River News. Check out the latest articles affecting the rivers in West Virginia.


WVRC and Oceana file 60 day notice of intent to sue PPG Industries for discharging more than the permit limit of Mercury into the Ohio River from its Chlorine plant at Natrium, WV. Read the complete release.
Big Northern District legal Win for WVRC - January 14, 2009
Letter to Gauley River Boaters - August 13, 2008

National Park Service Purchases Critical Gauley River Access
- May 15, 2008
W.Va. has no plans to Test for Drugs in Water - March 10, 2008

AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water - March 10, 2008

Stream Protection Bill Heads to Governor - March 7, 2008

Now 309 Streams on the Tier 2.5 List - January 9, 2008

Planning Meeting for the New River Gorge, Your input is needed!
- November 7, 2007
Bush Mountain Top Removal Rule will Destroy Streams - Your comments needed by Nov. 23, 2007! - November 7, 2007

WVRC is making headlines with the international group Oceana over the mercury pollution from the PPG Plant in Natrium, WV.
Charleston Gazette - July 19, 2007
Herald Dispatch - July 19, 2007
The State Journal - July 20, 2007
Associated Press Chattanooga - July 20, 2007

Manchin orders DEP to cut back stream list - June 14, 2007
Tier 2.5 Stream List Comments Needed - June 7, 2007
Big Sandy - Rockville Access Update - June 7, 2007

Tier 2.5 Stream List Getting Cut - May 12, 2007
South Branch of the Potomac River update from DNR - May 11, 2007
2007 Post State Legislature Review - May 11, 2007
WV Rivers Coalition raft team takes first at Webster Wildwater Weekend
- May 7, 2007

West Virginia Rivers Coalition and WV Highlands Conservancy take legal action on funds for state mine cleanup program - March 29, 2007

Drug flushing could affect fish - March 25, 2007

4 Mining Permits Blocked - March 24, 2007

Blackwater Spills Into Peachtree Creek - March 19, 2007

1000 Suckers Found Dead - 2007
Fish Kill Reported on the Shenandoah River - December 7, 2006

DEP Defends Adoption of Bush Mercury Emission Rule 7 - November 29, 2006