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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:26 PM EST2012-02-22 21:26:57 GMT
    Gary May faces charges of conspiring to conceal dangers in the mine, deliberately altering approved ventilation plans and deliberately disabling a methane gas monitor.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:23 AM EST2012-02-21 05:23:21 GMT
    Saving money during the winter on energy bills is cheap and environmentally friendly. 

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 12:09 AM EST2012-02-21 05:09:53 GMT
    Morgantown planning commission is working on a code that would regulate gas drilling through zoning. 

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:42 PM EST2012-02-20 22:42:42 GMT
    West Virginia University's Department of Community Medicine is working with the Department of Energy on a new way to monitor health effects from air quality near Marcellus Shale drilling sites.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 3:54 PM EST2012-02-16 20:54:52 GMT
    Five miners at the Federal Number 2 mine have filed a class action lawsuit against the operator, Patriot Coal, and individual managers.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:12 PM EST2012-02-14 23:12:03 GMT
    Some of the larger heating oil suppliers are leaving or have discontinued delivery to the area.

  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:56 PM EST2012-02-14 04:56:20 GMT
    City Council repealed the act, some members believe the resolution carried a partisan tone.  

  • Monday, February 13 2012 4:02 PM EST2012-02-13 21:02:29 GMT
    A stream in western Monongalia County is at the center of a federal lawsuit.

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 6:34 PM EST2012-02-09 23:34:49 GMT
    The money will be used to help conduct an assessment on the property the county wants to use in the expansion.

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 5:06 PM EST2012-02-09 22:06:34 GMT
    Barbour County residents showed up Thursday at the court house for an overview of the new law that was presented by the Chamber of Commerce and Mullens & Mullens Law Firm to learn how that law will affect them.

  • A Monongalia County farm has been awarded second place in the West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year contest. The Gary Walls Farm is comprised of 285 acres, of which 235 acres is hay and pasture,
    A Monongalia County farm has been awarded second place in the West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year contest. The Gary Walls Farm is comprised of 285 acres, of which 235 acres is hay and pasture,

  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and The Conservation Fund announced the addition of 325 acres to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Thursday. The acquisition completes a multi-phase effort
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and The Conservation Fund announced the addition of 325 acres to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Thursday. The acquisition completes a multi-phase effort

  • Effective Oct. 31, 2011, the lease between the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) for the Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will be
    Effective Oct. 31, 2011, the lease between the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) for the Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will be

  • West Virginia University’s Appalachian Hardwood Center is offering a free, first come, first serve, six-day Certified Logger Training Program beginning Monday, Oct. 24, and running through Monday, Oct.
    West Virginia University’s Appalachian Hardwood Center is offering a free, first come, first serve, six-day Certified Logger Training Program beginning Monday, Oct. 24, and running through Monday, Oct.