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Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-25 00:16:00)
by Isonychia
West Virginia DEP director Randy Huffman now says an algae bloom is likely the culprit in the Dunkard Creek fish kill. Ken Ward has the latest in his Coal Tattoo Blog in the Gazette . Huffman added, however, that the high level of chlorides in Dunkard likely helped the algae grow faster and contributed to the kill. He also acknowledged that the chlorides appear to have emanated from local coal...
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-23 17:55:00)
by Isonychia
The West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection wouldn't share its water-sampling data from Dunkard Creek, so Ken Ward of the Charleston Gazette got the information from Pennsylvania. There's some very interesting information in the report, including sampling results and casual observations by WVDNR biologists. WVDEP is apparently trying to pass the kill off as a rogue midnight dumping ...
Started 2 months ago (2009-10-11 06:13:00)
by Baack
Quote: A small community in Greene County is embroiled in controversy after local officials decided to ban trick-or-treating this year. Instead, Bobtown will hold a four-hour Halloween party. Supervisors in Dunkard Township say they are taking the steps for safety reasons. The party will be held at the Bobtown-Dunkard Volunteer Fire Station, but not everyone is pleased...
Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-10-09 22:00:00)
by Spats
Here's the story, locale near Pittsburg... Dunkard Township Supervisors Cancel Halloween In Bobtown - kdka.com By the look of it, the town population is decidedly unhappy with their local officials for pulling this stunt.
Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-10-07 11:24:29)
by owlnet
An invasive toxic algae, blamed for contributing to the massive Dunkard Creek fish kill along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border, may have hitchhiked to the region aboard equipment used in Marcellus shale drilling. That kind of transregional travel could put fish and aquatic life in the states' other creeks and watersheds at risk in coming years as thousands of new wells are drilled ...
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-24 14:46:09)
by dpiscator
Have you guys read about any of this? How sad! I hope they find out what is causing the pollution. Sudden death of ecosystem ravages long creek 'Everything is being killed': 161 aquatic species have died along Dunkard Creek Sunday, September 20, 2009 By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette So far, 161 species of fish, mussels, salamanders, crayfish and aquatic insects have been ...
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-24 01:38:00)
by Adenoid_Hynkel
Just 20 days ago, Dunkard Creek, which meanders lazily back and forth across the border of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, was one of the most ecologically diverse streams in both states, containing freshwater mussels, mudpuppy salamanders and a host of fish species from minnows to 3-foot-long muskies. Generations of families picnicked along its sycamore-lined ...
Started 1 month, 3 weeks ago (2009-10-20 10:50:00)
by jrhana
PA DEP: Mine discharges contributed in Dunkard fish kill Dunkard Creek Dunkard Creek turned a rusty color in September as more than 160 species of fish were affected. http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=11684 By Ben Adducchio October 16, 2009 · The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says Consol Energy’s mine water discharges into Dunkard Creek were a ...
