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New Guide to the West Virginia Highlands
Jim Van Gundy, former West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board member and longtime friend of the Highlands Conservancy, has published his book, The Nature and Scenery of the West…
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What about Geothermal Energy?
By John McFerrin Is geothermal energy a possible source of energy for West Virginia? A modern society needs some way to…
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Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Acid Mine Drainage
By Luanne McGovern If you’ve been following the news from the 2022 West Virginia Legislative session, you know that recovery of Rare Earth Elements…
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Off-Road Vehicle Recreation on West Virginia Public Lands
By Cory Chase The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, in partnership with the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance’s (ABRA), has just released a new project page about the harmful…
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Out of Date Legislative Update
By Luanne McGovern A monthly publication such as The Highlands Voice does not come out nearly often enough to keep up with what is going on…
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Thoughts from our President: Off-Road Vehicles Pose a Threat to West Virginia Public Lands
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has a long history of opposing Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) use on our West Virginia federal and state public lands. As reported previously, the Conservancy…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Hits Another Snag
By John McFerrin The Mountain Valley Pipeline faces another setback, this time over a failure by the Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with…
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Indicators for Studying, Assessing and Evaluating Potential Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Effects and Costs on West Virginia Public Lands
There are numerous parameters to be used in the study and evaluation which will serve as the indicators of the potential of ORV effects if permitted on…
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Board Highlights
We started off with the businessy business (reviewing the financial report, approving a budget for next year) and then listened to Dave Saville report on strong membership…
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Perry Is Right
In December, 2021, The Highlands Voice published an article asserting that carbon capture and storage is not all that it is cracked up to be as a tool to…
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