Public radio’s longest-running daily global news program.
©2025 The World from PRX
PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.

In September, toxic golden algae killed most aquatic life in the 38 mile Dunkard Creek which runs along the West Virgina-Pennsylvania border. Some say the fish kill was made possible by mining company pollutants at levels that violated the Clean Water Act
A massive fish kill at the 38 mile long Dunkard Creek on the West Virginia ? Pennsylvania border has scientists and regulators wondering what went wrong. All signs point to the toxic golden algae but some say it was the polluted creek, with high levels of chloride, which provided ripe conditions for the fish kill. It’s the first time golden algae has appeared in the northern part of the country and, as West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Erica Peterson reports, there are fears the invasive will spread to other watersheds.