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Energy and Environment Week being celebrated
The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team is joining forces this week with millions of volunteers across the country to give back in honor of Energy and Environment Week.
The ACCWT is doing its part to promote energy efficiency, address climate change and preserve the natural environment as part of President Obama’s United We Serve initiative.
“As millions of Americans enjoy parks and public lands this summer, we hope they will be inspired to volunteer,” said Nicola Goren, acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Serve, which is leading the administration’s United We Serve initiative.
“Whether preserving natural treasures for future generations or helping America become more energy secure, volunteers make a huge difference in addressing our energy and environmental challenges.”
The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team led by AmeriCorps VISTA members will take new volunteers out to streams in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia that are affected by pollution from factories and mines to test groundwater and clean up streams to make the water safe for drinking and recreation all week.
For more information, visit: http://www.accwt.org/.
Upcoming United We Serve issue weeks are health (Aug. 10-17) and safety and security (Aug. 24-30).
The final week (Aug. 31-Sept. 6) will focus on service by people of faith and faith-based organizations.
— E-mail: jayres@register-herald.com
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Improvements under way to make Bluestone Dam safer
Improvements and repairs planned at Bluestone Dam over the next 10 years will make the structure safer, but new operating procedures could lead to increased flooding in some areas downstream from the dam, officials said Thursday at a public meeting in Hinton.
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DOH to relocate cemeteries for expressway
West Virginia Division of Highways officials will begin relocating cemeteries next week to make room for the next phase of the Coalfields Expressway.
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GVEDC board gets training
Jeff Finkle, president and CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), spent several hours with local development officials Thursday, giving pointers and leading a discussion on economic strategies.
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Mix-up leads to W.Va. couple on wrong ballot
Stan and Janet Norman are running for office whether they like it or not.
- Calendar — Friday, March 19, 2010
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS and DELAYS
Click HERE to go to the West Virginia Department of Education with up-to-date school closings and delays by county.
- Tentative agreement reached between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America A tentative collective bargaining agreement between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America was reached Wednesday for more than 2,300 ARH employees represented by the USW in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia.
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Greenbrier to host Fun Fest and Egg Hunt
The Greenbrier will host its first Community Children’s Easter Fun Fest and Egg Hunt for children ages 3-12 March 28.
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Bluestone Wildlife Area cleaning up from flood
Very little flooding was reported along the New River near Bluestone Dam Saturday, but in other locations the river overflowed its banks and caused considerable damage, including in the Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, officials said.
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W.Va. gets $72 million in school construction bonds
West Virginia is getting more than $72 million in federal bonds for public schools.
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