The Cheat River flows pale green and slate gray, glistening in the sunshine as it gathers speed, turns to whitewater and drops between rocks on the way toward the Monongahela River.

The Cheat River winds through former mining country. Coal provided an economic boost to the area but often at a cost to the environment, and the Cheat was one such casualty.

The cheat River watershed has always been a wild place. In the 1800s, considerable changes to the landscape began. Railroads, logging, tanneries, ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than a decade of efforts, along with federal funding, have contributed to what’s being called a rebirth of the Cheat River. “A lot of folks at the state level and ...

Both sides in the Biafora family business dispute with Lake Lynn Generation following last summer’s drought await a federal ...

This smallmouth bass from the Cheat River would have been unheard of three decades ago, but work of the Friends of Cheat, DNR, DEP, and concerned anglers has changed history on the waterway.

Since its inception in 1994, Friends of the Cheat has worked to address acid mine drainage in the lower Cheat River watershed, focusing on restoring water quality, enhancing biodiversity and ...

Nov. 17—KINGWOOD — Removing the Albright Power Station Dam would reconnect the Cheat River from Parsons to Cheat Lake—almost 75 miles. Friends of Cheat, a Preston County nonprofit that has ...

PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. (AP) — The Cheat River flows pale green and slate gray, glistening in the sunshine as it gathers speed, turns to whitewater and drops between rocks on ...