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2009Consol May Resume Pumping at Blacksville No. 2 Soon - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 9 December 2009
Cleaning Up Dunkard Creek Should Be Priority - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 6 December 2009
Dunkard Creek Kill Frustrates Residents of Greene County - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 5 December 2009
EP, Consol Working on Mine Water Plan - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 December 2009
Frustrated Residents Speak Out About Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 3 December 2009
Dunkard Creek Residents Blame Agencies for September Fish Kill - The State Journal - 4 December 2009
EPA: Mine Discharges Contributed to High Levels of TDS in Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 2 December 2009
Drainage From Mines Threat to All Streams - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 4 Decmeber 2009
Fish Kill Meeting Draws a Crowd - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 4 Decmeber 2009
Attorney General to Conduct Criminal Probe into Dunkard Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 December 2009
Algae That Killed Dunkard Creek Fish Found in Cabin Creek - Charleston Gazette - 2 December 2009
EPA Report: Algae Killed Fish - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 3 Decmeber 2009
EPA Pins Killing of Dunkard Creek on Mine Discharges - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 December 2009
Tests Show Six Streams With Algae - Morgantown Dominion Post - 3 December 2009
Feds: Mine Discharges Led to Algae That Killed Creek Life - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 December 2009
Dunkard Algae Found Elsewhere - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 November 2009
DEP Testing for Golden Algae - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 19 November 2009
DEP, EPA Search for Golden Algae in Southwestern PA Streams - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 18 November 2009
Environmental Agencies to Check Streams for Golden Algae That Caused Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 18 November 2009
Ecological Disaster Unfolding in Dunkard Creek - Mountain State Sierran - November/December 2009
Salt-Loving Algae Wipe Out Fish in Appalachian Stream - Environmental Science & Technology - 11 November 2009
Fish Kill Update Planned for Dec. 3 - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 November 2009
Pennsylvania to Regulate Salt Discharges - Environmental Science & Technology - 15 August 2009
Dunkard Polluters Need to be Punished - Charleston Gazette - 24 October 2009
A Few Fish in Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 October 2009
W.Va. Rethinking Regs After Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 18 October 2009
21 Streams At Risk For Fish Kill Algae - Morgantown Dominion Post - 18 October 2009:
DEP, DNR Worried Dunkard Fish Kill Could Spread - Charleston Gazette - 16 October 2009
Fish Kill Prompts Pa. to Seek Brine Well Shutdown - Philadelphia Inquirer - 16 October 2009
PA DEP: Mine Discharges Contributed in Dunkard Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 16 October 2009
Root Cause of Dunkard Creek Fish Kill Perplexes Officials - WOWK-TV - 15 October 2009
Conditions Ripe for Algae Bloom in 20 Other WV Streams - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 15 October 2009
DEP: Toxic Algae "Change Game" on Water Quality Regs - Beckley, WV Register-Herald - 15 October 2009
Agencies Probe Salty Water in Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - The State Journal - 15 October 2009
Drilling Water May Be Cause of Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 14 October 2009
DEP Asks EPA to Revoke License - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 14 October 2009
Pa. Points to Mine Discharge for Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 13 October 2009
Questions Remain in Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - The State Journal - 8 October 2009
Questions Continue to Surround Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 6 October 2009
EPA: Dunkard Creek Algae First Documented Case in Mid-Atlantic States - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 9 October 2009
Data Released from Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV - 9 October 2009
DEP Expands Probe of Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 10 October 2009
Don't these people ever communicate? - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 5 October 2009
More from WVDEP on Dunkard Creek - Blog - Charleston Gazette - 4 October 2009
Toxins Tied to Fish Kill May Have Hitchhiked - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 October 2009
Dunkard Kill Zone Expands - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 October 2009
DEP Attempted to Suspend Water Standards in Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 28 September 2009
Consol Official Says Fish Kill Not Caused by Company's Pollution - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 1 October 2009
Are Compliance Orders an Environmental 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card? - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 25 September 2009
W.Va. Weighs In on Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 3 October 2009
Pennsylvania DEP: We're Not Sure Golden Algae Caused Fish Kill - WBOY-TV - Clarksburg, WV - 2 October 2009
River Users Summit Will Convene on October 14 - Morgantown Dominion Post - 2 October 2009
Groups Say DEP Lax on Enforcement - Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 October 2009
DEP: Algae May Be Killing Fish - WBOY-TV - Clarksburg, WV - 24 September 2009
WV DEP Knew About Illegal Dunkard Pollution - The Daily Athenaeum (WVU) - 1 October 2009
DEP Should Step Aside at Dunkard - The Daily Athenaeum (WVU) - 29 September 2009
Dunkard Creek Probe Focused on Algae - Blog - Charleston Gazette - 28 September 2009
30-Mile Fish Kill at Dunkard Creek - Charleston Gazette - 26 September 2009
DEP Narrows Down Causes of Fish Kill - WV-DEP Press Release - 25 September 2009
DEP Chief: Algae Bloom Killed Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 24 September 2009
We Must Demand Protection - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009
Algae Blamed for Fish Decline - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009
W.Va. 'Not Ready' to Say Mine Water Supporting Algae - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 26 September 2009
Morgantown Dunkard Creek's Demise Still Needs Clarification - Morgantown Dominion Post - 27 September 2009
Golden Algae to Blame for Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 September 2009
DEP: Algae May be Cause of Dead Fish - Morgantown Dominion Post - 26 September 2009
DEP Awaits Results of Dunkard Creek Water Tests - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2009
State Funds May Help Pay for Deckers Creek Cleanup - Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2009
Dead Fish on Dunkard Creek: the saga continues - Charleston Gazette - 24 September 2009
Township Says It Tried to Obtain Answers on Well - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 24 September 2009
Frustration Increases for Residents at Dunkard Creek - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 23 September 2009
DEP Allowed Consol to Exceed Chloride Limits in Dunkard Creek for Years - West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 23 September 2009
Conservation Board OKs Resolution on Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 23 September 2009
DEP Looking at Algae in Dunkard for Toxin Source - Morgantown Dominion Post - 22 September 2009
'Everything is being killed': 161 aquatic species have died along Dunkard Creek - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 20 September 2009
Dunkard Fish Kill Reaction Too Slow - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter Editorial - 21 September 2009
DEP, Fish and Boat Commission Monitoring Dunkard Creek Fish Kill - PA-DEP News Release - 18 September 2009
West Virginia Pollution Kills Fish, Mussels in Tributary of the Mon - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 18 September 2009
Investigation Into Fish Kill Continues - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 19 September 2009
Mine May Not be Responsible for Fouling Dunkard - Morgantown Dominion Post - 20 September 2009
Agencies Looking at Blacksville Mine for Fish Kill Answer - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 16 September 2009
DEP: Mine May be Fouling Dunkard - Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 September 2009
Mon County Fish Kill Thought to Be Over Continues, Widens - The State Journal - 17 September 2009
Agencies Investigate Large Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 16 September 2009
Dunkard Fish Kill 'Substantial' - Morgantown Dominion Post - 15 September 2009
Acid Mine Drainage May be Cause of Dunkard Fish Kill - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 15 September 2009
Dunkard Creek Fish Kill Probed - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - 12 September 2009
Fish Dying in Dunkard Creek - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4 September 2009