We’ve always been told the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is a harmless pest but the growing population of stink bugs is now a threat to many crops. Tracy Leskey spends part of her day getting in and out of her Jeep at the United States Department of Agriculture Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Jefferson County. She’s collecting Stink Bugs from traps.
After years of planning, people in a West Virginia community are faced with what could be one of the most important decisions in their lives; move and leave their homes, or face the floodwaters on their own. Homeowners in Glen Jean in Fayette County are checking to see if a voluntary federal floodplain buyout program is truly an answer to prayer.
Gov. Joe Manchin is offering the state's mine rescue expertise to the Chilean government. Manchin's office says the governor has asked the state Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training and the Department of Health and Human Resources to determine if the state can offer any assistance. Meanwhile, a WVU researcher is studying how emergency shelters can protect miners. His team completed a fire test on a safe house yesterday.
A Shadyside, Ohio First Energy power plant that has been burning coal is undergoing a $200 million conversion in order to burn wood and biomass fuels. When it starts operations, the R. E. Burger plant will be one of the largest such power plants in the world. Here are details on the project and the views of at least one opponent.
We hope the weather will be good for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky next month. Many changes are underway at the Kentucky Horse Park as the games draw closer. A lot of building is taking place to welcome and market to WEG spectators.
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