$2 Million Reclamation Project Starts on Dents Run
Officials announced a $2 million cleanup for Dents Run near Morgantown to reduce acid mine drainage. The plan, led by West Virginia DNR, EPA and Consolidation Coal, includes treatment plants, sealing abandoned mines, grading, and revegetation across 400 acres over two years. Funding combines federal, state, and Consol contributions.
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Edward Peeks
Dents Run
Morgantown
West
Consul
Monongahela River
Granville
U. S. 19
Westover
Consol
Monongahela
Water Resources Division
Edgar N. Henry
West Virginia boards back voluntary talks over negotiations
The West Virginia School Boards Association adopted a resolution supporting the concept of communications over negotiations for imported education programs. It called for voluntary actions aided by better information education and understanding and opposed a bill to require local boards to enter bargaining with school employees. The measure appears in the 1972 WV Education Association program.
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West Virginia School Boards Assn
School Board Association
Road Safety Chief Seeks Public Help
Richard W. Coplin director of the Governors Highway Safety Bureau asks West Virginia residents to share views on driver education and ambulance service legislation. He notes the 1971 legislature failed to act and public input will guide lawmakers meeting January 12. He urges broad community involvement to prevent highway accidents and fatalities.
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West Virginia
Richard W. Coplin
Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau
Coplin
Parsons Put On Job Short Towns List
Washington The Department of Labor named a West Virginia community as one of six new towns on a list of small towns with unemployment above 6 percent. Tucker County's Parsons joins 868 total areas nationwide including 60 metros. Arksburg was removed. Other towns added in December include Lutcher Louisiana Bay St. Louis Mississippi Lexington Missouri Fort Pierre South Dakota and Springfield Tennessee.
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Washington
Department of Labor
West Virginia
Tucker County
Parsons
Arksburg
Lutcher
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Lexington
Fort Pierre
S.D
Springfield
Tenn
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