Shepherdstown Commemorates 250th Anniversary Of Beeline March
Residents and reenactors gathered in Shepherdstown on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of a Revolutionary War event with West Virginia roots.
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USGS Offers $5M To Find Rare Earth Minerals In Mine Waste
Rare earth metals are in every piece of electronic equipment we own and finding domestic resources is growing more and more important as trade relations with countries like China and Russia continue to be problematic. . Now, there is a competition to find...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRevisiting Morgantown's Camping Ban, Mine Safety Advocates Face Obstacles, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we take a closer look at the camping ban Morgantown passed Tuesday, plus why a mine safety agency has mine worker advocates feeling hindered.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLabor Department Announces MSHA Grants For Mine Health And Safety Education
The program that provides miners with safety and health training is eligible for more than $10 million in grants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Researchers Aim To Convert Mine Water Pollutants Into Industrial Materials
West Virginia University researchers are extracting minerals from toxic mine water runoff and converting it into industry materials, with the help of the U.S. Department of Energy.
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More Miners Opt Into MSHA Program To Reduce Silica Dust Exposure
Chris Williamson, the assistant secretary for Mine Safety and Health at the U.S. Department of Labor, says participation in the Part 90 program is up 750 percent.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKentucky Coal Firm Held In Contempt Over W.Va. Mine Pollution
A Kentucky coal company has been found in contempt for failing to submit court-ordered plans to clean up two polluted West Virginia mine sites.
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