CONSOL donates Ohio River Island to wildlife refuge
CONSOL Energy donated a 48 acre island in the Ohio River to the Nature Conservancy for inclusion in the Ohio River Island Wildlife Refuge. Fish Creek Island near Moundsville will be managed by the conservancy on June 28 before transfer to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge spans over 400 miles from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati and now includes its 22nd island.
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Moundsville
Consol Energy
Ohio River
Nature Conservancy
Ohio River Island Wildlife Refuge
Conservancy
Fish Creek Island
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wise seals PROMISE scholarship tour gains in West Virginia
Gov Bob Wise completed a three week tour visiting more than 40 counties to personally award nearly all of the PROMISE scholarships given to over 3,800 seniors. The program provides free tuition and fees at state colleges to students meeting GPA ACT/SAT and other requirements. Wise touts motivation and state benefits while opponents call the tour a political move ahead of a possible 2004 bid.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Wise
Senate
Vic Sprouse
Kanawha
Sprouse
Bland County residents decry AEP power line hearings as sham
Bland and Wythe county landowners criticize American Electric Power proposed 765000volt line as a done deal arguing hearings were cosmetic. Forest Service decision due in December. Critics warn of environmental harm and profit motive while AEP cites critical grid link and risk of outages during peak demand.
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Bland
Wythe County
Wythe
American Electric Power Co
U.S. Forest Service
Pattie Hylton
Bland County
Virginia Technology Corridor
National Forest
Ken Landgraf
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
AEP
Vickie DeHart
West Virginia
John Dodson
Dodson
Peak Creek
Wolf Creek
David Muhly
Sierra Club
Appalachian
Forest Service
West Virginia sees 300 percent overdose rise in three years
Health officials report accidental drug overdoses rose from 26 in 1999 to 61 in 2000 and 122 in 2001, with 45 in southern WV. Experts blame limited treatment facilities and suspect many undetermined deaths. OxyContin and Fentanyl abuse cited. lawmakers to hear findings.
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West
Rolly Sullivan
West Virginia University
University
Henry Taylor
Bureau For Public Health
Taylor
West Virginia
Doug Berkel
Jesse
Wyoming County
Summers County
A.S. Reed
Reed
Sullivan
Joe Deegan
The
Association For Addiction Professionals
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State Corporation Commission
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Jacksons Ferry
Jefferson National Forest
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Virginia
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American Board of Plastic Surgery
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