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Rob Rice has been appointed to the position of Chief of the Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation Program with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at the Cabot Station Recycling Center, located on Route 5 near Grantsville.

The WVDEP's Office of Oil and Gas is having a public hearing to take comments on the application for a renewal of an Underground Injection Control Permit by Danny E. Webb Construction, of Lochgelly, W.Va.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Dam Safety Program is sponsoring a one-day workshop for dam owners and monitors on Saturday, May 11, at Pipestem Resort State Park.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Region Volunteer Monitoring Conference June 7-8 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., on May 14 at City Hall in Rainelle. The building is located at 201 Kanawha Ave., in Rainelle.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality has extended the public comment period for the Class II General Permit G70-A until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting public meetings to discuss proposed water quality improvement plans for Warm Springs Run and Rockymarsh Run in the Potomac River Watershed.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards Program will conduct a public meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, April 24, at WVDEP headquarters in Charleston.

Hundreds of elementary school students from five counties are expected to take part in this year’s Earth Day celebration at the Clay Center in downtown Charleston.

Organizations from across the state can learn more about “sustainability” and other ways to improve their social, economic and environmental performance during two identical two-day Sustainability Workshops.

Applications are being accepted for the 33rd annual state Junior Conservation Camp, scheduled June 17-21 at Cedar Lakes in Ripley.

Saturday, May 18 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Youth Environmental Day, which is a day set aside each year for youth groups from around the state to gather at North Bend State Park to be recognized for their efforts to promote a healthy environment.

Pennzoil Quaker State Co., (dba Shell Oil Products) is working with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to remediate property along State Route 36, near Wallback in Clay County.

DBMFI, LLC is working with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to remediate property located at 207 Marshall St. in Benwood.

The Sustainable Schools West Virginia Summit, scheduled for April 28-29 at the Ramada Inn in Charleston, is being postponed until the fall.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Saturday, April 27 Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide Cleanup. Volunteers have until Friday, April 12 to register.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Elizabeth Recycling Center on Route 14, across from Sportsman’s Park.

Eureka Hunter Pipeline, LLC has negotiated a voluntary remediation agreement with the WVDEP to address environmental conditions at the former Union Carbide Industrial Gas Plant site, located south of Pine Grove in Wetzel County.

Seven notices of violation and two orders to Noble Energy issued for an incident in which a centralized storage impoundment overflowed into a tributary of Wheeling Creek.

An Air Quality General Permitting and Compliance Seminar, designed to help West Virginia businesses and manufacturers better understand state and federal clean air regulations, is scheduled for April 15.

An examination for licensed remediation specialist certification is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is looking for a proven leader to head up the Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (AML&R) in their Charleston, West Virginia Headquarters.

The river continues to benefit from the strong commitment of state agencies, environmental groups, businesses and concerned citizens to improve its water quality, fish habitat and recreational opportunities.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection to rid Lincoln County of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is sponsoring a local tire collection to rid Cabell County of old tires.

47D3, LLC, a subsidiary of Oldacre McDonald, has submitted an application to participate in a voluntary environmental cleanup under the state Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring a tire collection in Wayne County to help rid the area of old tires.

The WVDEP’s Division of Water and Waste Management will conduct a public hearing and comment period on its proposed emergency rule to revise Legislative Rule 47CSR2, “Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards.”

Registration is open for the second Sustainable Schools West Virginia Summit, scheduled for April 28-29 at the Ramada Inn in Charleston.

Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council has negotiated a Voluntary Remediation Agreement with the WVDEP to address environmental conditions at a site in Charleston that will serve as its future headquarters.

The WVDEP will soon release a guidance document to assist West Virginia MS4 communities in designing alternative pollution-control programs for development projects that can’t meet on-site stormwater runoff requirements.

Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. has negotiated a voluntary remediation agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up the former Texaco Lubricant Facility property, located at 1500 Bluefield Ave., in Bluefield.

Volunteers have until March 1 to register with the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and state Division of Natural Resources will collect live Christmas Trees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Capitol Market in downtown Charleston.

West Virginia communities interested in advancing their sustainability goals can apply for mini-grants offered through the Sustainability Institute at Bridgemont Community and Technical College and the West Virginia Sustainable Comunitites (WVSC) program.

Four West Virginia communities that went above and beyond in their efforts to beautify and clean up their respective towns have been recognized by the state Department of Environmental Protection for environmental stewardship in 2012.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has a new tool to help communities reduce the impacts of polluted stormwater on the state’s streams and rivers.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Kenton Meadows Field in Gassaway.

West Virginians already looking forward to the sights of spring and summer can get some early satisfaction by ordering an Operation Wildflower 2013 “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar from the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, today, awarded grants worth $1.452 million to 32 recipients through the agency’s REAP Recycling Assistance Grants program.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the athletic fields on Miller Drive in Ripley.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is monitoring the cleanup of a gasoline spill that occurred Monday night at a Sheetz filling station, located at 245 S. Washington St., in Berkeley Springs.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection to rid Roane County of old tires.

The state Division of Water and Waste Management’s Nonpoint Source Program is issuing an announcement of Additional Grant Opportunity (AGO) for proposals that focus on nonpoint source pollution issues.

State environmental regulators have approved a cleanup method from Morgan Chase Bank, trustee for the former Browning Lumber Property, located approximately one-half mile south of Greenwood, Boone County, on state Route 85.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking for site coordinators in Jackson and Mason counties for next year’s Ohio River Sweep.

West Virginia Sustainable Communities (WVSC) is hosting a one-day event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va., to showcase community-based sustainability projects from around the state.

A seminar designed to help West Virginia businesses and organizations better understand state environmental regulations and the consequences of non-compliance with those regulations is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Nov. 8.

Staff from the WVDEP will discuss comments received during the recent solicitation of public input on potential revisions to the state’s water quality standards.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a free electronics recycling event for the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 20, in Bluefield.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday issued a Cessation Order to Argus Energy for its failure to properly maintain a water treatment system at a mine site in Lincoln County.

Twenty-eight applicants have been approved for grant amounts totaling $173,198.28 in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program, DEP Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman announced.

Close to 500 cars and trucks streamed through the DEP's parking lot to take advantage of a recent free electronics recycling event.

In conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week, Sept 17-23, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is offering 40 easy things West Virginians can do to better the environment.

The collection is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Mason County Farm Museum Maintenance Building, just off of Ohio River Road, north of Point Pleasant.

A free two-day workshop to help West Virginia communities better educate citizens about the effects of stormwater on the state’s streams and rivers is scheduled for Oct. 16-17 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Conference Center in Huntington.

For the 14th year, watershed groups from across West Virginia were recognized by the West Virginia Watershed Network for their efforts in protecting and restoring local watersheds.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting public input on potential revisions to the state’s water quality standards, which will be under review as part of the 2014 Triennial Review process.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a free electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 15.

Close to 240 fifth-graders from several Kanawha County elementary schools will descend on the state Capitol on Friday, Sept. 14, for the annual fall Children’s Water Festival, sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Protection.

West Virginia will host the 40th annual conference of the National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR), Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Saturday, Sept. 29 Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup. Volunteers have until Friday, Sept. 14 to register.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards Program will conduct a public meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday Aug. 30.

An examination for licensed remediation specialist certification is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston.

Those wishing to submit entries for the 10th annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar photo contest have until Oct. 1, 2012. The contest is sponsored by the state departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation.

The 23nd annual Great Kanawha River Cleanup, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 8.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Dam Safety Program is sponsoring a one-day workshop for dam owners and monitors on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Cacapon State Park in Berkeley Springs.

All hearings will take place at the DEP’s Charleston headquarters, located at 601 57th St., S.E., Charleston, WV, 25304.

The DEP’s Kanawha City facility will become the first state government agency building to be partially powered by the sun.

The Huntington Sanitary Board is working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to address environmental conditions associated with a former ash pond located at 300 Sunset Dr., in Wayne County.

Twenty-six applicants have been approved for amounts totaling $60,528 for state Department of Environmental Protection REAP Litter Control Matching Grants. DEP Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman announced the grant recipients for fiscal year 2013.

The annual Adopt-A-Highway Appreciation Day Picnic set for Aug. 4 at Tamarack in Beckley.

The state Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program has extended the Fiscal Year 2013 Recycling Assistance Grant deadline to 5 p.m., Monday, July 9, 2012.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled public hearings for its 2013 proposed legislative rules.

More than 9,000 volunteers participated in annual spring cleanups sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Protection and removed 360 tons of litter from West Virginia’s landscape.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to Carpenter Reclamation Inc., of Sissonville, for illegal open burning at a school construction site off Edgewood Drive in Charleston.

The Fayette County Board of Education and Fayette County Schools were recognized today by the state Department of Environmental Protection for their efforts to maintain a healthy environment for their students.

The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, June 30, at the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform the public about the Little Coal River stream restoration project.

Thousands of volunteers are expected to participate in the annual Ohio River Sweep, scheduled for this Saturday, June 16.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program will host a tire collection in Summers County to rid the county of old tires.

State environmental regulators have accepted an application from Structures Resources, Inc. to clean up the former Johns Manville Property, located along 2905 3rd Ave., Vienna, Wood County.

In response to multiple requests, the state DEP has extended the public comment period for the draft list of impaired streams in West Virginia to June 26, 2012.

The DEP is seeking applicants for inspectors in the Office of Oil and Gas to serve in the northern part of the state.

Sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Protection, the 49th annual Youth Environmental Day drew close to 1,000 young people and their families.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection to rid Lincoln County of old tires.

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman presented 15 Environmental Awards of Excellence today during a ceremony at DEP headquarters in Charleston.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has developed a draft list of the state’s impaired streams and lakes.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at the Cabot Station Recycling Center, located on Route 5 near Grantsville.

Residents can drop off tires from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Hawks Nest State Park on Route 60.

The collection is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Mason County Farm Museum Maintenance Building, just off of Ohio River Road, north of Point Pleasant.

The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at West Virginia Tire Disposal on Route 39 in Enon.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting three separate, multi-day tire collections in Mercer County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting a tire collection in Ritchie County to rid the county of old tires. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the Division of Highways in Ellenboro.

Hundreds of young people from across West Virginia are expected to attend the 49th annual state Youth Environmental Day on Saturday, May 19, at North Bend State Park in Cairo.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting a local tire collection on Saturday, April 28, to rid Wyoming County of old tires.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management is making available a fact sheet regarding a proposed General Water Pollution Control Permit for which the agency is currently accepting public comments.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Saturday, April 28 Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide Cleanup. Volunteers have until Saturday, April 14 to register.

West Virginia has released its final Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) as part of its requirement under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay initiative.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards Program semi-annual public meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 30, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The West Virginia Department of Transportation is working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to address environmental conditions at a site on Sycamore Street in Grafton.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will host a tire collection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the Senior Center on Route 219 in Lindside.

The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, at Warm Springs Middle School, located at 271 Warm Springs Way in Berkeley Springs.

Quality Carriers Inc. (QCI) has entered into an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Environmental Remediation to clean up property in Kanawha County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection in Gilmer County to rid the county of old tires. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is sponsoring a local tire collection to rid Cabell County of old tires.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas has launched a webpage that contains information specifically related to horizontal drilling as defined by the Horizontal Drilling Act that was passed by the state Legislature in December.

An open and illegal dump located on 8th Avenue and 31st Street in Huntington will be cleaned up Tuesday, March 13.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas is taking comments on its design and construction standards for centralized pits used to store wastewater associated with horizontal drilling.

Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. has entered into a voluntary remediation agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up undeveloped property in Hancock County.

An examination for licensed remediation specialist certification is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on March 21 at the Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston.

West Virginians interested in participating in this year’s Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup have until March 1 to register with the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The Stella Jones Corp. (Stella Jones) has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up a 59-acre tract of industrial property in Roane County.

The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) has submitted an application to the state Department of Environmental Protection to clean up property in Putnam County.

The results of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s triennial review of West Virginia’s water quality standards have been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Appalachian Power Co. to coordinate efforts in educating West Virginians about the environmental benefits of energy efficiency programs.

Triad Engineering has confirmed an error in a study it conducted for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection on water supplies in the Prenter area of Boone County.

A study commissioned by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection on water supplies in the Prenter/Sand Lick area of Boone County did not reveal evidence of widespread mining-induced impacts to groundwater quality in the study area.

Applications are now available for the 2012 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is jointly sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Highways.

West Virginia has released its draft Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) as part of its requirement under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay initiative.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP Program is encouraging residents to bring their live Christmas trees to the Capitol Market Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The deadline for comments is 5 p.m., Jan. 3, 2012.

Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. will address environmental issues on property adjacent to a petroleum pipeline area in Pleasants County, as part of an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. has entered into an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up a former refinery site in Clendenin, Kanawha County.

West Virginia’s Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation will receive $66.5 million in federal grant money for 2012 to eliminate health and safety hazards created by historical coal mining.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a proposed settlement with Mingo Logan Coal Co., in which the company has agreed to pay $350,000 for unpermitted mine discharges in Logan County.

Four West Virginia communities have been recognized by the state Department of Environmental Protection for their environmental stewardship in 2011.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program and the Jackson County Solid Waste Authority are hosting a local tire collection to rid Jackson County of old tires.

West Virginians already longing for the sights of spring and summer can get a head start by ordering an Operation Wildflower 2012 “Roadsides in Bloom” Calendar from the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman on Wednesday awarded grants worth $1.55 million to 39 recipients through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP Recycling Assistance Grants program.

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has submitted a Voluntary Remediation application to the West Virginia DEP to address environmental conditions associated with historic operations at the Williamson Rail Yard (NSWRY).

Three electronics recycling events co-sponsored this year by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection yielded more than 50 tons of electronic waste.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 19, on the Bowman Street Parking Lot in Spencer.

Bolstered by close to 100 computers dropped off by Logan County Schools, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection collected more than 24 tons of electronic waste during its recent electronics recycling event in Logan.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program and the Marshall County Solid Waste Authority are hosting a local tire collection to rid Marshall County of old tires.

The longtime head of West Virginia’s Project WET water education program has been awarded the organization’s highest honor for coordinators.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to address environmental conditions associated with historic operations on its property.

The West Virginia Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways has submitted a voluntary remediation application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up a former DOH facility in Tyler County.

Twenty-five applicants have been approved for grants totaling $237,537.78 in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program, DEP Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman announced.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a free electronic recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 15, in Logan.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued four Notices of Violation to Atlanta-based Black Crow Oil LLC, for a spill at the company’s well site on Cavender Drive in Kanawha County, near Elkview.

State officials collected more than 11 tons of electronic waste during the second of three free electronic recycling events co-sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program, along with the Lewis-Gilmer counties Solid Waste Authority, is hosting a tire collection in Weston.

More than 100 volunteers collected over three tons of litter during the recent Great Kanawha River Cleanup, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is announcing comment periods on proposed water quality improvement plans for selected streams in the Lower Kanawha River and Elk River watersheds.

In conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week, Sept 19-25, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is offering 40 easy things West Virginians can do to better the environment.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a tire collection to rid Barbour County of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a tire collection to rid Pleasants County of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will sponsor its 36th annual Youth Environmental Conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, at Twin Falls Resort State Park, near Mullens. The deadline to register for the conference is Sept. 15.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a free electronic recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Sutton.

West Virginia is being recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior for a mining reclamation project in Tucker County that eliminated dangerous remnants of pre-law mining.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s next examination to certify licensed remediation specialists is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., on Sept. 21, at the Marshall Graduate College in South Charleston.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program, along with the Harrison County Solid Waste Authority, is hosting a tire collection to rid Harrison County of old tires.

Morgantown’s Waterfront Place Hotel will be the site of the annual West Virginia Brownfields Conference, Sept. 14-15.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring tire collections at two sites in Greenbrier County from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Saturday, Sept. 24 Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup. Volunteers have until Sept. 16 to register.

The WVDEP is seeking public input on its Well Site Safety Plan Standards and Casing and Cementing Standards that are referenced in the DEP’s Emergency Rule for horizontal drilling, filed Aug. 22 with the Secretary of State’s Office.

The 22nd annual Great Kanawha River Cleanup, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 10.

The rule adds new permit application requirements for operators drilling horizontal gas wells, as well as new operational rules to protect the state’s water quality and quantity.

Organizations and individuals can learn about using resources more efficiently, reducing waste, improving personal health, and finding and adding more value to their community at Sustainability 101 workshops.

Meeting scheduled for Aug. 31 at Ravenswood High School

The WV DEP will conduct a public meeting to discuss impaired streams in the Middle Ohio North Watershed at 6:30 p.m., on Aug. 30, at St. Marys High School in St. Marys, W.Va

Residents of the area who wish to have their wells sampled are encouraged to contact Triad Engineering, the firm contracted by the state to conduct the study.

The Department of Environmental Protection is compiling water quality data on the state’s streams and lakes and is requesting data from other entities for its next Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report.

Volunteers are needed for the third annual Kanawha Valley Sustainability Fair, scheduled Sept. 24 at the Columbia Gas Transmission Building in Charleston.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., on Aug. 18, in the Coopers Rock Training Room at DEP headquarters, located at 601 57th St., S.E., Charleston, WV.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has released the fourth edition of its State of the Environment Report. The report covers the years 2008-10 and highlights data and trends pertaining to West Virginia’s environment.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a Consent Decree with three organizations regarding the permitting of special reclamation sites around the state.

Organizations can learn how to save money, improve efficiency, reduce waste, and lower their impact on the environment at the Sustaining Lean Conference, scheduled for Sept. 27-28 at the Charleston Marriott.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will host a tire collection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Van Community Park in Boone County.

Environmental Awards West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman recognized the environmental stewardship efforts of 19 recipients from around the state today.

Unclaimed rebate money is still available in three appliance categories in the West Virginia Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program.

Twenty-six applicants have been approved for amounts totaling $57,241 for state Department of Environmental Protection REAP Litter Control Matching Grants.

More than 11,000 volunteers removed over 200 tons of litter and debris from the state’s landscape during two spring cleanup programs sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the ball field in West Union.

The quarterly public meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 30, from 1 to 3 p.m.

The Pennsylvania and West Virginia Departments of Environmental Protection have begun sampling and monitoring ponds and streams in the Dunkard Creek area after sampling found golden algae in a privately owned pond in Pennsylvania.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is coordinating cleanups at 23 sites in 12 counties in West Virginia.

The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, June 18, at the old Mountaineer Sanitation Lot on Grace Street in Hinton.

On June 9, the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas issued three notices of violation and an order to cease operations to Hall Drilling, LLC, based in Ellenboro, W.Va.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring tire collections on Saturday, June 11, in Marshall and Wetzel counties.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting a local tire collection in Racine, Boone County, to rid the county of old tires. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, at John Slack Park in Racine.

West Virginia will host the 39th annual conference of the National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR), Sept. 25-28 at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards quarterly public meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Youth groups and individuals received awards totaling more than $11,000 during the recent West Virginia Youth Environmental Day at North Bend State Park in Cairo.

The state Office of Oil and Gas issued two well work permits on May 27 that include additional conditions to Northeast Natural Energy to drill horizontal wells on property along Dunkard Creek in Monongalia County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring tire collections at two different Raleigh County locations on Saturday, June 11, to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a tire collection in McDowell County to rid the county of old tires.

West Virginia’s young citizens, interested in the state’s Youth Environmental Program, have a new way to learn about the program, exchange ideas and photos, and make friends with others who share a similar interest in protecting the state’s environment.

Awards totaling more than $11,000 will be handed out Saturday to young West Virginians during the 48th annual Youth Environmental Day at North Bend State Park in Cairo.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program, the City of Milton and the Cabell County Commission are hosting a local tire collection event to rid the county of old tires.

The Fayette County Green Team and West Virginia Sustainable Communities invite community members and leaders from Fayette County to participate in an interactive Sustainability Awareness Training on Wednesday, May 25 in Fayetteville.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting three separate, multi-day tire collections in Mercer County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a tire collection in Taylor County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting tire collections at two locations in Fayette County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection in Nicholas County to rid the county of old tires.

Revisions made during the 2011 Legislative session added language that addresses the critical design flow for determining effluent limits for carcinogens on the Ohio River between mile points 68.0 and 70.0.

The City of Moundsville and GAB Enterprises, LLC have submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to redevelop the Fostoria Glass site located in Moundsville.

The last of three free Webinars, designed to help West Virginians save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices, is scheduled for May 24.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a public hearing on 2011 state legislative revisions made to Rule 47CSR2, “Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards.”

Dominion Transmission Inc. has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to remediate a Wetzel County parcel located in Hastings.

Among the oldest camps of its kind in the United States, the 70th annual West Virginia State Conservation Camp is scheduled for June 13-18 at Camp Caesar, near Cowen in Webster County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will host a tire collection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Mason County Farm Museum Maintenance Building, just off Ohio River Road, north of Point Pleasant.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will host a tire collection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Senior Center on Route 219 in Lindside.

Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection and Triad Engineering will be on hand to discuss with local residents an ongoing study of water supplies in the Prenter/Sand Lick Area of Boone County.

A ceremony to mark the activation of four water treatment dosers on headwater streams of Three Fork Creek is scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday, April 21, at the Pell School Road Site.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection in Wyoming County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Imminent Harm Cessation Order to Coal Valley’s Williams No. 2 mine near Enterprise in Harrison County for a black water spill that occurred earlier today.

Beginning July 1, 2011, West Virginia’s Division of Mining and Reclamation will require coal companies to electronically submit water discharge monitoring reports (DMR) to the state’s Hydrological Protection Unit.

The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the April 30, 2011, Adopt-A-Highway Statewide Cleanup. Volunteers have until April 23 to register.

More than 4,000 volunteers have signed up to complete 113 projects around the state in the annual West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. The two-week program begins on Friday, April 1, and runs through April 15.

The area’s artists and art educators on Saturday can grab as many free supplies as they can carry during a ZeroLandfill event, hosted by the Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam County ReStore in Charleston.

The Office of Oil and Gas has issued orders to cease operations at Harrison County well.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring a tire collection from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Valley Park in Hurricane, off of Route 34.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will host a tire collection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Mingo County Garage on First Avenue in Williamson.

The attached bar chart shows that from 2000 to 2009, coal-fired power plants in West Virginia reduced mercury emissions by about 4,500 pounds, or 64 percent.

The state DEP and the DNR have entered into a proposed settlement with CONSOL Energy in which the company has agreed to pay $500,000 for natural resources damages in Dunkard Creek in Monongalia County.

Applications are being accepted for the 31st annual state Junior Conservation Camp, scheduled June 20-24 at Cedar Lakes in Ripley.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s next examination to certify licensed remediation specialists will take place Wednesday, March 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The state DWWM will begin offering free training this month for the regulated community and consultants who, beginning July 1, will be required to submit certain water resources permit applications and discharge monitoring reporting (DMR) electronically.

A free electronic recycling event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, in the Lowe’s parking lot in Fayetteville at 46 Fayette Town Center Rd.

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection water quality improvement plans for selected waters in the Cheat Watershed have been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A comprehensive report detailing the health of the state’s waters and a listing of impaired streams and lakes statewide has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

More than $300,000 in funding has been re-loaded into three categories in the West Virginia Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ENERGY STAR®, is providing three free Webinars to help West Virginians save money and protect the environment.

West Virginia’s first ZeroLandfill event to focus on “upcycling,” or keeping waste materials intact so they can be reused for another purpose, is being hosted by the Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam County ReStore in Charleston.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Mining and Reclamation today issued North Mountain Shale a permit to operate a quarry near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County.

Yoak Rental Company, LLC has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to redevelop a Pleasants County parcel located in St. Marys, W.Va.

The West Virginia Stream Partners Program is accepting grant applications from community groups interested in improving local stream health.

Applications are now available for the 2011 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is jointly sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Highways.

In an effort to keep discarded Christmas trees out of landfills and off the sides of roads, the West Virginia DEP and the state Division of Natural Resources are sponsoring their sixth annual tree recycling event in 2011.

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman today awarded grants worth over $1.55 million to 36 recipients through the REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan) Recycling Assistance Grants program.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan program has a new program manager.

Residents of the Prenter Road community are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss a comprehensive study of water supplies in the Prenter/Sand Lick Area of Boone County.

The Wood County Commission is the winner of the fourth annual REAP Initiative Award, presented by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) program.

Two weeks remain for West Virginia residents to simultaneously take advantage of two state programs aimed at saving consumers money and protecting the environment.

Two communities are repeat winners in the West Virginia Make It Shine Clean Community Awards, presented by the state Make It Shine Program.

In an effort to more efficiently handle permit applications, the Department of Environmental Protection will soon shift to all electronic permitting for water resources permits and NPDES discharge monitoring reporting.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is hosting a local tire collection in Marshall County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Harrison County to rid the county of old tires.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards quarterly public meeting will take place Thursday November 4 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

A public meeting sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection relating to impaired streams in the Elk Watershed is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Oct. 27 at Elkview Middle School in Elkview, W.Va.

Four employees from the state Department of Environmental Protection will be honored during this week’s West Virginia Information Technology Summit at the Charleston Civic Center.

Triad Engineering of St. Albans, W.Va., has been selected by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a one-year study on water supplies in the Prenter/Sand Lick Area of Boone County, West Virginia.

The Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting local tire collections in Barbour and Wetzel counties. Both events are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23.

A two-day workshop focusing on Sustainability Awareness, Pollution Prevention and Environmental Management Systems set for Dec. 14-15.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Lewis County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Ritchie County to rid the county of old tires.

Gov. Joe Manchin announced today that the state Department of Environmental Protection is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program, the City of Milton and the Cabell County Commission are hosting a local tire collection to rid the county of old tires.

The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, at Meadows Field in Gassaway.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Pleasants County to rid the county of old tires.

Twenty-four applicants have been approved for grant amounts totaling $233,587 in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program, DEP Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman announced.

More than 100 volunteers removed over six tons of trash from one of the state’s major waterways during the 21st annual Great Kanawha River Cleanup earlier this month.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued a Notice of Violation and ordered Chesapeake Appalachia LLC to cease all operations at a Marshall County gas well drilling site.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will sponsor its 35th annual Youth Environmental Conference Oct. 15-17 at Cacapon Resort State Park in Berkeley Springs. The registration deadline for the conference is Sept. 30.

West Virginia residents have a limited window to simultaneously take advantage of two state programs aimed at saving consumers money and protecting the environment.

The Department of Environmental Protection has expanded its Office of the Environmental Advocate with the addition of two staff members.

The WVDEP and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Madison, Boone County to rid the county of old tires.

The 21st annual Great Kanawha River Cleanup, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Marshall University, in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, will present the 2010 Sustainable Schools West Virginia Summit April 10-11, 2011.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Roane County to rid the county of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has begun work to reduce the impacts of pre-law coal mining to the Fayette County property that will become the permanent home for the Boy Scouts’ National Jamboree.

As the state Department of Environmental Protection committed to doing in March, the agency has developed a guidance document for implementing and enforcing West Virginia’s narrative water quality criteria.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Boone County on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Van Community Park in Van.

All 55 West Virginia counties have successfully met Gov. Joe Manchin’s three-year initiative asking county leaders to adopt a number of measures designed to help eradicate litter and illegal open dumps across the state.

State and federal officials will kick off the operation of the Abram Creek Watershed treatment project during a 1 p.m. ceremony on Aug. 3 at the Little Creek doser site near Mount Storm in Grant County.

The DEP will conduct the first of two public meetings on draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for selected streams in the Cheat Watershed at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Camp Dawson’s Armed Forces Reserve Center in Kingwood, Preston County.

The DEP has concluded its examination of a June 7 incident in which AB Resources’ contracted drilling operations on a well in Marshall County resulted in the well catching fire at the surface, injuring seven workers.

More than 8,000 volunteers removed over 400 tons of litter from West Virginia’s landscape during spring cleanup programs sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Thirty individual applicants have been approved for REAP Litter Control Matching Grants totaling $59,371.35. Randy Huffman, cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, announced the recipients.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled public hearings for its 2011 proposed legislative rules. All hearings will take place at the DEP’s Charleston headquarters and begin at 6 p.m.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, along with ZMM Architects and Engineers and the University of Charleston, is sponsoring the “Making the Business Case for Sustainability” conference from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 5 at UC.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas released its final report on an incident that took place in Doddridge County last summer.

With objectives of spurring economic growth, saving energy and reducing pollution, the first-ever West Virginia Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program was brought on line today by Gov. Joe Manchin during a ceremony at the Capitol.

The DEP has issued two notices of violation to AB Resources PA, LLC., for violations of the conditions of its permit and has ordered the company to halt all of its West Virginia operations.

West Virginia is among the nation’s leaders in putting to work its wastewater infrastructure American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and has been recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a week-long tire collection in Lashmeet, Mercer County. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 7-12, at the L&M Market on Route 10.

For young people who are between the ages of 14 and 18, the West Virginia State Conservation Camp is still accepting applications.

Gov. Joe Manchin and DEP Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman recognized the environmental stewardship efforts of 40 recipients from around the state Monday at the 10th Environmental Awards Ceremony.

The Kanawha County Board of Education has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to address environmental concerns associated with an inactive elevated steel railroad bridge known as the CSX Trestle Property.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Mason County to rid the county of old tires.

Large quantity water users will begin receiving water use certification forms in the mail this week.

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Standards Program is having a public meeting to discuss issues related to the agency’s triennial review of the state’s water quality standards.

A major cleanup of the areas surrounding Beech Fork State Park in Wayne County will get underway full force on May 5.

The week of May 3-7 has been designated as National Air Quality Awareness Week, state air regulators announced.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued an order to Consolidation Coal Company (Consol) that establishes guidelines for how the company is to manage its Blacksville #2 and St. Leo discharges through the summer and fall.

The continued meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Comfort Inn located at 1872 Edwin Miller Boulevard in Martinsburg, which is just off Exit 16E of I-81.

Businesses and other organizations in West Virginia can learn more about “Going Green,” sustainability and other ways to improve their environmental performance.

Hundreds of elementary school students from four counties are expected to take part in this year’s Earth Day celebration at the Clay Center in downtown Charleston.

The state Department of Environmental Protection will conduct a public meeting pertaining to Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development for impaired streams in the Cheat Watershed.

The 47th annual Youth Environmental Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, 2010 at North Bend State Park.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Mingo County.

The public comment period for the state Department of Environmental Protection’s 2010 draft 303 (d) List of impaired West Virginia waters has been extended until May 19, 2010.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection on April 17 to rid Wyoming County of old tires.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Governor Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a tire collection in Elizabeth to rid Wirt County of old tires.

Today is the deadline for those who would like to submit ideas or scientific theories for how the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection should implement and enforce the state’s narrative water quality standards.

Ryder Transportation Services Inc. has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up an active vehicle maintenance and fueling facility known as Ryder Truck Rental LC-0492.

Pineville Lumber Inc. has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up property in Ragland, Mingo County.

Spring flowers will be arriving soon, so it’s not too early to begin thinking about the eighth annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower 2011 “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar photo contest.

The Department of Environmental Protection has developed a draft list of West Virginia’s impaired streams and lakes.

ConocoPhillips Corp. has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to address environmental concerns associated with a former retail gas station/convenience store.

West Virginia retailers who wish to participate in the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program have until April 19, 2010, to sign on through the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management has scheduled a public hearing and comment period on emergency rule changes to 47CSR2.

Today, the WVDEP released its hydrofracturing reporting form. The water use report is required by the West Virginia Water Resources Protection and Management Act for any well that uses over 750,000 gallons of water in the hydrofracturing process.

The West Virginia DEP's cabinet secretary spoke to the Senate Committee on Energy, Industry and Mining today. He was asked to give a report on the status of mining permits that are currently undergoing review by the EPA.

Yesterday, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality issued an air quality permit for the state’s first commercial scale coal-to-liquid plant in Mingo County.

The Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) has submitted an application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to clean up its former location at 2601 Madison Ave., in Point Pleasant.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) for a black water spill at Pioneer Fuel’s Horse Creek surface mine near Clear Creek, in Raleigh County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection to rid Wayne County of old tires.

Volunteers have until Monday, Feb. 15, to submit applications for the 2010 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup.

WVDEP has issued a notice of violation to Massey Energy's Marfork Coal subsidiary for failure of an upstream expansion of its Brushy Fork Impoundment to meet the engineering factor of safety of 1.5 required for coal dams.

A total of 39 projects funded by West Virginia’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund will provide improved wastewater treatment service to thousands of citizens in the Mountain State.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has released a guidance document and permit addendum designed to better manage water use and disposal by the oil and gas industry when drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation.

Applications are now available for the 2010 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is jointly sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Highways.

The WVDEP will conduct a public hearing on a draft NPDES permit to acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain a wastewater collection system and treatment plant for the Coolfront Village development in Morgan County.

West Virginians can dispose of their Christmas Trees this season by donating them to be recycled.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has renewed the General Water Pollution Control Permit GP-WV-1-07 with new parameters. The permit grants the right to land apply waters associated with coalbed methane wells.

The West Virginia DEP has issued an order to Consolidation Coal (Consol) that establishes guidelines for the company to resume pumping water from its underground mining operations that straddle the border between West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Gov. Joe Manchin III today awarded grants worth over $1.5 million to 42 recipients through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP Recycling Assistance Grants program.

Parts of two creeks in Boone County have been adversely affected by an excavation mishap at a sediment pond permitted by Independence Coal’s Jacks Branch operation near Van.

The state Make It Shine Program is proud to announce the six winners of the West Virginia Make It Shine Clean Community Award.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has released a report on the condition of the various fly ash impoundment dams and landfills throughout West Virginia.

Rebecca Holmes isn’t a native West Virginian but she’s head over heels in love with the state’s natural beauty.

West Virginia has turned the key toward reduced diesel emissions and better fuel efficiency in its two major public transit systems.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its highly effective management of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF).

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a tire collection in Spencer to rid Roane County of old tires.

Seventeen individual applicants have been approved for amounts totaling $273,290 in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program, Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman announced.

The WVDEP continues to work with the WV Division of Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency in the investigation of the Dunkard Creek fish kill.

The USEPA has notified the WVDEP that it found nearly all of the new or revised provisions to the Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards under the state’s Title 47 Legislative Rule were consistent with the Clean Water Act.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection now believes a golden algae bloom is linked to a large fish kill on Dunkard Creek, in northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Natural Resources, along with a number of other agencies, have been actively investigating the cause of a substantial fish kill in Dunkard Creek, in Monongalia County.

The WV DEP’s Division of Water and Waste Management has extended the deadline for submitting comments on a document developed to provide guidance for generating and trading nutrient reduction credits in West Virginia’s river basins.

POINT PLEASANT -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Joe Manchin’s REAP program are hosting a local tire collection in Mason County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring the 20th annual Great Kanawha River cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Mining and Reclamation is offering free training in electronic permitting to industry members and consultants.

Response to an article written by Ken Ward Jr., that appeared in the Aug. 22 Charleston Gazette.

Randy Huffman, cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, announced the recipients of the Department of Environmental Protection REAP Litter Control Matching Grants.

Picture taking in West Virginia is in full bloom and the departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is compiling water quality data on the state’s streams and lakes for its next Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management is seeking comment on a document developed to provide guidance for generating and trading nutrient reduction credits in West Virginia’s river basins.