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Another Milestone
November 2020 represents another milestone: Bob Marshall has served as the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Treasurer for 20 years. Congratulations and a big thank you! The…
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Thoughts from our president
October, just like every other month was once again very busy at the Conservancy as it was for all of the organizations within the environmental community. For…
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Cutting down the trees to save the forest
By Olivia Miller A project proposed by the United States Forest Service to clear cut 3,458 acres of older-growth forest stands in sections of…
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Connecting the Wild: A Bridge to the Wilderness
By Randy Kessling In a letter of August 20, 2022, Shane Jones, Ecosystems Staff Officer for the US Forest Service, asked the Highlands Conservancy…
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Birding on Farm View Trail
Our final outing for the summer consisted of a delightful Labor Day Weekend bird walk along one of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge’s newest routes: Farm…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
By Dave Johnston The month of September gave us a chance to finish up and assess the results of several projects in the Dolly…
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Details on the Energy Efficiency Rebates
There is one revived tax credit program for energy efficiency and two new rebate energy efficiency programs in the IRA. The tax credit program,…
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Groups Appeal Decision on Mountain Valley Pipeline Extension
The developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have requested, and received, an extension from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the time limit to complete construction.
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Details on the Electric Vehicles Tax Credits
Currently, the tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) is limited to the first 200,000 customers for each car manufacturer. Tesla and General Motors have already reached that…
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Groups Sue Mine Over Ongoing Pollution
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the Kanawha Forest Coalition and Appalachian Voices in a suit against Keystone West…
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