West Virginia

  • Maryland State Highway Administration Adds Interesting Compost Ingredient

    July 29th, 2008


    When considering good things to compost, the last thing most people think of is a deer carcass.

    But that’s exactly what’s happening along the highway in New Market, Maryland, reports The Examiner.

    Rather than just removing the deer carcasses and burying them, the State Highway Administration turns the carcasses into compost. The compost is used to help grow roadside grass and wild flowers.

    The process is environmentally continue …


  • Richmond Recycles

    November 15th, 2007


    Richmond.com features an overview of recycling in Virginia as part of today’s America Recycles Day, along with facts about the state’s current and past recycling efforts.

    Virginia has 52 curbside recycling programs, and the state requires localities to recycle 25 percent of solid waste. Virginia also has 46 different drop-off centers, and recycles 38.4 percent of its solid waste.

    The article continue …


  • U.S. Announces Largest Single Environmental Settlement in History

    October 9th, 2007


    American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions.


  • Smog Thinner, Skies Healthier over Eastern U.S.

    September 27th, 2007


    Smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides from power plants and industry have declined significantly in 19 eastern states and the District of Columbia.