Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Annual Adopt-A Highway Spring Cleanup Aims To Beat Last Year's Numbers
Nearly 300 groups, with more than 2,600 participants, are registered to comb Mountain State main and back roads, picking up tons of trash.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDEP Accepting Applications For Spring Highway Cleanup Volunteers
The Department of Environmental Protection is accepting volunteers for the state’s spring highway cleanup later this month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVolunteers Needed For W.Va. Spring Cleanup
People who want to help clean up West Virginia can submit an application for the Make It Shine Spring Statewide Cleanup. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan sponsors the annual event.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOhio River Sweep Being Held In Smaller Groups Due To COVID
The Ohio River Sweep annual volunteer cleanup is changing this year as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Large numbers of volunteers usually participate in the event, so organizers have introduced “Mini-Sweeps.”
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Berkeley County Litter Program Takes On Waste One Mile At A Time
Berkeley County’s Community Service Roadside Litter Program, which launched three years ago, is the only litter program in the state that is full-time, runs five days a week and uses community service day-in-and-day-out. Most of the participants are people who have chosen community service instead of being incarcerated.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Passes Bill Increasing Penalties for Littering
Lawmakers in the House have approved a bill that would increase the penalties for littering in the state.Littering on public or private property in West…
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