MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia environmental officials now say a nearby coal mine may not be the only reason fish are dying in Dunkard Creek.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia environmental officials now say a nearby coal mine may not be the only reason fish are dying in Dunkard Creek.
Department of Environmental Protection officials say more dead fish have been found in the creek, but more than a mile upstream from Consol Energy's Blacksville No. 2 mine.
DEP spokeswoman Kathy Cosco says the mining operation could still be a contributing factor to the pollution that may be killing fish.
Residents have reported seeing hundreds of dead fish and other wildlife along a 20-mile stretch of Dunkard Creek in West Virginia and Pennsylvania since Sept. 3.
The DEP and Consol are both investigating.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia environmental officials now say a nearby coal mine may not be the only reason fish are dying in Dunkard Creek.
Department of Environmental Protection officials say more dead fish have been found in the creek, but more than a mile upstream from Consol Energy's Blacksville No. 2 mine.
DEP spokeswoman Kathy Cosco says the mining operation could still be a contributing factor to the pollution that may be killing fish.
Residents have reported seeing hundreds of dead fish and other wildlife along a 20-mile stretch of Dunkard Creek in West Virginia and Pennsylvania since Sept. 3.
The DEP and Consol are both investigating.
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Somehow Consol will be blamed......