktown Ferry - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 May 2013
Area Locks are Open this Weekend for Recreation Boaters - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 May 2013
Mining Association: 2011 Coal Exports Supported 24,000 WV Jobs - The State Journal - 22 May 2013
Mon Locks to Open This Weekend - The State Journal - 21 May 2013
Paper: Drilling Damage in 161 PA Water Supplies - Associated Press - 20 May 2013
When Oil was Big Business in W. Virginia - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 May 2013
Historic Ferry Could Become Idled - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 14 May 2013
Fredericktown Ferry’s Fate Rests with Vote - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 May 2013
Warwood Frack Water Plant on Ohio River - Wheeling Intelligencer - 12 May 2013
Garvin: Oil and Gas Hazardous Waste Exemption Could Be at Risk - The State Journal - 10 May 2013
W.Va. Groups to Receive Funds for Water Quality Checks - Charleston Gazette - 10 May 2013
Harrison Price Four Times Recent Coal-Fired Plant Transactions - The State Journal - 9 May 2013
Group Hopes to Have Locks Open for Recreational Boaters in 2014 - Leader Times - 9 May 2013
Greene Drill Shavings Refused at Disposal Site - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 6 May 2013
Acid Mine Drainage Near Ten Mile Creek Prompts Letter From State Lawmaker - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 May 2013
Guttman Group Grows Energetically - Pittsburgh Business Times - 1 May 2013
A Little Bit of News on Power Plant Sales - Charleston Gazette - 1 May 2013
A City
That Turns Garbage Into Energy Copes With a Shortage
- New York Times - 29 April 2013
Methane Report from EPA Further Splits Fracking Camps - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 April 2013
New Hill Mine Update - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 April 2013
Fuel
Barges Explode, Causing Large Fire in Mobile, Ala -
Washington Post - 24 April 2013
Duke Lake to be Restored in $36M Settlement - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 24 April 2013
OSM Study: Coal Dams Fail Compaction Tests - Charleston Gazette - 24 April 2013
Cogeneration Could Become Market for Gas Producers - Charleston Gazette - 23 April 2013
EIA: Coal Production to Rise After 2016, Except from Appalachia - The State Journal - 15 April 2013
Fish and Boat Commission Mulls Charging Industry for Water - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 April 2013
WCI Reacts to President's FY ’14 Budget Request - Waterways Council Release - 12 April 2013
U.S. Coal Jobs Down, but Still High in 2012 - The State Journal - 9 April 2013
Coal Still Viable Despite Mercury Emissions Standard - The State Journal - 9 April 2013
Sampling for PA DEP Oil and Gas Radiation Study Begins in April - The State Journal - 5 April 2013
Great Lakes Levels Expected to be Below Normal Next 6 Months - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 3 April 2013
Water Research Institute to Study Aluminum Filtration for Mines - The State Journal - 3 April 2013
A Positive Outlook for a Water Resources Development Act in 2013 - Inland Port Magazine - 2013 Issue II
Measure Establishes WVU Research Center - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 April 2013
Group Plans to Extend Rail-Trail to Point Marion - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 April 2013
New Research Shows Global Warming Speeding Up - Common Dreams - 28 March 2013
WASTEWATER: Multiple Violations Don't Change Habits of Some W.Va. Drillers - E&E Publishing - 26 March 2013
Crisis, Hope On The [Pittsburgh] Rivers - The Waterways Journal - 25 March 2013
Rowlesburg’s Szilagyi Center Continues to Churn Up Interest in Preston’s Past - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2013
EPA Wants WV to Add More Waterways to Impaired List - The State Journal - 25 March 2013
EPA Revises W.Va.'s List of Polluted Streams - Charleston Gazette - 25 March 2013
What is the Right Amount of Aluminum in Our Streams? - The State Journal - 24 March 2013
A Short-Sighted Sequester Flows Through It, Now - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 March 2013
USACE
Pittsburgh District Winter 2013 Headwaters Update -
Pittsburgh District Release - 22 March 2013
WVEC
Green Legislative Update - WV Environmental Council
Release - March 22, 2018
Pa. DEP Secretary Stepping Down - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 22 March 2013
Krancer on Why He's Leaving the [PA] DEP - Pittsburgh Business Times - 22 March 2013
Little Rock District Seeks Comments On Rec Lock Policy - The Waterways Journal - 11 March 2013
Environmentalists and Drillers Become 'Unusual Bedfellows' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 March 2013
Industry, Environmentalists Agree on Tough Standards - Charleston Gazette - 20 March 2013
WVU: Marcellus Drill-Site Pits Have Problems - Charleston Gazette - 15 March 2013
Senate Panel Mistaken to Approve Rule Requiring Fracking Fluid be Kept Secret - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 March 2013
Increased Mud Found Downstream from Marcellus Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 12 March 2013
Rail-Trail Has Changed Life in Our Town - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 March 2013
Comment Sought on Draft General Permit for Groundwater Pollution - The State Journal - 9 March 2013
Noble Is Cited For Spill In Creek - Wheeling Intelligencer - 9 March 2013
Noble Energy Marshall County Flowback Spill Provokes Cease Operation Order - The State Journal - 8 March 2013
Selenium Bill Passes WV House - The State Journal - 8 March 2013
Berkshire's BNSF Railway to Test Switch to Natural Gas - Wall Street Journal - 5 March 2013
In Praise of the Lock and Dam System - Inland Port Magazine - 2013 Issue I
Proposed Emergency Rule Weakens Aluminum Water Quality Standard - The State Journal - 4 March 2013
Ohio Firm Has Major Role in Environmental Cleanups - Akron Beacon Journal - 3 March 2013
Fans of Fredericktown Ferry Seek Support to Keep It Afloat - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 March 2013
Flowback Spill into Marshall County Creek Under Investigation - The State Journal - 27 February 2013
Water Research Institute Funding Regional Water Quality Efforts - The State Journal - 24 February 2013
Creek Group Needs Citizen Monitors - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 February 2013
Water
Quality Monitoring Grants Available - Charleston Gazette
- 23 February 2013
Barge Disrupts Mon River Traffic Near Brownsville - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 February 2013
Report: Flaws in EPA Drilling Pollution Data - The State Journal - 22 February 2013
DEP Defends Late Reports - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 February 2013
Fredericktown
Ferry Faces Life as Museum - Washington PA Observer
Reporter - 21 February 2013
How Much to Pay to Preserve Past? - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 21 February 2013
Ohio,
Marshall Wells Hitting Oil - Wheeling Intelligencer
- 22 February 2013
Conservation Districts to Receive Act 13 Grants - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 21 February 2013
CONSOL: Progress Made on Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 February 2013
Does WV Still Have the Most Efficient Coal-Fired Power Plant? - The State Journal - 18 February 2013
$1 Million Grant for Pa. Gas Drilling Health Study - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 February 2013
Ohio
Fracking CEO Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Toxic
Waste-Dumping Case - Truthout - 15 February 2013
Increased Investment in Pittsburgh Region’s Locks and Dams Gets Major Backing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 February 2013
Casey Seeks More Money for River Projects - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 15 February 2013
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Offers New Waterways Funding Proposal - Waterways Council Inc. Release - 15 February 2013
Barging
of Wastewater Must be Evaluated - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 13 February 2013
Young Conservationists to Focus on Mon River - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 February 2013
Pittsburgh Seeks Hovercraft for River Rescues - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 February 2013
Firm to Pay $306K for W.Va. Stream Pollution - Charleston Gazette - 13 February 2013
Briny Water Flows Into Area Streams - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 12 February 2013
Underinvestment in Ports and Inland Waterways Imperils American Competitiveness - Economist - 11 February 2013
Mid-Mississippi River Channel Open - Waterways Conference Release - 11 February 2013
Mediator Releases Interim Report on Ryerson Negotiations - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 8 February 2013
Restart of Fairmont Brine Recycling Plant Delayed to September - The State Journal - 7 February 2013
DEP Settles Lawsuit over Drilling Mud - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 February 2013
Efficiency Aids Bridge-Building Between Industry, Environment - The State Journal - 6 February 2013
A Suggestion with Merit [Ryerson Lake] - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 3 February 2013
Monongahela Edges
Out Schuylkill to Win Pa. River of the Year -
Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 February 2013
Monongahela
Selected as Pennsylvania's River of the Year -
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 February 2013
Pennsylvania Reports Air Pollution from Shale Gas Industry - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 February 2013
State [PA] Tightens Rules for Drilling Engines - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 February 2013
Cheap Gas Lets Factory Rise Again On Bayou - Wall Street Journal - 31 January 2013
W.Va. DEP
Behind Schedule on Gas Drilling Reports - Washington
PA Observer Reporter - 30 January 2013
DEP Announces Final Air Quality Permit for Natural Gas Operations, Proposes New Environmental Controls - PA-DEP Release - 31 January 2013
Pa. Moves
to Limit Air Emissions from Gas Industry -
Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 February 2013
Barges of Brine on Ohio River? - Columbus Dispatch - 14 January 2013
U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Meeting Scheduled - The State Journal - 30 January 2013
Mediator Holds Meeting on Ryerson - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 26 January 2013
Wells Pump $100K Daily - Wheeling Intelligencer - 27 January 2013
Report: DEP Staffing Problem 'Will Not Abate Anytime Soon' - The State Journal - 25 January 1013
Pa. DEP to Study Radioactivity in Oil and Gas Equipment, Waste - The State Journal - 24 January 1013
Legislature Should Put Land Rights Back on the Table When It Convenes - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 January 2013
WV-Based Environmental Research Lab Enjoys Steady Growth - The State Journal - 22 January 1013
Ohio Study Warns of Pennsylvania Wastewater - Akron Beacon Journal - 23 January 2013
Drillers Explore ‘Groundbreaking’ Fracking Technique - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 January 2013
WV Group Studying Regional Impact of Fracturing - The State Journal - 21 January 2013
Mine Drainage Cleanup in Western Pa. an Expensive, Slow Process - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 January 2013
WV-DEP Seeks Comments on Air Emissions Permits for Wetzel, Marion, & Doddridge Counties - WV-DEP Release - 18 January 2013
Pa. Auditor to Review Wastewater from Shale Well Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 January 2013
Asian Carp Now Museum Feature - Waterways Council Release - 18 January 2013
Mississippi River Low Water: Out of the Woods? - Waterways Council Release - 18 January 2013
IGS Energy to Build Natural Gas Stations on Interstate 79 - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 January 2013
Towboat Nudges Runaway Dock with 16 Boats to Riverbank After Wild 5-Mile Ride - Charleston Gazette - 17 January 2013
Keeping the Boats Moving Along a Mississippi Dwindled by Drought - New York Times - 17 January 2013
Harrison County [OH] Watching Stream, Spring Pollution - Wheeling Intelligencer - 17 January 2013
Briefs Filed in New Hill Mine Expansion Case - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 January 2013
Low River Gets Some Relief - Wall Street Journal - 13 January 2013
Friends of the Cheat Hits the (Kingwood-Tunnelton) Trail - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 January 2013
Mine Co., DEP: Board Overstepped Bounds - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 January 2013
The Morning File: River of the Year? C'mon, man, it's got to be the Mon - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 January 2013
Wireless Network to Help Commercial River Traffic - Beaver County Times - 13 January 2013
USGS: No Water Contamination From Drilling in Fayetteville Shale - The State Journal - 10 January 2013
DEP: Coal Slurry Impoundments Will Require New Safety Measures - The State Journal - 10 January 2013
Two Groups Partner to Protect New, Greenbrier Rivers - Beckley Register-Herald - 6 January 2013
EPA Fracking Study May Dodge Drinking Water Issue - Charleston Gazette - 6 January 2013
Drought Threatens to Halt Critical Barge Traffic on Mississippi - Washington Post - 6 January 2013
State Issuing New Stormwater Management Guide - WVDEP Press Release - 4 December 2012
Economic Impacts Revised for Potential Mississippi River Closure to Barge Traffic in January - Waterways Council Release - 2 January 2013
Lawsuit Alleges Water Violations - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 31 December 2012
Tourism, Recreation Dollars Constantly Flowing Right Past Us in our Waterways - Morgantown Dominion Post - 31 December 2012
Attorney General Appeals Sentence for Wastewater Dumping - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 28 December 2012
Water-Quality Project Widens - Valley News Dispatch - 29 December 2012
Latest Hydrograph Forecast Update to Mississippi River - Waterways Council Release - 28 December 2012
WV Electric Generation Up in October - The State Journal - 27 December 2012
The Mon in Running for Pa. River of the Year - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 27 December 2012
Officials Eye Uses for Former Quality Glass Site - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 December 2012
USACE Forecast Could Result in Earlier Then Expected Effective Closure of Mississippi River - Waterways Council Release - 26 December 2012
Mining Waste Byproduct Could Help Clean Water - The State Journal - 25 December 2012
Gas Field Workers Cited in Pa. Hospital’s Losses - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 24 December 2012
Agency Wants to Restore 2 Eroding Islands in Ohio River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 December 2012
Cargo Continues Moving on the Mississippi River, but Perhaps Not for Long - New York Times - 23 December 2012
Water Quality Program Expands - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 December 2012
Blasting Under Way at Locks and Dam No. 4 - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 December 2012
Shale Drillers Eager to Move Wastewater on Barges - PublicSource - 16 December 2012
How the Mighty (Mississippi) Has Fallen: Historic Drought Plagues US - Common Dreams - 14 December 2012
Weirton Port Plays Role in Gas Liquids Transport - The State Journal - 13 December 2012
New Report Finds WV’s Groundwater ‘Generally Good’ - The State Journal - 9 December 2012
Structural Damage in Portage County Home Linked to Adjacent Fracking Operation - WKYC-TV - 6 December 2012
Conflicts, Errors Revealed In Positive Fracking Study - NPR - All Thing Considered - 7 December 2012
Marcellus Shale Coalition Names New Exec Board - MSC Release - 6 December 2012
Lock Gate Move Begins Maintenance Project at Byrd Locks and Dam - unknown - 6 December 2012
Chesapeake Fined $600,000 in W.Va. Waterfall Case - Associated Press - 3 December 2012
Mon Testing Expands to Allegheny, Ohio Rivers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 December 2012
History Afloat - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 December 2012
MIT: Fugitive Methane Emissions From Shale Gas Wells Overstated - The State Journal - 29 November 2012
WV Driller to Pay $177K for Wetlands Damage - Associated Press - 29 November 2012
After Drought, Reducing Water Flow Could Hurt Mississippi River Transport - New York Times - 26 November 2012
Court: Regulations Shun Landowners - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 November 2012
Group to Market Cheat River as a ‘Trail for Boats’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 November 2012
Obama Spokesman: “We Would Never Propose a Carbon Tax” - The State Journal - 15 November 2012
Patriot Coal to End Mountaintop Removal Mining - The State Journal - 15 November 2012
Mon City Anchor's Origins Revealed - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 November 2012
Recent Drought Conditions Underscore Importance of Missouri River to Maintaining Navigation on Mississippi River - National Waterways Conference News Release - 9 November 2012
Momentum Reveals a 2nd Bentonite Spill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 November 2012
Bromide Down in Mon, Still Elevated in Allegheny - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 9 November 2012
Barge Transportation Could Stop on Critical Mississippi River in December - AWO & WCI News Release - 8 November 2012
Mon River Pollution Perhaps Linked to Gas Drilling Vanishing - Charleston Gazette - 8 November 2012
DEP Official Defends Testing Methods - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 7 November 2012
Repairs Underway at Stonewall Jackson Dam - WBOY- 5 November 2012
Pipeline Paths A Mystery; Not Being Tracked By State Regulators - Wheeling Intelligencer - 4 November 2012
State DEP Says it Follows Industry Standards in Testing for Water Contamination - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 November 2012
Water Delivery System Makes Up 12.6 Percent of US Energy Consumption - Consumer Energy Report - 1 November 2012
Pennsylvania Report Left Out Data on Poisons in Water Near Gas Site - New York Times - 2 November 2012
(Pa. Rep.) White Calls For Investigation of DEP Deceptive Testing Practices - Press Release - 1 November 2012
Dry Summer Means Tri-state Region’s Rainfall Causes Little Flooding - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 November 2012
Fracking’s Impact on Water Discussed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 November 2012
New PA Boating Regulation Taking Affect November 1st - 26 October 26, 2012
WVU Institute Expands Monitoring to Ohio, Allegheny Rivers - The State Journal - 26 October 2012
EPA Adds $84,500 Fine for Well Fire - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 October 19, 2012
WV
Geological Survey Aims to Finish Coal Reserves Update by
2015 - The State Journal - 16 October 2012
Army
Corps of Engineers to Lower Water Levels at Stonewall
Jackson Lake - WBOY - 15 October 2012
Hours
of Operation to Change for Locks on Allegheny River
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 October 2012
DEP Alters Policy on Foul-Water Notifications - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 October 2012
Cheat River Trail Proponents Seek County’s Aid - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 October 2012
Coal
Industry: State Water Quality Revisions “Overdue” -
The State Journal - 15 October 2012
Drilling Letter Policy Altered - Wheeling Intelligencer - 16 October 2012
Well Injection, Quakes Linked - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 October 2012
Marathon to Build Shale Liquids Truck-to-Barge Facility on Ohio River - The State Journal - 9 October 2012
Doddridge County Commission Denies EQT Drilling Permit - WDTV TV - 5 October 2012
When Flooding Is Not a Taking - New York Times - 5 October 2012
FirstEnergy Considering Gas Co-Firing for PA Coal Plants - Pittsburgh Business Times - 5 October 2012
Chesapeake to Pay $600K Fine for Filling Wetzel Co. Stream - Wheeling Intelligencer - 6 October 2012
DEP Releases Final Oil and Gas Air Aggregation Guidance for Drilling Activities - PA DEP Release - 5 October 2012
Court Addresses Surface Owner Appeal Rights - The State Journal - 3 October 2012
Water Trail Planned for the Upper Cheat River - Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2012
Coal Must Find a Way to Compete - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 October 2012
Paddle Pushers Clean Up Allegheny Riverbanks as Part of National Effort - Valley News Dispatch - 29 September 2012
Chinese Slowdown Idles U.S. Coal Mines - Wall Street Journal - 27 September 2012
Art the Focus in River Town - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 27 September 2012
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Two-Thirds of Frack Disclosures Omit 'Secrets' - EnergyWire - 26 September 2012
Expert: Reserve Depletion, Not 'War on Coal,' is WV’s Problem - The State Journal - 24 September 2012
What Are the ‘Geological Challenges’ of WV Coal? - The State Journal - 24 September 2012
Carnegie Mellon Effort Puts Shale Data Online - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 September 2012
Decades of Federal Dollars Helped Fuel Gas Boom - Charleston Gazette - 23 September 2012
Kotcon Receives Special Service Award from National Sierra Club - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 September 2012
Study Reports 'Hidden Costs' in Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 September 2012
Range's Pinkerton: Frac Disclosure Didn't Come Soon Enough - Pittsburgh Business Times - 21 September 2012
Rockefeller Kicks Off Effort to Increase Clean Coal Tech - The State Journal - 20 September 2012
Former EPA Official: 'Don't Go Home on Coal' - The State Journal - 19 September 2012
Gas Permit Applications Flat in Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 September 2012
Three Years After Massive Fish Kill, Dunkard Creek Rebounding - Charleston Gazette - 17 September 2012
Oil Boom on Display - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 September 2012
River Enthusiasts Tap into Public’s Interest About Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 September 2012
Corps Investigating Fish Kill at Youghiogheny Lake - Corps of Engineers Release - 11 September 2012
Granville to use FEMA Grant for Boat - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 September 2012
Intermodal Terminal is Good News - Charleston Gazette - 8 September 2012
Tapping
into Newest Issue - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 9 September 2012
Algae
Bloom in Kinzua Reservoir - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- 9 September 2012
Power Plant Operations Tied to Water Challenged by Changes in Climate - Washington Post - 10 September 2012
Methane Problem Remains Despite Effort near Bradford County Gas Well Site - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 September 2012
Plans for Dam Continue; No Timetable Set - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 7 September 2012
Granville Launches Riverfront Project - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 September 2012
New Hill Mine - DEP Appeal Cites Legal, Factual Errors - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 September 2012
DEP: No Fish Kill in Dunkard Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 September 2012
Dunkard Creek Cleanup - Morgantown Dominion Post - 31August 2012
Marcellus Trade Group Lays Out Pre-Drill Water Testing Practices - The State Journal - 29 August 2012
A World First: Coal-Fired Plant Barry Begins Underground Storage of CO2 - U.S. Department of Energy (NETL) Release - 27 August 2012
Analyst: Low Demand Growth Driving Energy Market Shift - The State Journal - 21 August 2012
3 Companies Agree to $29.8 Million Superfund Cleanup Plan - The State Journal - 20 August 2012
Fairmont Water Plant Upgrades Improve Public Health Protections - The State Journal - 20 August 2012
FODC Gets $55K EPA Grant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 August 2012
Mon
River Has Seen Changes in Use, Appearance -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 August 2012
American Queen Not Stuck - American Queen Website - 16 August 2012
Drought May Sink Mississippi River Commerce - New York Times - 20 August 2012
A Creek Roiled with Doubts - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 August 2012
Coal-to-Gas Switch Causes CO2 to Drop - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 August 2012
Economic Issue - Fairmont Times West Virginian - 15 August 2012
[Granville, WV] Locks Resolution OK’d - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 August 2012
Boaters Take
Advantage of Mon River Locks in U.S. Travel - WBOY -
13 August 2012
Plug Pulled on Plans for Drainage Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 August 2012
Late Launch - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 August 2012
Morgantown Area to Lose $3 Million for Richard Mine - WBOY - 13 August 2012
Laurita to Lead Coal Association - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 August 2012
Group: Locks Vital to River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 August 2012
Resolution
on Locks Approved - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 8 August 2012
DEP
to Appeal EQB Mine Order - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 9 August 2012
Largest U.S. Coal Ash Pond to Close, But Future Rules Still Undecided - National Geographic News - 9 August 2012
Ash Site Closure May Open McKinley’s Eyes - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 August 2012
New Data Reflects Coal Layoffs, But No Job Collapse - Charleston Gazette - 8 August 2012
Keep Locks on River Open - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 August 2012
Some
63 Locks Face Reductions in Service - Capitol
Currents - 3 August 2012
Queen of the Mississippi to Begin Service - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 August 2012
Water a 'Way of Life’ for Fredericktown - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 August 2012
Mon River Navigation to Reopen Tomorrow - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 3 August 2012
Commissioners Sign Resolution for Upper Mon River Locks - Fairmont Times West Virginian - 1 August 2012
Marion County Commission Signs Resolution In Support Of Locks Remaining Open - WBOY TV - 1 August 2012
Help
Keep Locks Open, City Urged - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 1 August 2012
Fairmont
Concerned About Opekiska, Hildebrand Lock Closures -
The State Journal - 31 July 2012
UMRA
Fighting To Keep Locks Open - WBOY TV - 31 July 2012
Crews
Working to Complete Major Locks, Dam Repairs -
Washington PA Observer Reporter - 31 July 2012
EPA Mine Water-Pollution Guidelines Thrown Out - Charleston Gazette - 31 July 2012
Aither Chemicals Finds Market for Numerous Products - The State Journal - 31 July 2012
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic - New York Times - 29 July 2012
It’s Still Not Water Under the Bridge - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2012
Frackers Follow Tobacco's Lead in Funding Research - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 July 2012
Local Groups Fighting to Protect Hildebrand and Opekiska Locks and Dam System - WBOY TV - 27 July 2012
Marion County Supports Efforts To Keep Locks Open - WBOY TV - 27 July 2012
Resident Fights to Keep Upper Mon River Locks Open - Fairmont Times West Virginian - 26 July 2012
Ferry Repairs Delay Festival - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 26 July 2012
Pa. Court Upsets Marcellus Shale Zoning Law - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 July 2012
Lawmakers
Weigh Effects of Shale Center Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25
July 2012
Egyptian Geese Visit - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 July 2012
More Air Pollution From Chesapeake Drilling Sites - Wheeling Intelligencer - 23 July 2012
Ices
Ferry Farewell - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21
July 2012
New Coal Mine Planned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 July 2012
DEP Keeps an Eye on River Flow - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 July 2012
Army
Corps Seeks Solution to Lock Closure - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18
July 2012
Heat, Low
Rainfall Taking Toll on Fish - Washington PA Observer
Reporter - 18 July 2012
Drought Watch in Washington, Greene Counties - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 July 2012
EQT Launches Pilot Program to Convert Marcellus Rigs to LNG - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 July 2012
Low
Rainfall Complicates Managing Salts in Mon This Year
- The State Journal
- 16 July 2012
Teen Dies in Lake - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 July 2012
In the Wake of Law Enforcement - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 July 2012
Mon River Locks Closed Through Aug. 3 - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 July 2012
DEP Says More Testing for TDS in Dunkard and Mon - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 July 2012
Report: River Swimmers Face Electrocution Risk - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 July 2012
Trade Dries Up Along With Mississippi - Wall Street Journal - 14 July 2012
Corps Decides to Close Tygart Docks - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 July 2012
High TDS Levels Found in Stream - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 July 2012
Dunkard Creek Pollution Affects Mon River Quality - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 July 2012
Upper Mon Lock Service to be Cut; Informational Meeting Scheduled - Boat Pittsburgh - 13 July 2012
Low Water, No Rain Force Tygart Lake Marina to Close - Charleston Gazette - 10 July 2012
Star City: Ducks, Geese Must Go - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 July 2012
Industry Fields Fracking Questions - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 July 2012
Boaters Begin to Remove Boats From Tygart Lake - WBOY - 11 July 2012
Tygart Lake Marina To Close July 15 - WBOY TV - 10 July 2012
Wind Symphony to Perform - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 July 2012
Closed Locks Planned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 July 2012Service Cuts in Store for Upper Monongahela River - The State Journal - 7 July 2012
Service Cuts in Store for Upper Monongahela River - WBOY TV - 6 July 2012
No-Wake Zone - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 July 2012
James Kotcon: Coal Ash Amendment Friendly Only to Polluters - Charleston Gazette - 5 July 2012
Kayaking, Canoeing, Paddle Boarding Making Big Splash Locally - Gateway Newspapers - 4 July 2012
WVU's Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center is Resource for Communities - The State Journal - 4 July 2012
Grant Paves Way for Adding Ohio, Allegheny River Basins to Monitoring Project - The State Journal - 4 July 2012
Dive Time - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 1 July 2012
DEP Sets Public Hearings for Proposed Legislative Rules - WV DEP Release - 29 June 2012
Western Pa. Polluter's Sentence Sparks Dispute - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 June 2012
Dry Spring Drives Gas Producers to Largest Rivers for Water - The State Journal - 27 June 2012
Gas Catches Up to Coal in U.S. Power Generation - The State Journal - 27 June 2012
Photo Exhibit Debuts Friday at Waterfront Hotel - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 June 2012
Federal Court Upholds EPA's Global Warming Rules - The State Journal - 26 June 2012
Low Water Limits Recreational Use of Kanawha, Ohio River Locks - Charleston Gazette - 26 June 2012
Scientist: Mayflies’ Arrival Means Mon River is Cleaner - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 June 2012
No One Hurt When Boat Capsizes Near Tarentum - Valley News Dispatch - 23 June 2012
NETL-Developed Carbon Capture Technology Awarded - The State Journal - 23 June 2012
$1.6M Settlement in Pa. Marcellus Drilling Lawsuit - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 June 2012
Silica Exposure at Fracking Sites Prompts Alert - The State Journal - 22 June 2012
Watching the Waterways - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 22 June 2012
DEP’s Gas-Well Rules Face Secretary of State, Public Comment - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2012
Energy Development Related Seismicity Scrutinized - The State Journal - 19 June 2012
Public Television to Air 'Great Kanawha' Documentary on June 24 - Charleston Gazette - 16 June 2012
Dock to Lock Races Draw 100 Runners, Walkers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 June 2012
Wireless Network Set for Pittsburgh Rivers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 June 2012
Aid Sought for State to Combat 'Rock Snot' - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 June 2012
Volunteers Clear Pound After Pound of Trash from Waterways - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 June 2012
No Jail Time in Dumping Case - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 16 June 2012
Coroner IDs Body Pulled from Mon - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 15 June 2012
Body is ID’d as Angler - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 June 2012
Wealth of Baseline Data Collected at Future PA Gas Well Site - The State Journal - 14 June 2012
NETL Studying Upward Migration of Fracture Fluid - The State Journal - 13 June 2012
Two Stream Groups Host Marcellus Symposium - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 June 2012
Annual River Sweep Slated - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 June 2012
'Rock Snot' Found in Youghiogheny River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 June 2012
Federal Agencies Probe Range Resources' Yeager Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Site - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 June 2012
Bass, Catfish Rule Waters for Summertime Anglers - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 June 2012
Drillers Put On Notice; PSC Cracking Down on Fire Hydrant Draining - Wheeling Intelligencer - 10 June 2012
No ID Yet on Body Found in Mon River - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 9 June 2012
'Frederick' Changes Course - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 7 June 2012
Boating Weather Here - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 June 2012
Gas Drilling Triggers Backyard Geysers in Harrison County WV - AP - 6 June 2012
Learn to Row Day a Hit on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2012
Figures Show W.Va. Coal Jobs Up Under Obama - Charleston Gazette - 17 May 2012
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area Hit by Drilling & Fracking Activities - Public News Service – WV -29 May 2012
Study: Tax Incentives Don’t Increase Natural Resource Extraction - The State Journal - 29 May 2012
Lake Lynn Power Station to Donate $3,000 to Volunteer Group - The State Journal - 26 May 2012
Shale Drilling Contaminated Water, Families Say in Lawsuit - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 May 2012
New Place to Swim - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 May 2012
Telling It Like It Is on W.Va. Energy Policies - Charleston Gazette - 23 May 2012
Repairs to Ohio River Lock Delayed Due to Damaged Road - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 May 2012
Eclipse of Reason: Crescent and the Corps Must Reach a Locks Deal - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 May 2012
A Real Road Block: Street Fix Costs Bog Down Repair to Lock - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 March 2012
Woman Killed in Accident on Ohio River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 May 2012
1 Dead as Jet Ski Falls Over Dam in Edgeworth - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 May 2012
Area Group Taking Part in National Learn to Row Day - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 May 2012
Subsided Land is Home to Wildlife - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 May 2012
Volunteers Help Nonprofit Monitor Deckers Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 May 2012
Fish for Fun Day Lands Big Success in Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 May 2012
2012 West Virginia Water Research Conference, October 30 - 31, 2012 - West Virginia Water Research Institute Release - 15 May 2012
Hikers Enlisted to Monitor Drilling Violations on Area Nature Trails - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 May 2012
Water Symposium Held at Morgantown High - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 May 2012
WV Plasma Plants Would Turn Coal to Chemicals, Garbage to Fuel - The State Journal - 8 May 2012
Energy Firms Show New Interest in Pittsburgh’s Hydropower Potential - Pittsburgh Business Times - 4 May 2012
Power Pact Provisions Explained - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 May 2012
New York Company Wants to Retrofit Rivesville Power Station - Associated Press - 3 May 2012
Drilling Chemicals Could Move Quickly to Aquifers, Study Says - Charleston Gazette - 2 May 2012
FirstEnergy to Pay $50K to End Suit - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 May 2012
Hospital to Mine Patient Database for Fracking Ills - Bloomburg News - 1 May 2012
Tygart a Top-100 Bass Lake - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 April 2012
Rockefeller Giving Weight to Health Concerns Over Coal Ash - The State Journal - 27 April 2012
Marcellus Trade Group Issues Recommended Practices for Site Work - The State Journal - 26 April 2012
White House Addresses NETL, Energy Questions - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 April 2012
Role of Methane in New Oil and Gas Air Pollution Rule Questioned - The State Journal - 24 April 2012
WV Abandoned Mine Lands Cleaned Up in 13 Years? - The State Journal - 24 April 2012
Bassmaster: WV Home to Some of Nation's Best Bass Fishing Spots - The State Journal - 24 April 2012
Casey Makes a Case to Fix Locks and Dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 April 2012
Remembering A Riverman [Nelson Jones] - The Waterways Journal - 13 February 2012
Lock Reductions Threaten Navigation On Ouachita River - The Waterways Journal - 13 February 2012
UMWA Asks Corps To Restrict Recreational Lockages - The Waterways Journal - 13 February 2012
Cracker' Plants Could Bring Barge Opportunities - The Waterways Journal - 13 February 2012
Budget Revelations About Olmsted A Shocker - The Waterways Journal - 20 February 2012
Transportation Bill Passes With Fly Ash Amendment - Wheeling Intelligencer - 19 April 2012
McKinley Applauds Fly Ash Addition to Transportation Bill - The State Journal - 18 April 2012
EPA Finalizes Rules to Cut Gas-Drilling Air Pollution - Charleston Gazette - 18 April 2012
More Water Protection From Marcellus Shale Suggested for Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 April 2012
Prickett’s Fort Served as Shelter for Early Settlers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 April 2012
Obama Creates Working Group on Gas Drilling - The State Journal - 13 April 2012
Morgantown Creating Zoning Rules for Extractive Industries - The State Journal - 13 April 2012
DEP Investigating Spill Into Creek - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 April 2012
Drilling Mud in Pa. Stream - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 April 2013
Public Information Meeting Concerning Water Management at Stonewall Jackson Lake - Corps of Engineers Release - 11 April 2012
A Special Tribute - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 April 2012
Brownfield May Have New Use - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 April 2012
Energy Firms, Ecologists Form Unlikely Alliances - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 April 2012
USGS Study: Human Activity ‘Certainly’ Cause of Increased Seismic Activity - The State Journal - 6 April 2012
Warming: Scientific Fact - Charleston Gazette - 6 April 2012
In Rebuttal: Bogus Pollution Report - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 April 2012
Toxins Allowed to Seep into Waterways, Group Says - Valley News Dispatch - 2 April 2012
Dunkard Creek Affluent Affected by Leak - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 April 2012
DEP: Leak Didn’t Kill Fish - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 April 2012
Group Hopes to Topple Several Western Pennsylvania Dams - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 April 2012
Aquatorium Project Takes on Second Phase - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 30 March 2012
Fuel Tax Proposal Aimed at Lock Repairs - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 31 March 2012
LOCKED Out: Aging Locks and Dams Jeopardize Inland Waterways - Coal Age Magazine - February 2012
DEP Announcements - West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert - 26 March 2012
Volunteers Clean Up Trash Along W.Va.7 - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 March 2012
Grant Boosts Boat Access to the Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 26 March 2012
Water Torture: Congress needs to act on decaying locks and dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 March 2012
Legislation Proposed to Fund Deteriorating Locks and Dams - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 March 2012
Monongahela's Aquatorium: Entertaining ideas for a bright future - Valley Independent - 23 March 2012
Ohio Dirtiest River, PennEnvironment Study Finds - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 March 2012
Gas Drilling Needs to Improve, Chesapeake Official Says - Charleston Gazette - 22 March 2012
Report: Pa. 7th in Nation in Toxic Substances Released into Waterways - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 March 2012
Locked and Dammed: Federal budget running dry for locks repair - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 March 2012
Industry Pokes Holes in Colorado Gas Study - The State Journal - 20 March 2012
Colo. Study Points to Health Impacts from Gas Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 19 March 2012
Locked and Dammed: Neglect Erodes River Commerce - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 March 2012
Locked and Dammed: Ohio River Project Decades Late, Billions Over - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 March 2012
Fracturing Safe, Say University Studies - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 18 March 2012
Project Would Enhance, Improve Access to Mon Wharf - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 March 2012
Locked and Dammed: Some of the Nation's Locks and Dams are on the Brink of Failure - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 March 2012
Ethane Cracker Plant Might be Built in Institute - Charleston Gazette - 16 March 2012
Post-Gazette Shale Website Wins Top Prize - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 March 2012
PA: Water Quality OK in Pa. Gas Drilling Town - Associated Press - 15 March 2012
Why Did Shell Pick Pa. for its Cracker Plant? - Charleston Gazette - 15 March 2012
Shell Picks Beaver County for 'Cracker' Plant - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 March 2012
Lesson on County's Early Settlers Heard at Cornerstone - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 15 March 2012
Most of Pa. Marcellus Gas Drilling in 11 Counties - Valley News Dispatch - 14 March 2012
DEP Taking Horizontal Drilling Application Comments Online - The State Journal - 14 March 2012
Watershed Assessment Project in Elk, Mon Rivers Seeks Feedback - The State Journal - 12 March 2012
Water Company Plans to Change Disinfectant Used in Some Systems - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 March 2012
Volunteers Sought for Annual June River Sweep - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 12 March 2012
Commission Suggests Charging for River Water - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 11 March 2012
Fish Health Survey Discovers Bass Virus - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 March 2012
WV DEP Permit Would Control Run-Off From Oil, Gas Sites - The State Journal - 9 March 2012
Ohio Imposes Tougher Rules on Gas-Drilling Waste - Charleston Gazette - 9 March 2012
West Virginia Already Has New Drilling-Waste Rules - Charleston Gazette - 9 March 2012
Quakes in Ohio Tied to Area Shale Operations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 March 2012
Mild Winter Will Reduce Risk of Flooding in Western Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 10 March 2012
2,000 Pounds of Rainbow Trout Stocked in Cheat River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 March 2012
Morgantown Cleans Up Campsites - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 March 2012
Exxon: Fracking Failure in China, Europe Shale - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 9 March 2012
Well Pad Slip Closes Road, Hampers Communication - Wetzel Chronicle - 7 March 2012
Diesel Spill Polluted Greene Co. Waterway - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 8 March 2012
Drilling Scrutiny Spurs Battle - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 March 2012
Marcellus Shale, Move Over - Pittsburgh Business Times - 2 March 2012
The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom - Rolling Stone - 15 March 2012
Consol Cutting Production at Blacksville Mine - Charleston Gazette- 28 February 2012
Chevron Assessing Damage of Washington Co. Well Leak - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 February 2012
How to Frack Responsibly - New York Times - 27 February 2012
Industries, Drillers Aid Police in Ohio River Shore Security - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 27 February 2012
Marcellus Shale Drilling Expands in Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 26 February 2012
'Energy Surge' Fuels Area Economy - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 24 February 2012
DEP Bills Would Refine Narrative Water Quality Standards - The State Journal - 23 February 2012
Study Refutes Water Claims - Wheeling Intelligencer - 23 February 2012
Pa. Marcellus Shale Gas Drillers Recycling More Waste - Associated Press - 20 February 2012
First-Ever Shale Health Office Opens - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 February 2012
Alliance Between Natural Gas Industry, Environmental Groups Fractures - Washington Post - 19 February 2012
Obama's Budget Protects Funding for Parks Cleanup, River Locks - Aspinwall Hearald - 19 February 2012
Jobs Follow Plant Construction, But the Environment Will Be Affected - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 February 2012
Driller, Professor At Odds; Air Emissions Are Questioned - Wheeling Intelligencer - 19 February 2012
Study: Market Factors, Not the EPA Drive Coal-Fired Power Plant Closures - The State Journal - 17 February 2012
New Study Bolsters Shale Gas Industry Claims About Hydraulic Fracturing - The State Journal - 17 February 2012
Consequences of a Frozen Danube River - Stratfor - 16 February 2012
Long-Term Growth of Severance Tax Unlikely - The State Journal - 14 February 2012
Telling the Truth About W.Va. Mineral Taxation - Charleston Gazette - 14 February 2012
New Energy Duties: It makes sense for the PUC to deal with drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 February 2012
Fish, Boat Commission Grateful for Grant - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 14 February 2012
Corbett Signs Shale Well Impact Fee into Law - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 February 2012
Shale Driller Chesapeake Appalachia is Fined by State DEP for Major Violations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 February 2012
Greene County Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dumping Liquid Waste - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 February 2012
Senate Resolution Touts ‘Marcellus Principles’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 February 2012
Wastewater Case Draws Guilty Plea - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 February 2012
[PA] Reported Violations at Pa. Drilling Sites Saw Drop in 2011 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 February 2012
3 W.Va. Plants Latest to Close Under Utility Restructuring - Charleston Gazette - 8 February 2012
[PA] Shale Bill Heads to Governor - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 February 2012
EPA Approves Most of W.Va.'s Water Quality Rules - The State Journal - 7 February 2012
U.S. Farmers and Consumers Could Pay if River Locks Fail - The Waterways Journal - 6 February 2012
Consol Plans to Expand Operation - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 6 February 2012
Considering Economy, Conservation Efforts Remain on Upswing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 February 2012
Repurposing Acid Mine Discharge for Use in Shale at a Standstill - Pittsburgh Business Times - 3 February 2012
Alpha Seeks Clean Water Act Permit for Mine Proposed in Holbrook Area - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 February 2012
Company Eyes Mon for Power Plants - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 4 February 2012
Retired Professor Recounts History of Rices Landing - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 February 2012
Range Offers $2.2M Bonus to Drill at Dutch Fork - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 February 2012
Group: Cement Dumped Into Stream - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 February 2012
Coal’s Dominance in U.S. Power Continues to Slide - The State Journal - 1 February 2012
Residents Hear from Those Who Have Seen Fracking - Athens OH Messenger - 30 January 2012
What’s The River Worth? - Wheeling Intelligencer - 4 September 2011
FODC to use $25K Grant for Media Campaign - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 January 2012
Built in 1936, Montgomery Dam on Track for Major Failure - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 January 2012
Pittsburgh Area's Aging Locks and Dams Approach 'Scary' Status - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 January 2012
Rust Threatens to Mothball Science Center's Requin Submarine - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 January 2012
Fates of Three Old FirstEnergy Coal Plants in WV Still Uncertain - The State Journal - 26 January 2012
Administration Finalizes New Guidelines for Forests - Washington Post - 27 January 2012
FirstEnergy to Shutter Six Older Power Plants - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 January 2012
DNR Offers Historic Interpretation Class - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 January 2012
WVDEP Finds Coal Slurry Did Not Affect Prenter Drinking Water - The State Journal - 24 January 2012
Experts Question Move by Feds to Hack Estimate for Marcellus Reserves by 66 Percent - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 January 2012
DOE Report Projects Greater Coal Production Drop - Charleston Gazette - 23 January 2012
Shale Gas Estimate Plummets - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 January 2012
Corbett Will Sign Drilling Emergency-Response Bill - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 January 2012
Breakaway Barges Wreak Havoc on Morning Commute - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 January 2012
Feds to Expand Dimock, Pa. Water Investigation - Binghamton NY PressConnects.com - 19 January 2012
Caiman Fined $224,000 For Discharge Into Fish Creek - Wheeling Intelligencer - 20 January 2012
EPA Steps In to Test Pa. Town's Tainted Well Water - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 January 2012
Studies Duel Over Natural Gas Climate Impact - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 January 2012
River Researchers Help Assess Monongahela Water's 'Health' - McKeesport Daily News - 19 January 2012
FOC Eyes Adapting Rail-Trail for ATV Use - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 January 2012
New Mine Spurs Questions - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 January 2012
What Will We Do About Coal’s ‘Crisis in the Making’? - Charleston Gazette - 16 January 2012
Electric Plants Switch from Coal to Natural Gas - Associated Press - 17 January 2012
New Mine in Works for Mon County - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 January 2012
Shale Drilling Could Provide a Way to Deal with Abandoned Oil Wells - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 January 2012
Morgantown Researchers Contributed to Shale Oil and Gas Boom - The State Journal - 13 January 2012
New Website Aims to be Appalachia's Own WikiLeaks - Associated Press - 13 January 2012
Chesapeake Skeptical of Quake-Drilling Connection - Charleston Gazette - 13 January 2012
Pittsburgh Group Has Hope of Boats on Three Rivers Powered by Natural Gas - Pittsburgh Business Times - 13 January 2012
Pittsburgh-Area Companies Dip Into Boat-Building Waters - Pittsburgh Business Times - 13 January 2012
Fishing Pier in Sharpsburg May Be Done By End of Week - Aspinwall Herald - 12 January 2012
Harnesses Volunteers as Early Warning System - The State Journal - 10 January 2012
CONSOL On Track, DEP Says - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 January 2011
Spring Groundbreaking Eyed for Riverfront Park in Aspinwall - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 January 2012
[PA] Drilling Numbers Do Not Add Up - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 January 2012
Bevy of Gas-Processing Plants Skirts Law - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 January 2012
Geologist: Site Injection Wells Away from Critical Infrastructure - The State Journal - 5 January 2012
W.Va. Provisionally Ready for Injection-Induced Earthquakes - The State Journal - 4 January 2012
Oil and Gas Bubble Up All Over - Wall Street Journal - 3 January 2012
More Evidence Ties Ohio Quakes to Well Site - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 January 2012
Court Delays EPA’s Latest Smog Rule - The State Journal - 3 January 2012
Mon Pipeline Work Delayed - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 31 December 2011
Wastewater Disposal Wells Under Scrutiny Following Irvin Leak - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 January 2012
Ohio Closes Wastewater Disposal Wells After Earthquakes - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 January 2012
Senators Promote Safe Gas Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 January 2012
Gas $ Floods Congress - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 January 2012
200 Years Ago, First Steamboat Voyage Was Packed With Drama - The Waterways Journal - 19 December 2011
As Deadlines Near, NWC Reiterates Waterway Needs - The Waterways Journal - 19 December 2011
RiverWorks Expands Waterways Knowledge For High School Students - The Waterways Journal - 21 November 2011
E15 Marine Emissions and Durability Testing Reveals Extensive Damage - National Boating Federation Lookout - December 2011
WVU Launches Mon River Quest - Charleston Gazette - 29 December 2011
Coal's Power: Brownsville Marine Products is Revitalizing a Mon Valley Plant - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 December 2011
Propane Fracking Slowly Gaining Attention as Canadian Company Uses Technique in Texas - Caller.com - 27 December 2011
Mid Mon Making its Mark - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 29 December 2011
Grant Awarded for Trail Study, Expansion - Times Leader - 27 December 2011
Tourism, Conservation Officials Stumping on Behalf of Kiski River - Valley News Dispatch - 24 December 2011
Local Lock-and-Dam Sites Eyed for Hydroelectric Generators - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 December 2011
Upgrade Costs Doom Older Plants- Wall Street Journal - 23 December 2011
The Coal Age Nears Its End - Wall Street Journal - 23 December 2011
EPA Announces New Clean Air Standards for Coal and Oil Power Plants - The State Journal - 21 December 2011
EPA Acts to Make Air Cleaner - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 December 2011
Longview Power Acquires Plant - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 22 December 2011
Longview Power Plant Up and Running - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 December 2011
Solution to ‘Captive Rail’ Could Aid in Luring Cracker - The State Journal - 20 December 2011
Key to Ethane Cracker is Low-Cost Rail Service, Panel Says - Charleston Gazette - 21 December 2011
Greene Co. Receives Grants for Projects - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 21 December 2011
The EPA's Fracking Scare - Wall Street Journal - 19 December 2011
Gas Company: Well Flaring Finished - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 December 2011
Environmentalists Get Down to Earth - New York Times - 17 December 2011
Delegate Amendment Calls for Study of ‘Actual Effects’ of Drilling Activity - The State Journal - 16 December 2011
Obama EPA Poised to Finalize First Rule to Reduce Toxic Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants - Charleston Gazette - 15 December 2011
NETL Researching Ways to Store CO2 in Shale After Gas Removed - Pittsburgh Business Times - 16 December 2011
New Website Provides Information on W.Va. Marcellus - The State Journal - 14 December 2011
Approved Marcellus Bill Took Months of Work by W.Va. Lawmakers, Governor - The State Journal - 14 December 2011
Marcellus Bill Passes - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 December 2011
Defendant Linked to Pa. Sludge Faces More Charges - 13 December 2011
Morgantown Museum to Hold Grand Opening - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 December 2011
Barge Builder's Orders Pick Up; More Workers to be Hired in '12 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 December 2011
Water-Rescue Training Nears for City Crews - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 December 2011
Study Confirms Mountaintop Removal Stream Damage - Charleston Gazette - 12 December 2011
Investors Lease Land for Cracking Plant - Charleston Gazette - 10 December 2011
A Big Firm Moves In; Landowners face new types of shale leases - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 December 2011
Artists Respond to Dunkard Fish Kill - Charleston Gazette - 9 December 2011
Company to Drill Near Home - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 December 2011
Waterfall Back In Wetzel County - Wheeling The Intelligencer - 10 December 2011
EPA Ties Fracking, Pollution - Wall Street Journal - 9 December 2011
Tomblin Calls Special Session on Marcellus Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 9 December 2011
Company to Lay Gas Pipe in Mon River - Associated Press - 10 December 2011
Shale Gas Reserves Major for China - Associated Press - 9 December 2011
Plans for Trail Linking River Towns Sparks Interest - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 December 2011
EPA Links Fracking, Fouled Water - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 December 2011
Regional Fishing Report - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 9 December 2011
Conditions Delay Sharpsburg Fishing Pier Project - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 December 2011
DEP Seeks Companies' Emissions Data - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 December 2011
Federal Panel: Pay Attention to Gas Drilling in Pa., Elsewhere - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 December 2011
EPA Criticizes State for Shale Air Pollution Rules - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 December 2011
Permit Granted for Operation at Calvin Run - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 December 2011
Beaver County Trail Would Help Connect Erie to Nation's Capital - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 December 2011
Group: Gas Drilling Polluting Chesapeake Bay Area - Associated Press - 30 November 2011
CONSOL Agrees to Stream Cleanup Settlement - Charleston Gazette - 30 November 2011
Riverfront Trail Plans Under Way in Allegheny Valley - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 November 2011
Communities Consider 'Green' Alternatives for Runoff Control - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 27 November 2011
Gas Leases Affect Mortgages Elsewhere - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 November 2011
Greenhouse Gases Including Methane are Soaring - Associated Press - 21 November 2011
Grid Managers Seek Compliance Cushion for Coal-Fired Generators - The State Journal - 25 November 2011
FODC Watershed Recognized - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 November 2011
Public Art the Focus in Point Marion - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 25 November 2011
Group to Detail Plans for Recreation Trail - Aspinwall Hearld - 24 November 2011
Lab Error Negates Findings in Well Water - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 November 2011
An Energy Policy Runs Through It - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 November 2011
Coal Industry Funds Hands-off Surface Mining Research at WVU - The State Journal - 21 November 2011
Pittsburgh Ranks in Top 'Green' Cities - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 November 2011
US Army Corps of Engineers Monongahela River Watershed Assessment - Release - 21 November 2011
W.Va. 7th in U.S. for Mercury - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 November 2011
W.Va. Coal Production Grows Despite Electric Utility Cutbacks - The State Journal - 18 November 2011
Local Group Vigilant in Keeping Waterways Safe - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 20 November 2011
Coal Jobs at 14-year High in Appalachia - Charleston Gazette - 18 November 2011
2 Mon River Dams Could Get Hydropower - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 November 2011
Pa. Marcellus Wastewater Industry Restructuring, Painfully - The State Journal - 17 November 2011
PA DEP Reviews Its Shale Inspections - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 November 2011
Marcellus Committee OKs Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 November 2011
State Ignored Previous Warnings About Drilling Inspector Shortage - Charleston Gazette - 15 November 2011
Traveling Exhibit Devoted to Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 15 November 2011
Rowing the Ohio and Mississippi for a Good Cause - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 November 2011
FODC: Deckers Unhealthy - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 November 2011
Does Government Regulation Really Kill Jobs? Economists Say Overall Effect Minimal - Washington Post - 13 November 2011
Chesapeake: Cracker Still Part of Equation - Wheeling Intelligencer - 14 November 2011
Park Service Seeks to Encourage Outdoor Activities Along River Towns - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 November 2011
On a Crisp Day, It's Easy to Appreciate Warrior Trail - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 November 2011
Drillers Using Counterinsurgency Experts - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 November 2011
Task Force Suggests Testing Air From Well Drill Pads - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 November 2011
Frack Panel: ‘Serious Environmental Consequences’ Possible Without Action to Reduce Impacts - Charleston Gazette - 10 November 2011
Industry Letter Outlines Opposition to Marcellus Bill - Charleston Gazette - 10 November 2011
Drilling Reforms Too slow, DOE Panel Says - Charleston Gazette - 10 November 2011
EPA to Follow Up Air Monitoring at South Allegheny - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 November 2011
U.S. Senate Sets Marcellus Hearing for Charleston - Charleston Gazette - 8 November 2011
Amendment Allows Sunoco to Move Ahead With Shale Transport Project - Philadelphia Inquirer - 9 November 2011
Hoop Nets Giving Commission a Quality Read - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 November 2011
Bromide Still High in Mon, Scientists Say - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 November 2011
Bromide Levels in Mon Rose in 2010, Remain High - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 November 2011
Allegheny River Towns Eyes Development - Aspinwall Hearld - 3 November 2011
Drop in Coal Use Drives U.S. Greenhouse Reductions - Charleston Gazette - 2 November 2011
Professionals: Gas Industry Will Improve - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 November 2011
Groups Issue Intent to File Citizen Suit Against W.Va. Mining Company - The State Journal - 1 November 2011
Drilling Ramps Up In Belmont County - Wheeling Intelligencer - 1 November 2011
Ohio Quakes Tied to Gas Extraction? - The Associated Press - 1 November 2011
Marcellus Fracking: Facts & Fictions - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 31 October 2011
Global Warming Skeptic Now Agrees Climate Change Is Real - Wall Street Journal - 30 October 2011
Global Warming Skeptic Finds He Now Believes It Is Real - Charleston Gazette - 31 October 2011
This Coal Barge Towboat Now Has a ‘Dock’-Torate - Morgantown Dominion Post - 31 October 2011
Consol Sued for Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Wheeling Intelligencer - 29 October 2011
Monongahela River Locks Feeling The Pinch - WBOY-TV - 26 October 2011
Model Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing in the Works - The State Journal - 28 October 2011
Study Examines Many Beneficiaries of Waterways System - The Waterways Council - 27 October 2011
River Towns Await Collaboration to Attract Increased Trail Business - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 28 October 2011
Drill Towns New Wild West: Crime Surges Blamed on Gas Employees - Wheeling Intelligencer - 26 October 2011
Local Officials Don’t See Drilling Boom Crime Wave - Wheeling Intelligencer - 27 October 2011
'Breathe' Group Tackles Pittsburgh's Air Quality - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 October 2011
Rowing is Growing Right Here in 'River City' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 27 October 2011
Millions of Barrels of Marcellus Drilling Wastes Injected Below Akron-Canton Area - Charleston Gazette - 23 October 2011
Gas Drilling and Health on Conference Agenda - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 October 2011
$60M Spent In Road Repairs - Wheeling Intelligencer - 23 October 2011
Book Recognizes W.Va.'s Role in Oil-Gas Industry - Charleston Gazette - 23 October 2011
Brownfield Sites Come With Many Opportunities - Pittsburgh Business Times - 22 October 2011
EPA Announces Schedule to Develop Natural Gas Wastewater Standards - US-EPA - 20 October 2011
EPA to Control Fracking Fluids Disposal - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 October 2011
Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages - New York Times - 19 October 2011
WVU College of Law to Host Two-Day Look at Shale Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 October 2011
Marcellus Operation Near City Passes EPA Testing - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 October 2011
Coal Ash Permits Panned - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2011
Medical Experts Meet Today in Hershey to Discuss Health Impacts of Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 October 2011
Fall Season a Good Time for Anglers to be on Water - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 October 2011
Tests: Drilling Town’s Water Still Fouled in PA - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 October 2011
Wheeling Fined For Taking Frack Water - Wheeling Intelligencer - 15 October 2011
DEP Issues Air Pollution Rules for Gas Drilling Sites - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 October 2011
Police Participate in EPA Training - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 October 2011
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sues Consol Energy - The State Journal - 13 October 2011
Nonprofit Takes Title to Aspinwall Marina - Aspimwall Herald - 12 October 2011
Zebra Mussels: Not the Ecological Disaster That Was Expected - WBOY-TV - 8 October 2011
Having a Ball - Deckers Creek CarpFest - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 October 2011
Hildebrand Lock & Dam in Morgantown Closed - WBOY-TV - 7 October 2011
Proceedings and Presentations from EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop 2 are Online - EPA Release - 7 October 2011
WVU Tries to Distance Itself From Its Faculty's Research - Charleston Gazette - 7 October 2011
Salvagers Try to Raise Sunken Barge - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 7 October 2011
Barge Swallowed by Ohio River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 October 2011
WVU Researcher to Map Methane Sources in Monongahela-Area Drinking Water - The State Journal - 4 October 2011
Novice Team Makes Rowing Inroads - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 2 October 2011
Despite Weather, Rowers Welcome Sport - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 October 2011
Fracking Begins at City Site - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 October 2011
Waterways Council, Inc. Reacts to President Obama's Proposal for Inland Waterways Infrastructure Funding - WCI Release - 28 September 2011
Artists Present Their Take on 2009 Dunkard Creek Disaster - The State Journal - 28 September 2011
'Green' Completions Reduce Gas Industry Emissions - The State Journal - 28 September 2011
Service Cuts to Reduce Hours of Operation - Leader Times - 26 September 2011
Shale Wastewater Hauler Waives Hearing in Trial - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 September 2011
Regional Fishing Report - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 September 2011
73 Bags of Garbage Pulled From Rivers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 25 September 2011
PennDOT: Roads Used By Drillers in Better Shape - Wheeling Intelligencer - 24 September 2011
Susquehanna County Court Asks: Is Shale a Mineral? - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 September 2011
Benefits of EPA Air Rules Outweigh Costs, Report Says - Charleston Gazette - 21 September 2011
DEP Wants $5K Fee Per Well Permit - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 September 2011
Industry Groups Pan New Gas-Permit Fees - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 September 2011
'Gas Rush' Prompts DEP Shuffle to Create One-Stop Shop - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 September 2011
Enjoy the Water on Inner Tubes, Paddle Boats and Floating Islands - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 September 2011
Three Rivers Cleanup by Floating Armada - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 September 2011
Shale Formation in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia Could be Another Energy Barn Burner - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 September 2011
Groups Solicit UN to Recognize Fracking as a Human Rights Issue - Food & Water Watch Press Release - 14 September 2011
Rail-Trail Extension Plan Moves Forward - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 September 2011
lide Repairs Progress - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 September 2011
Natural Gas Won't Reduce Global Warming, Study Says - Charleston Gazette - 12 September 2011
Scholar Discovers New Crayfish Species - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 September 2011
ommission Wants to Help Fund Water Testing - Pocahontas Times - 8 September 2011
State Seeking Public Comment on Marcellus Rule - Associated Press - 9 September 2011
Boat and Barges Temporarily Stranded on Monongahela River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 September 2011
Area Firm Wins Bid for Timber - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 October 2011
Commission Sues Consol over Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 September 2011
Exhibit Pays Tribute to Life Lost in Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 September 2011
CONSOL Sued By Pa. Group - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 September 2011
Marcellus Operators Recycling More Water Than Expected - The State Journal - 6 September 2011
Out as Contrubutor to East Coast Quake - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 6 September 2011
Drinking Water Declared Safe from River Spill; Intake Reopened - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 4 September 2011
Changes in Gas Industry To Be Discussed at WVONGA Annual Meeting - The State Journal - 3 September 2011
Marcellus Shale: Disagreement Over Spelling of the F-Word - Philadelphia Inquirer - 4 September 2011
Officials Say Detergent Spill in Allegheny 2nd in a Week - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 September 2011
Allegheny Lock and Dam 6 to Reopen for Labor Day Weekend - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 September 2011
Industrial Detergent, Toxic to Fish, Spills into Allegheny River - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 September 2011
Plant Is Near Full Activity - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 September 2011
Newell Company Slows Operations to Clean Up Chemical Spill - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 2 September 2011
Crews Respond to Chemical Spill in Mon River - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 September 2011
Company Won’t Fund City Project - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 September 2011
U.S. Army Corps Fleet on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 August 2011
Fracking's Thurst for Water: A Delicate Dance Between Gas Industry and River Commission - Philadelphia Inquirer - 30 August 2011
Lock Shutdown Shows Age of River System - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 August 2011
Ohio EPA Proposes Pollution Limits for Drilling - Associated Press - 29 August 2011
Industry’s History: Industrial Park’s First Site Built in ’40s - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 August 2011
Ohio River Defines West Virginia’s Border - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 August 2011
Gas Lease, Royalty Income Taxes Top $100 Million - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 29 August 2011
The Monongahela River Lock-and-Dam System - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 August 2011
Allegheny River Locks Shut Down Today - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 August 2011
Marcellus Shale Sparks Start-up’s Plans to Build Ethane Plant - Pittsburgh Business Times - 26 August 2011
DNR Presents Plan to Restore Dunkard Creek - The State Journal - 25 August 2011
Washington County Family Settles Lawsuit Over Marcellus Shale Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 August 2011
Halliburton Executive Takes a Swig of Fracking Fluid - Associated Press - 22 August 2011
Water Taxi Set for SouthSide Works - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 August 2011
DEP Files Drilling Rule - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 August 2011
Greensboro, Pa., to Host Art Blast on Labor Day Weekend - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 August 2011
Marcellus Shale Well Violations Discrepancies - Pittsburgh Business Times - 19 August 2011
US Fish and Wildlife Says Japanese Knotweed Invading W.Va.'s Streams - WBOY-TV - 15 August 2011
New Report: State Coal Ash Rules Inadequate - Charleston Gazette - 17 August 2011
DEP: W.Va. Has 13,000 Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells - Charleston Gazette -17 August 2011
Marcellus Sale Bill Likely Delayed Until Next Year - Charleston Daily Mail - 18 August 2011
DEP Accepting Data for Water Quality Report - WV-DEP News release -17 August 2011
Kittanning Flood Wall Headed for Trouble - Leader Times - 13 August 2011
Corbett Quietly Turning Off the Lights on Renewable Energy - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 August 2011
Growing Barge Company Making Splash in Valley - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 14 August 2011
State DEP Settles Two Mine Suits - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 August 2011
Siemens Has Developed a New Water Treatment System Designed to Handle Wastewater From Shale Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 12 August 2011
Judge Nixes City’s Ban on Fracking - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 August 2011
22 Rescued When Boat Capsizes on Allegheny - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12 August 2011
A Decision Certain Not to Cause Waves - Morgantown Dominion Post - 12 August 2011
Panel Calls for More 'Fracking' Rules - Wall Street Journal - 11August 2011
Disclose Fracking Dangers, Federal Panel Urges - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 August 2011
Sides Drill for Court - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11 August 2011
Company, Corps at Odds Over Gas Permits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 August 2011
Pennsylvania American Water Collaborates to Monitor River - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 9 August 2011
Boaters Need to Chart Safer Course, Army Corps Warns - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 9 August 2011
Accidents Prompt Warnings for Boaters Near Dams - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8 August 2011
Chesapeake: 11 Percent of Water Wells Contain Methane Before Drilling - The State Journal - 7 August 2011
Paddlefish Program is Having Mixed Results - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 7 August 2011
City OKs No-Wake Zone on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 August 2011
Lawmakers May Change Hiring Process for Gas Inspectors - Charleston Gazette - 5 August 2011
Photos Capture Spirit of Allegheny River - Leader Times - 3 August 2011
Mon River Buffs Need Some Help - Valley Independent - 3 August 2011
Operation Recreation - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 3 August 2011
Amherst Madison Honors Nelson Jones - Waterways Journal - 16 May 2011
Pittsburgh Association Wins Coast Guard Honor - Waterways Journal - 27 June 2011
Major Waterway-Improvement Projects Eyed Overseas - Waterways Journal - 23 May 2011
New Barge Launched For Living Lands & Waters - Waterways Journal - 4 July 2011
Critic Says Bad River Management Causes Flooding - Waterways Journal - 4 July 2011
New `Queen' Construction Ahead Of Schedule - Waterways Journal - 11 July 2011
Memphis Steamboaters Await Cruise Revival - Waterways Journal - 11 July 2011
D.C. Group Says 1982 Incident Shows Risk of Fracking - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 August 2011
Defunding Tributaries Would Seriously Damage Economy - Waterways Journal - 11 July 2011
Brayman Completing Charleroi L&D Project - Waterways Journal - 20 June 2011
Boating Fatalities Decline - Waterways Journal - 18 July 2011
DEP Deal to Improve Water Treatment at Former Mines - Charleston Gazette - 2 August 2011
Marcellus Committee Beefs Up Draft Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 August 2011
Pennsylvania American Water Resolves Musty Odor, Bad Taste - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 August 2011
Gas Tax Revenue Falls - Morgantown Dominion Post - 31 July 2011
EPA Proposes New Emissions Rules - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 29 July 2011
Receding River Offers Peek Back Into History - Valley News Dispatch - 27 July 2011
Quakes Push Arkansas to Limit Gas-Waste Wells - Wall Street Journal - 26 July 2011
Environment is Key Element in New Report About Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 July 2011
After Devastating Floods, Debate Over Mission of the Missouri Rolls On - New York Times - 23 July 2011
Renting a Boat Difficult Along the 3 Rivers Here - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 July 2011
Sources Vary on Fracking Fluid Details - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 July 2011
Pa. Marcellus Shale Commission Issues 96-Recommendation Report - The State Journal - 22 July 2011
Shale Panel Offers Blueprint for Future - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 July 2011
Groundbreaking Held for Willow Island Hydroelectric Plant - The State Journal - 21 July 2011
Pa. Ranks High Again in Power Plant Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 July 2011
3 Hearings Set on Gas Drilling in Northern W.Va - Charleston Gazette -19 July 2011
Washington County Landfill Wants Marcellus Shale Waste - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 July 2011
City Gets Offer for Aid With Lawsuit - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 July 2011
Gas Industry Touts Benefits With Radio Spots - Charleston Gazette - 16 July 2011
Study: No "Significant Health Risks" From Natural Gas Emissions - NBC-DFW - 14 July 2011
Marcellus Advisory Committee Supports Impact Fees - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 July 2011
W.Va. Delegates Schedule Marcellus Drilling Hearings - Charleston Gazette - 15 July 2011
Turbine Transport Set to Start Today - Wheeling Intelligencer - 15 July 2011
Uproar Means the End of 'Fracosaurus' Coloring Booklet - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 July 2011
Rowing's Popularity Fueled by Cleaner Rivers, More Opportunities for Girls - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 July 2011
School Loses Chance at Grant Due to Ban - Wheeling Intelligencer - 14 July 2011
Oglebay Drilling Plan Opposed - Wheeling Intelligencer - 14 July 2011
Study: Power Plant Clean-Ups to Benefit West Virginians - The State Journal - 13 July 2011
Gas Firm Plans to Drill Again in National Forest - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 July 2011
Test Shows No Golden Algae in Pond - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 July 2011
Consol Sets Plan for W.Va. Water Treatment Plant - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 13 July 2011
Tomblin Issues Drilling Order - Wheeling Intelligencer - 13 July 2011
Acting W.Va. Governor Orders Emergency Shale Rules - Associated Press - 13 July 2011
Dunkard Creek Group to Meet - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 July 2011
Byrne the First to Address Joint Marcellus Committee - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 July 2011
Marcellus Regulation Ordered - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 July 2011
Stray Gas Plagues NE Pa. Marcellus Gas Wells - Binghamton NY PressConnects.com - 10 July 2011
Fish Commission to Lease Waterways for Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 10 July 2011
Stonewall Jackson Dam Still Controversial After 25 Years - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 July 2011
Surface Owners Plan to Turn to Courts Over Marcellus Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 9 July 2011
Monongahela River Health Receives Check-Up By Commerce Committee - The State Journal - 7 July 11
Paddle on the Mon Announced - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 9 July 2011
Committee Honors Nine People - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 July 2011
Judge Requests Recusal - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 July 2011
Company May Seek Millions - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 July 2011
DNR Says No Golden Algae Found in Pond - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 July 2011
Local Drilling Law Advances - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 July 2001
Bruceton Landfill Nixed - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 July 2001
Vigilance Required at Mine Waste Site - Letter to the Editor - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 July 2011
Justin Hrach of Donora Pulls 'Fish of a Lifetime' From Mon - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 5 July 2011
Improved Forecasts Headed This Way - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 July 2011
Tioga County Family Struggles with Methane in its Well Water - Williamsport PA Sun-Gazette - 2 July 2011
DNR Tries to Bring Back Brook Trout to W.Va. River - Charleston Gazette - 4 July 2011
Throwback Fish Gives Memorable Impression - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 3 July 2011
DEP: Permit Process Varies - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 July 2011
N.Y. Aiming to Lift Fracking Moratorium - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 1 July 2011
Facility Faces Opposition - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 July 2011
Lawyer: Be Ready for Hazards - Morgantown Dominino Post - 30 June 2011
Public Comment Periods and Public Hearings on 2012 DEP Proposed Rules - West Virginia Environmental Council Action Alert - 28 June 2011
Regatta Bass Tournament Takes Shape - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 28 June 2011
The Facts About Fracking - Wall Street Journal - 25 June 2011
Prank Signs on Rest Area Drinking Fountains Target Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 June 2011
Judge Upholds Frack Ban - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 June 2011
EPA to Assess 3 [PA] State Sites for Fracking Impact Study - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 24 June 2011
[Monongalia County] Commission Seeks Guidance on City Law - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2011
Marcellus Shale Industry Obliged to Repair State Roads - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 June 2011
Gas Company Hires Lawyer to Sue Morgantown Over Ban - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2011
[Morgantown] City Marcellus Drilling Ban Officially in Place - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2011
Drilling Supporters Rally at Courthouse - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2011
[Morgantown] Council OKs Ban - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 June 2011
Public Water Safe From Radioactivity Throughout Region - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 June 2011
Council Members Take Tour of Gas Wells - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 June 2011
Friends of the Cheat Receives Grant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 June 2011
Rail-Trail Group Wants to Partner with Star City - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 June 2011
Dad's Day Effort Aids Five Rivers, Collects 65-plus Tons of Trash - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 June 2011
Anglers Finding Three Rivers Excellent for Bass Fishing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 19 June 2011
Toxic Algae Re-emerges Near Dunkard Creek, Site of Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 June 2011
Algae Found Near Dunkard - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 June 2011
Watershed Event on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - EDITORIAL - 17 June 2011
Marcellus Shale Health Data to be Tracked - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 16 June 2011
Helicopter Makes A Close Landing - Wheeling Intelligencer - 16 June 2011
Hydropower: A Small but Growing Presence in W.Va. Electric Grid - The State Journal - 15 June 2011
112-Year-Old Hydro Plant Gets Modern Makeover - The State Journal - 15 June 2011
CONSOL Settles for $5.5 Million - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 June 2011
Lock and Dam Garbage Released - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 June 2011
Marcellus Committee OK’d - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 June 2011
Volunteers to Make Alle-Kiski Valley Riverfront Beautiful - Valley News Dispatch - 13 June 2011
Drilling Wastewater Spills in Doddridge County - Charleston Gazette - 14 June 2011
Morgantown Dam to Release River Trash Wednesday - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 June 2011
DEP Evolving With Regard to Marcellus Permitting - The State Journal - 11 June 2011
Pa. Health Agency Doesn't Keep Marcellus Database- Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 June 2011
Session to Address Water-Quality Issues - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 June 2011
Drillers to Pack Hydraulic Fracturing Safety Hearing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 11 June 2011
AEP Announces Plan for EPA Compliance; Plant Closures Possible - The State Journal - 9 June 2011
Mon Balks at Shale Laws - Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 June 2011
City Moves on Shale Law - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 June 2011
Dana Plans to Open New Mine, Focus on Titus Reserves - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 7 June 2011
Work on Aquatorium in Monongahela Begins - Valley Independent - 5 June 2011
Hunting Club Contends with Spring Contaminations from Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5 June 2011
Group Marks 20 Years of Opening Pittsburgh Riverbanks - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 5 June 2011
A day on the river: ‘Hey, we’re going rowing’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 June 2011
Official: WVU Lacks Info - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 June 2011
Monaca [Biodiesel] Plant Shifting to Marcellus Shale Frac Water Treatment - Pittsburgh Business Times - 3 June 2011
W.Va. Bass Federation Tournament Coming To Fairmont - The State Journal - 1 June 2011
Marcellus Shale Potential Studied - Wheeling Intelligencer - 3 June 2011
12 Permits Issued in Mon County - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2011
DEP: System ‘Isn’t Prepared’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2011
Try-It-Out Day Aims to Push Rowing into Mainstream - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 June 2011
Preparedness Is Top Priority for Local First Responders at Gas Well Emergencies - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 June 2011
Mon County Commission: Drilling Letter Gets Approval - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 June 2011
Drilling Not Issue; Regulations Are - Morgantown Dominion Post - Editorial - 2 June 2011
IUP Students to test Beaver Run Reservoir for Drilling Problems - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 June 2011
MUB to Dump Sewage in River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 June 2011
Bonanzas That End Badly: Cautionary tales from Marcellus Shale windfalls - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 May 2011
Lack of Funding for Locks Promises More River Traffic Snarls - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 31 May 2011
Fayette Radio Host Says Shale Criticism Led to Firing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 May 2011
Out West, Campus Gas Wells are Old Hat - Philadelphia Inquirer - 29 May 2011
‘Going Above and Beyond’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 May 2011
General Woodworking Makeover - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 May 2011
Womble Carlyle Ecology Innovations Proposes Mitigation Bank - Pittsburgh Business Times - 27 May 2011
W.Va. DEP Adds Conditions to Monongalia County Gas Well Permits - The State Journal - 27 May 2011
Defying Conventional Wisdom, TransGas May Have First CTL Plant - The State Journal - 25 May 2011
Group Seeks Support for Marcellus Shale Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 25 May 2011
Resident Suing Over Foul Odor at Gas Well's Wastewater Site - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 26 May 2011
50 Gather Downtown for Gas Drilling Rally - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 May 2011
Vehicles Envisioned Running on Natural Gas - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 25 May 2011
Firms Want to Recycle Water Used in Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 May 2011
Lawmaker: Gas Industry Should be Able to Police Itself - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 May 2011
Water and Wildlife - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 May 2011
Origin of Mon's Name a Mystery - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 May 2011
NRCS: Richard Mine Project Lacks Design Funding - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 May 2011
Deckers Creek Projects Wrapping Up - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 May 2011
Possible Landfill Worries Some - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 May 2011
Brownsville Archaeological Dig Unearthing Past of Riverboat Captain - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 22 May 2011
Shale Drillers Eye Mine Drainage for Fluid - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 22 May 2011
WVU Owns Mineral Rights - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 May 2011
Water Treatment Plant in Cross Hairs - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 20 May 2011
State DEP Amends Gas Well Permits - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 May 2011
Bruceton May Get Landfill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 May 2011
Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality - ProPublica - 18 May 2011
Drilling Halted on Morgantown Marcellus Operations - The State Journal - 18 May 2011
Sharing Roads With Rigs a Two-Way Street - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 19 May 2011
Marcellus Shale Protest Brings 100 to Courthouse - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 May 2011
Agencies Differ on Testing - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 May 2011
Mon Wants State Drilling Regs - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 May 2011
Well Permits to be Modified - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 May 2011
Mon River Summit Draws 30 People - Morgantown Dominion Post - 19 May 2011
Marcellus Shale Driller Hit with Record $1 Million Fine - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 18 May 2011
Police Cite Big Carrier Convoy - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 18 May 2011
DEP Chief Fears Problems as Employees Retire - Charleston Gazette - 17 May 2011
MUB: Safety Requests to be Implemented - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 May 2011
Mon River Test: PAW Quality Not Impacted by Drilling Compounds - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 17 May 2011
Water Testing Requested in Preston County - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 May 2011
Pennsylvania American Says its Water Shows No Radioactivity - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 17 May 2011
Chesapeake Back At Work in Pennsylvania - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 17 May 2011
Landfill Taking Drilling Waste - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 17 May 2011
Susquehanna Tops 'Most Endangered Rivers' List - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 May 2011
EPA Asks State to Improve Gas Well Water Checks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 16 May 2011
MUB Concerned About Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 May 2011
Landowner: State Wrong to Protect Drillers - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 May 2011
‘Waco Tries to Work With Landowners’ - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 May 2011
Monongahela River Buffs Set First Meeting - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 15 May 2011
History Surrounds Ice’s Ferry, Bridge - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 May 2011
Marcellus Waste Recycled Mostly In-House - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 14 May 11
Gas Driller Resumes Work Three Weeks After Accident - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 May 2011
Morgantown Utility Board Seeks Drilling Safeguards - Charleston Gazette - 13 May 2011
Company May Be Responsible - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 13 May 2011
EPA Seeks More Details on Drilling Waste Disposal - Charleston Gazette - 13 May 2011
France: The Potential for a Europe-Wide Anti-Fracking Movement - STRATFOR (http://www.stratfor.com) - 12 May 2011
Substance ID'd as Drilling Mud - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 12 May 2011
DEP: Gas Drilling Linked to Creek Contamination - Charleston Gazette - 11 May 2011
Questions Arise on Public Health Effects of Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 11 May 2011
Tracking Fracking Water Goes High-Tech - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 May 2011
Allegheny River Water-Rescue Crews Train on Unique Boat - Aspinwall Herald - 9 May 2011
Steel-Town Brownfields Becoming Waterside Homes, Offices - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 10 May 2011
Gas in the Water - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 10 May 2011
Study Links Fouled Water, Methane - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 May 2011
UT Team Will Take Close Look at Fracking - Houston Chronicle - 6 May 2011
Consol's River Division, MVCTC Teaming Up to Offer Deckhand Training Course - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 5 May 2011
Star City Seeks Brownfields Site - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 May 2011
(PA) State's Laws Offer Little Shale Drilling Protection to Archaeological Sites - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 May 2011
River Users Dip in But Don't Always Chip In - Aspinwall Herald - 7 May 2011
State Parks Vulnerable - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8 May 2011
Morgantown Drilling Approved With No Public Input - Charleston Gazette - 6 May 2011
Energy Dept. Panel to Revise Standards for Gas Extraction - New York Times - 6 May 2011
10 Minutes With … Jim McCarville - The Waterways Journal - 25 April 2011
Wells Worry River Group - Morgantown Dominion Post - 6 May 2011
Gas Drilling OK’d Near City - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 May 2011
Wells to Run More Than 11,000 Feet - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 May 2011
Festival Salutes River Life - Morgantown Dominion Post - 5 May 2011
Tygart Lake Marina Underwater - The State Journal - 4May 2011
Aquatorium Site 'Unsalvageable' - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 5 May 2011
Water Tanks Washed into Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4May 2011
W.Va. Lakes to Rise in Response to Ohio, Mississippi Flooding - Charleston Gazette - 3 May 2011
DEP Rolls Back Approval Process for Shale Violations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 May 2011
Bill to Regulate Water Withdrawals Moving Through Legislature - Binghamton NY PressConnects.com - 2 May 2011
Architect to be Hired for Creek Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 May 2011
Marcellus Shale Drilling: A Response That Lacks Oversight - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 May 2011
Family Fights Resale of Gas Rights - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 May 2011
Association Wants Responsible Drilling Regulations - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 May 2011
Community Rallies for the Fallen - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 May 2011
Star City Ponders Mon Land - Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 April 2011
Gas Well Proposal Dodges T-word - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 30 April 2011
Breakaway Barges Hung Up on Neville Railroad Bridge - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 April 2011
DEP, Firm to Discuss Possible Preston Landfill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 April 2011
Mon River Group: Action Needed on Gas Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 April 2011
Dems Vow to Develop Gas - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 29 April 2011
Range's Gas Output Temporarily Outstripping Infrastructure Here - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 28 April 2011
Region Gets an 'F' for Pollution - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 April 2011
Shale Drilling Faces Crackdown - Wall Street Journal - 27 April 2011
State Has No Specific Rules on Containing Fracking Water Spills - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 26 April 2011
W.Va. Power Plant uses Selenium-Removal Technology - Charleston Gazette - 22 April 2011
Chesapeake Sued Over Dumping - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 22 April 2011
Fossil Fuel Firms Use 'Biased' Study in Massive Lobbying Push - The Guardian (UK) - 20 April 2011
Treatment Begins for Acid Water - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 April 2011
Moisture Close to Aggravating; More in Forecast - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 April 2011
Bradford County Shale Well Spews Fluids - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 April 2011
Odds Worsening in Shale Game - Morgantown Dominion Post - 21 April 2011
DEP Asks Drillers to Stop Disposing Wastewater at Plants - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 April 2011
Governors Race: Candidates Talk Fracking - Charleston Gazette - 20 April 2011
Ryerson Park Dam Still Shifting - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 April 2011
State, Feds at Odds Over Gas Drilling - Binghamton NY PressConnects.com - 19 April 2011
Consol Taps Veolia for W.Va. Mine Water - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 19 April 2011
Students Solve Mason-Dixon Mystery - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 18 April 2011
Perdue Says He Will Lead on Shale - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 17 April 2011
What Fines Reveal About Drilling in State - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 April 2011
Another Wrinkle in Marcellus Regulation - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 April 2011
Landowners Say Chesapeake Is Dumping Waste - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 15 April 2011
W.Va. Resident Takes Coal Ash Concerns to Congress - Charleston Gazette - 14 April 2011
Lawsuits Challenge Waste Dumping by Gas Drillers - Charleston Gazette - 13 April 2011
Study Says Gas May Be Worse Than Coal for Greenhouse Effect - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 April 2011
Morgantown Demands Special Session on Gas Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 6 April 2011
Fairmont Endowment Fund Would Help Restore Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 April 2010
Morgantown Leaders Call for Marcellus Special Session - The State Journal - 6 April 2011
Energy Department: Shale Gas is a Global Phenomenon - The State Journal - 6 April 2011
Water Tests Stressed Before, After Drilling - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - April 2011
Volunteer Fishing Enthusiasts Look for Unknown Trout Streams and Test Water Quality - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 April 2011
CONSOL Moves on Plant - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 April 2011
Drilling Opponent to Leave Pitt Post - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 10 April 2011
Marcellus Shale Gas May Head Overseas - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 10 April 2011
Speaker: Mon Valley Has a Unique Identity - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 April 2011
Chesapeake CEO: No 'Lasting Environmental Damage' from Fracking - Times-Shamrock - 9 April 2011
Information About Fracking Chemicals to be on New Website - Star-Telegram - 8 April 2011
Longview, First New W.Va. Coal Plant in 18 Years, Fires Up This Month - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 April 2011
Chesapeake Wave Now Heading North - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 11 April 2011
Proposed EPA Clean Boating Requirements - BoatU.S. Release - 4 April 2011
State Orders Drilling Halt After 2 wells are Polluted in Forest County - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5 April 2011
Michael McCown: Protect Gas Industry from Overregulation - Charleston Gazette - 4 April 2011:
Fishermen Flock to Well-Stocked Mon - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 5 April 2011
Plan Begins to Form for Allegheny River's Locks - Leader-Tinmes - 4 April 2011
Danger in Honeycomb of Old Wells - ProPublica - 4 April 2011
Proof Not There: Prof: Drilling, Earthquakes Not Connected - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 3 April 2011
Energy Forum Next Monday to Highlight Marcellus Shale - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 4 April 2011
Stepping on the Gas - Wall Street Journal - 2 April 2011
Senate Panel Grills Corps’ Officials Over FY12 Budget - National Waterways Conference News Alert - 1 April 2011
Spring Edition of Surface Owners' News Available - WV Surface Owners' Rights Organization - 1 April 2011
Corps releases FY12 Allegheny River Service Reduction Plan - BoatPittsburgh.com - 31 March 2011
Armstrong Officials Aim to Keep 'Wealth' Afloat - Aspinwall Herald - 1 April 2011
Top-level Approval of Drilling Under Fire - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 April 2011
DEP Finds Mismanagement in Fire - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 April 2011
Marcellus Impact Remains Divisive - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 April 2011
Industry Association Promotes Natural Gas Drilling in Morgantown - The State Journal - 30 March 2011
Rimer, Templeton Locks to Close to Allegheny River Boaters - Aspinwall Herald - 31 March 2011
Harrisburg Takes Reins for Marcellus Enforcement - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 31 March 2011
Gas Driller Citations to be Reviewed - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 31 March 2011
‘Informational’ Sponsor Leaves Cause for Doubt - Morgantown Dominion Post - 31 March 2011
Driller: Ohio, Marshall Counties More Valuable - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 31 March 2011
Barbara Fleischauer and Mike Manypenny: Think Before Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 30 March 2011
WVU Research May Help Improve Trout Stream Quality - Charleston Gazette - 30 March 2011
DEP Stops Drilling Operation in Harrison County - The State Journal - 28 March 2011
DEP Halts Drilling Operation After Spill - Charleston Gazette - 28 March 2011
Join Calls for Moratorium on Permits - Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 March 2011
Motion Asks State to stop OKing Permits - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 March 2011
Marcellus Shale Boom Offers Alle-Kiski Valley Job Opportunities - Valley News Dispatch - 27 March 2011
Lake, Facility Named after Albert Lynn - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 March 2011
Long History of Pollution on Dunkard - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 27 March 2011
Marcellus Impact Fee Proposal in the Works - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 26 March 2011
Foreign Governments Improve Waterways While We Fiddle - The Waterways Journal - 7 March 2011
[River] Firsts - The Waterways Journal - 7 March 2011
Archer Daniels Midland Gives $325,000 To Living Lands & Waters - The Waterways Journal - 7 March 2011
Links to US DOJ & WV-DEP documents on CONSOL Settlement related to Water Pollution in Mononoghela and Upper Ohio Basins - Posted 25 March 2011
DEP Shuts Down Potter County Gas Well Pre-Construction Site Over Violations Impacting Public Water Supply - PA-DEP Release - 23 March 2011
Texas Cites EPA Error in Testing of Wells - Wall Street Journal - 23 March 2011
Legislators Optimistic About Getting Special Session on Gas Drilling - Morgantown Dominion Post - 24 March 2011
We Must Mean What We Say - Newspaper joining call for moratorium on new Marcellus drilling permits - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 March 2011
Geologists Develop Interactive West Virginia Marcellus Shale Map - The State Journal - 21 March 2011
Natural Gas and Clean Water - New York Times - editorial - 22 March 2011
Federal Meddling in Natural Gas Spurned - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 23 March 2011
GenOn Power Plant Faces Millions in Fines Over Conemaugh Discharge - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 23 March 2011
DEP Shuts Two Firms in Dumping Case - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 22 March 2011
Mine Water Geyser in Elizabeth No Danger, DEP Says - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 22 March 2011
Allegheny River Towns Fight to Save Locks - Aspinwall Herald - 20 March 2011
Wyoming's Smog Exceeds Los Angeles' Due to Gas Drilling - USA Today - 9 March 2011
Drillers Soaking It All Up: Water Sale Leaves Moundsville Dry - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 20 March 2011
New DEP Pick Says He Will 'Apply the Law' - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 March 2011
Pa. Man, Company Accused of Dumping Gas Wastewater - Charleston Gazette - 17 March 2011
DEP Reviewing Permit for Hauler Charged with Illegal Dumping - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 March 2011
Company Accused of Illegal Dumping - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 March 2011
Waste Hauler Accused of Illegal Dumping - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 18 March 2011
Meeting on Mine Permit Scheduled - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 19 March 2011
Halt To Drilling Permits Wanted - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 18 March 2011
19 Delegates Call for Marcellus Permit Moratorium - Charleston Gazette - 18 March 2011
Tomblin Nixes Session - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 March 2011
Brawn of 16 Men Ensures $17 Billion in U.S. Waterways Shipments - Bloomberg Business News - 17 March 2011
CONSOL Settlement Likely to Help Rehabilitate Dunkard Creek - The State Journal - 16 March 2011
CONSOL Given 30 Days to Pay - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 March 2011
CONSOL Energy Reaches Ground Breaking Clean Water Agreement with U.S. EPA and West Virginia DEP - CONSOL News Release - 14 March 2011
Consol to Pay $5.5M for Clean Water Act Violations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 March 2011
Push for Marcellus Gas Regulation Continues - Morgantown Dominion Post - 16 March 2011
Tomblin Won't Call Special Session - Charleston Gazette - 15 March 2011
Drilling Still On Agenda - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 15 March 2011
Marcellus Bill Dead, So Now What? - Charleston Gazette - 14 March 2011
Bill Would Strengthen Oversight of Fracking - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 March 2011
CONSOL to Pay $5.5M in Penalties - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 March 2011
Critz Forms Special Caucus on Marcellus Shale - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 15 March 2011
St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936 Flood Spurred Legislation - Valley News Dispatch - 13 March 2011
Monongahela Derived from Indians - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 March 2011
Test: Water Meets Standards - Morgantown Dominion Post - 14 March 2011
Bromide: A Concern in Drilling Wastewater - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 March 2011
McKinley Helps Form Gas Drilling Caucus in Congress - Charleston Gazette - 11 March 2011
Interactive Marcellus Shale Map Created, Posted Online - Charleston Gazette - 11 March 2011
Corbett Speeds Up Permit Process - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 12 March 2011
Lack of Tax on Gas Decried - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 March 2011
DEP Ordered to Add Discharge Limits for Conductivity - Charleston Gazette - 10 March 2011
Scientists: Delaware River Faces Threats - Binghamton NY PressConnects.com - 10 March 2011
Pa.'s Attempts to Track Drilling Waste Flawed - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 11 March 2011
Sewage Plants Targeted Over Lack of Marcellus Permits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10 March 2011
Matter of Trust: Gas drillers Must Let the EPA Assess the Risks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 9 March 2011
Aquatech to Unveil Portable Frack Water Treatment System - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 March 2011
EPA Asks Pa. to Boost Gas Monitoring - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 March 2011
Gas Industry Fuels Growth - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 10 March 2011
WVNCC to Offer Gas Job Training - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 10 March 2011
Former Bush EPA Official Says Fracking Exemption Went Too Far; Congress Should Revisit - ProPublica - 9 March 2011
House Panel Revises Marcellus Drilling Bill - Charleston Gazette - 9 March 2011
House Committee Amends, Passes Marcellus Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 10 March 2011
Shale Panel will be Under Close Scrutiny - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 9 March 2011
Corbett Cheers Natural Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 9 March 2011
E.P.A. Steps Up Scrutiny of Pollution in Pennsylvania Rivers - New York Times - 7 March 2011
Natural Gas Could Ease Pump Pain - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 8 March 2011
Colcom Helps Fund Marcellus Shale Impact Studies - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 March 2011
No Dangerous Radiation Found in Pa. Water - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 March 2011
Radioactive Water? Now More Than Ever, Let's Scrutinize Gas Drilling - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 7 March 2011
DEP Announces Testing for Radioactivity of River Water Downstream of Marcellus Water Treatment Plants Shows Water Is Safe - PA-DEP Release - 7 March 2011
The Budget Dance - The Waterways Journal - 21 February 2011
McCarville: Wash. Budget Priorities Are Cause For Concern - The Waterways Journal - 14 February 2011
The Corps: From `Fix As Fail' To `Fail To Fix' - The Waterways Journal - 13 December 2010
Budgeted-Fund Rules Should Enhance Fulfillment - The Waterways Journal - 13 December 2010
Tennessee Towboat Captain Indicted - The Waterways Journal - 21 February 2011
Cheat Lake’s Name Lost in History - Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 March 2011
Heard Off the Street: Marcellus Shale Boom Hits Banks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 March 06, 2011
Nation Takes Notice of Marcellus Shale - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 6 March 2011
No Link Found Between W.Va. Quakes, Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 5 March 2011
Sustaining Lock Operations - Leader Times - 5 March 2011
Radiation-Fracking Link Sparks Swift Reactions - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5March 2011
Marcellus Shale Coalition Calls for Openness in Natural Gas Industry - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 March 2011
Will the Marcellus Boom Help the Economy? - Charleston Gazette - 4 March 2011
More Drilling Help Is Sought - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 4 March 2011
EPA Chief Grilled on Safety of Hydraulic Fracturing - Wall Street Journal - 3 March 2011
Chesapeake Energy Invested $92 Million in Pa. Roads Last Year - 2 March 2011
Despite Overhaul, Gas Wastewater Still a Problem in Pa. - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 3 Marc h 2011
DEP Nominee OK'd By Panel - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 March 2011
W.Va. Senate Approves Some Marcellus Gas Rules - Charleston Gazette - 2 March 2011
Gas Drillers Recycling More Water, Using Fewer Chemicals - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 March 2011
Fire at Gas Site Quickly Contained - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 March 2011
Dana Co. Hearing Scheduled for June - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 2 March 2011
Top Dem Seeks EPA Studies on Possible Toxic Shale Wastewater - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette- 28 February 2011
Arkansas Quake Is Its Most Powerful in 35 Years - New York Times - 28 February 2011
PATH Seeks to Withdraw From Power Line Project - The State Journal - 28 February 2011
Radiation in Fracking Fluid is a New Concern - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 1 March 2011
Deep History Immersed in Dunkard Water - Morgantown Dominion Post - 28 February 2011
Oscar's Attention Irks Gas Industry - Wall Street Journal - 26 February 2011
Leases Taken Over: Chesapeake New Owner Of Range Contracts - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 27 February 2011
Marcellus Gas Wells Generate an Amazing Bounty for Landowners - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 27 February 2011
Recreational Allegheny River Boaters May Be Up the River - Leader Times - 25 February 2011
Drilling at National Park Sites Reviewed - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 26 February 2011
Suspension of Pollution Rules for Drilling Sought - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 26 February 2011
While Marcellus Drilling Bills Are Scaled Back, Tax Breaks for Industry are Put on Fast Track - Charleston Gazette - 25 February 2011
Lawmakers Scale Back Proposed Marcellus Regulations - Charleston Gazette - 24 February 2011
Effort Begins to Keep Allegheny River Locks Open - Aspinwall Herald - 23 February 2011
2 Marcellus Measures Now Single Bill - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 February 2011
Workers Injured in Pa. Blast - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 24 February 2011
No Citation for Gas Company; Board 'Moving Forward' - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 23 February 2011
Corbett Scales Back Policy for Drilling on Public Land - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 23 February 2011
UK Study Questions Shale-Gas Drilling - Charleston Gazette - 19 February 2011
Resident: Gas Work Hurts Road - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 February 2011
Drillers Set Sights on Shale Reserve Deeper Than the Marcellus - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 22 February 2011
Effect of Marcellus Drilling on West Virginia Fisheries Could be Profound - Charleston Gazette - 19 February 2011
Pooling Removed From W.Va. Marcellus Measure - Charleston Gazette - 21 February 2011
Dunkard Creek Damage Was Massive, Complete - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 February 2011
Environmental Program Likely Will Be Casualty of Budget Crisis - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 21 February 2011
Marcellus Gas Legislation Ready for Review - Charleston Gazette - 20 February 2011
Forced Pooling Imperils Shale Bill - Charleston Daily Mail - 18 February 2011
Budget Cuts May Close 5 Locks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 February 2011
Driller Accused of Illegal Actions: Former U.S. Attorney Sues Chesapeake - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 20 February 2011
Taking a Closer Look at River Health - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 20 February 2011
WVU Project Helping to Control Mon River Pollution - Charleston Gazette - 19 February 2011
CONSOL Agreement Nearly Done - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 February 2011
Drilling Study Finds High Pollution Levels Near Fort Worth Schools - Star-Telegram - 17 February 2011
Voice Your Opinion: Public Meetings Provide Info; Allow for Input on Lock Closures - Dock Talk - 18 February 2011
Commissioners to Fight to Keep Allegheny Locks Operating - Leader Times - 18 February 2011
Public Weighs In on Marcellus at W.Va. Legislature - Charleston Gazette - 17 February 2011
Bill Would Allow Tax on Gas Drilling Rigs - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 17 February 2011
Harvard Study Details Coal's True Costs - Charleston Gazette - 16 February 2011
Bayer’s ‘Ethane Cracker’ Idea May Mean Jobs - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 16 February 2011
Government Task Force to Examine Marcellus Shale Development - The State Journal - 15 February 2011
Tomblin Backs Drilling, But Still No Word on Regulation - Charleston Gazette - 15 February 2010
Tomblin Creates Task Force on Marcellus Ethane Development - Charleston Gazette - 15 February 2010
Forces Line Up to Keep Allegheny River Locks Open - Aspinwall Herald - 16 February 2011
Budget May Throttle Allegheny River Traffic - Aspinwall Herald - 15 February 2011
Oil, Gas Mapping Draws Residents’ Attention - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 February 2011
Legislators Act on Marcellus Law - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 February 2011
Mon Watersheds Concerned About TDS - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 February 2011
Pa. Senator's Super Bowl Trip Courtesy of Consol - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 14 February 2011
Chesapeake Selling Fayetteville Shale - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 14 February 2011
Around the Fish & Boat Commission - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 13 February 2011
20 Learn to Monitor Local Water Resources - Washington PA Observer Reporter - 13 February 2011
OSM Pushing Deadline on Stream Protection Rule - Charleston Gazette - 12 February 2011
Multiple Gas Wells Erupt - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 11 February 2011
Pipeline Failure Resulted in Blast - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 12 February 2011
Marcellus Shale Coalition Increases Staff by Three - Morgantown Dominion Post - 13 February 2011
John Hanger, PA’s Former Environmental Chief, Talks About Challenges of Keeping Gas Drilling Safe - ProPublica - 10 February 2011
Many U.S. Coal Plants May Close - Bloomberg News - 10 February 2011
Marcellus Shale Drill Technique Used for Oil - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 10 February 2011
Lawmakers Dismantle Water Quality Standards - Charleston Daily Mail - 10 February 2011
DEP Chief Wants To Double Oil & Gas Staff - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 9 February 2011
Sheriff: Alien Labor Used - Wheeling WV Intelligencer - 8 February 2011
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