Thousands of acres of abandoned mining land in West Virginia will get new uses out of part of a large-scale development project Coalfield Development Corporation is leading with support from West Virginia University. The project is among those to receive funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration as part of the “Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant.”
The objective of the comprehensive project, called Appalachian Climate Technology Now, is to create a more sustainable future in areas previously reliant on coal.
WVU researchers are studying plots of switchgrass and miscanthus planted at a former surface mine site in Upshur County to determine whether the plants are more effective at capturing and storing carbon in soil than other grasses.
On Thursday, February 17th, the West Virginia Water Research
Institute (WVWRI) held its third and final session of the Virtual Seminar
Series. Speakers from Friends of the Cheat, West Virginia University, and WVWRI
discussed acid mine drainage (AMD) research and remediation projects.
Mark your calendars now! The 2022 West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium has officially been scheduled for October 4-5, 2022. Watch out for symposium program to be released in April!
The West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force was formed in 1978 and assigned to investigate the acid mine drainage (AMD) problem associated with surface mining in central West Virginia. Since then, the Task Force has broadened its scope to include areas outside of West Virginia with many diverse mine drainage issues.
Article written by Mike Tony for the Charleston Gazette-Mail January 27, 2022
The state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee has
approved a pair of bills designed to encourage economic development from
extraction of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to technology
products and national security.
3RQ will host a three-part virtual series consisting of monthly online meetings where attendees are invited to learn about the research, conservation, and education-based efforts being undertaken by 3RQ member organizations and 3RQ partner researchers in the Upper Ohio River Basin. The goal of this series is to build connections, share information, and stay updated on activities within the region. Speakers will include watershed groups, conservation groups, and university researchers.