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  • A white circle reads West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Since 197. With Spruce trees and a sunset behind.

    Thoughts From Our President 

    Posted by danrad on February 6, 2025

    By Marilyn ShoenfeldAs I write this, the sun is rising over Canaan Valley, illuminating the little snow that is left. We have gone…


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  • Carbon dioxide injection program approved over citizen objections

    Posted by danrad on February 6, 2025

    By John McFerrinThe United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved West Virginia’s application as the primary agency for regulating Class VI injection wells…


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  • Conservation group asks nation’s top mine regulator to shut down illegal coal haul road in Monongahela National Forest

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    On Dec. 12, 11 conservation organizations urged the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to take immediate action to close an illegal coal haul…


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  • Top mine regulator can and must halt illegal coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    By Willie Dodson, Appalachian VoicesThere are few corners of West Virginia as beautiful as the Yew Mountains, a section of the Allegheny range…


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  • Remembering Nick Zvegintzov, former Conservancy Vice President

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    By David ElkintonNicholas Zvegintzov, a former Regional Vice President of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and anti-strip-mining activist, passed away on Jun. 3,…


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  • West Virginia becoming a premier East Coast sky-watching destination

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    By Clyde Craig, WV ExplorerWest Virginia is becoming a premier destination for East Coast sky watchers, thanks to its low light pollution…


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  • Bottled water vs. tap: Which is best for you and the planet? 

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    By Judith Humble, Kentucky Sierra ClubIn March of 2017, the Beverage Marketing Corporation, an industry consulting firm, announced that the United States has…


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  • Federal regulators poised to crack down on coal mine owned by Jim Justice’s family

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    By Willie Dodson, Appalachian VoicesOn Dec. 10, 2024, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sent a damning letter to the…


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  • After decades of advocacy, 2,700 acres of Blackwater Canyon now in public ownership

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    The West Virginia conservation group Friends of Blackwater is pleased to announce the successful culmination of a 25-year campaign to ensure the full protection of Blackwater Canyon…


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  • Thoughts From Our President

    Posted by danrad on January 13, 2025

    I am happy to extend a hearty WVHC welcome to our newest staff member, Jordan Howes. Jordan joins us as communications coordinator, a new position at WVHC,…


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