New River Gorge National Park Wins Coveted Travel Ranking
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been listed as the nation's top underrated travel destination by U.S. News and World Report.
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Pilot Project Mines Coal Waste For Valuable Rare Earth Elements
A pilot-scale facility that extracts valuable rare earth elements from coal waste byproducts officially opened its doors this week at West Virginia…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Continues to Wrestle with Radioactive Drilling Waste
In the growing wake of the natural gas boom, West Virginia has been trying to figure out what exactly to do with waste generated by the oil and gas…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPart II: Is There Something in the Water, Southern W.Va.?
For all of the concerns about water compromised by natural and industrial sources (and the cancer, decay, infection, and disease that can come with that…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFracking Waste: What Is It & What Do We Do About It
The natural gas boom continues to sound in what have become the northern gas fields of West Virginia. State lawmakers are working on ways to take maximum…
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