The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has released the fourth edition of its State of the Environment Report. The report covers the years 2008-10 and highlights data and trends pertaining to West Virginia’s environment.
The report, which comes out every three years, continues the long-term process of identifying and tracking changes in the environment that result from human activities. It also provides a basis for determining the success of regulatory and non-regulatory efforts designed to improve environmental quality.
The report is divided into four sections -- air, water, land and energy -- and examines environmental aspects such as reported emissions of toxic air pollutants into the atmosphere; West Virginia’s aquatic integrity; hazardous and solid waste generation; and the management of abandoned wells.
To view an electronic version of the report go to:
www.dep.wv.gov/pio. Hard copies of the report can be picked up at DEP headquarters, located at 601, 57th St., S.E., Charleston, WV., 25304. Written requests for a hard copy should be mailed to the “DEP Public Information Office” at the same address, or emailed to Thomas.J.Aluise@wv.gov.
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