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Blacksville, West Virginia is located in Monongalia County. Zip codes in Blacksville, WV include 26521.

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Friday Dec 11 | The State Journal

DEP Considers Allowing CONSOL to Discharge Into Dunkard Creek Again

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is finalizing an order to allow CONSOL to again discharge water from the Blacksville No.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

WBOY-TV

Monongalia County Mobile Home Damaged by Fire

A mobile home caught fire at about 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, on Jake's Run Road near Blacksville.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Dunkard polluters need to be punished

DUNKARD CREEK used to be a pretty decent place to fish. Not any more. It's dead.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Toxic algae changes game for W.Va. water quality

Toxic algae blamed for killing thousands of fish in a northern West Virginia stream are forcing the state to rethink how it regulates water quality, a Department of Environmental Protection official told lawmakers Thursday.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Post-gazette.com - News

Drilling water may be cause of fish kill

A heretofore undisclosed underground flow of mine pool and methane gas well drilling water into Consol Energy's Blacksville No.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

O-R Online

DEP official: Water is safe to drink

The high levels of total dissolved solids in Dunkard Creek that are believed to have led to the recent fish kill have not been evident in the Monongahela River from which water treatment plants draw their supplies, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman said.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

West Virginia Metro

DOH Urges Court To Overturn $8 Million Guardrail Case

The state Division of Highways says it shouldn't have to pay an $8 million verdict handed down against it from a Brooke County civil jury.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

O-R Online

W.Va. weighs in on fish kill

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said Friday recent water samples reinforced its determination that golden algae led to the fish kill on Dunkard Creek.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

The State Journal

Pennsylvania DEP: We're Not Sure Golden Algae Caused Fish Kill

Officials say they need to see more data before they can reach that conclusion. Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection met with other agencies investigating the fish kill in Dunkard Creek Wednesday.

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Sat Sep 26, 2009

O-R Online

Algae blamed for fish decline

This article has been read 97 times. A bloom of algae normally found in coastal waters is now being blamed for the fish kill on Dunkard Creek.

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Thu Sep 24, 2009

The State Journal

DEP: Algae May Be Killing Fish

Officials say the algae could release toxins that kill the fish. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is now strongly considering algae as the source of a fish kill that started in Dunkard Creek on September 1. "We are certainly looking at algae.

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Wed Sep 23, 2009

O-R Online

Conservation board OKs resolution on fish kill

Greene County Conservation District approved a resolution Tuesday supporting efforts to identify the cause of the Dunkard Creek fish kill and urging re-establishment of the creek as a warm water fishery.

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Sun Sep 20, 2009

O-R Online

Investigation into fish kill continues

Fish and other aquatic life continue to die in Dunkard Creek as state and federal environmental agencies work to determine the cause.

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Fri Sep 18, 2009

WBOY-TV

Pennsylvania Officials Join Fish Kill Investigation

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have joined the investigation into a fish kill in Dunkard Creek.

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Thu Sep 17, 2009

WHSV

Investigating Fish Kill in WV Creek

Investigators say whatever is killing fish in Dunkard Creek could be coming from Consol Energy's Blacksville No.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009

WBOY

Man Injured at Federal Number 2 Mine

The employee was struck in the head with a nail. BLACKSVILLE -- An accident Sunday evening at the Federal Number 2 Mine in Monongalia County sent one man to the hospital.

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Fri Sep 04, 2009

WBOY-TV

Investigators Looking Into Potential Fish Kill in Mon. County

A biologist for the Division of Natural Resources is investigating a potential fish kill in western Monongalia County.

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Charleston Gazette

DEP investigates fish kill in northern W.Va. creek

At least 60 fish were found dead recently in Dunkard Creek near Blacksville. The state Department of Environmental Protection is looking for the cause but hasn't found any answers.

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Mon Jul 27, 2009

WDTV Bridgeport

EXCLUSIVE: Blacksville Accident Sends One to Hospital

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. WDTV News Adam Widener Story Created: Jul 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM EDT Story Updated: Jul 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM EDT An accident off Route 7 in Blacksville sends one man to the hospital.

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Thu Jul 23, 2009

The State Journal

Coal Production Down, Unlikely to Rebound Soon

A slump in steel production and cheaper natural gas prices have caused West Virginia coal production to decline by 8 percent.

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