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The film "Toxic Art," which tells the story of how Athens County locals turned pollution into paint, was recognized at this year’s Telly Awards.

Acid mine drainage is an enduring result of Appalachia's coal mining legacy. Two OU professors have a creative solution to this toxic problem.

A new documentary follows a team of Ohio artists and environmentalists transforming acid mine drainage into viable art materials.

Rivers are Life Premieres Toxic Art Showcasing the Power of Collaboration ...

A large-scale acid mine drainage treatment and pigment-producing facility broke ground on June 29 at the Truetown Discharge site, in Millfield.

In Southern Ohio, a child drawing a stream might reach for an orange crayon due to the pollution from old coal mines that have turned the waterways orange for nearly 50 years. Two Ohio University professors have formed an alliance between the arts and engineering to address this environmental issue.

Ohio University has revamped much of its COVID-19 testing apparatus for the upcoming spring semester where more students are expected to live on-campus than in the fall. In partnership with Vault Health, which manufactures a highly accurate saliva-based COVID-19 test, OU will operate a new asymptomatic testing program out of the Tennis Center located on South Green near Ping Recreation Center where it will be able to process 1,000 tests per day — significantly more than what was processed ...

By Samantha Pires on December 23, 2020 Artist, environmentalist, and Ohio University professor John Sabraw has a unique process for sourcing new paint supplies. You are more likely to find him waist-deep in reddish-brown water in southeast Ohio than you are in a traditional craft store. Sabraw found a way to create “toxic” paint from the acid mining drainage that discolors streams. As abandoned mines hav...