Bad News (but some hope) for Birds

By John McFerrin             On its way out the door the departing administration has taken one final shot (metaphorically speaking) at migratory birds.  It has made…

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Ongoing Pursuit of Selenium Cleanup

By Cindy Rank Responding to another in what seems to be a never-ending number of coal mines that continue to pollute streams throughout the…

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What is West Virginia’s Energy Future?

By John McFerrin             “Coal, is West Virginia”, or so goes the radio jingle that the Friends of Coal sponsors.  The tune that goes with it…

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Free Market Conservatives of the World, Unite!

Whenever anybody says anything about solar power, climate change, and the like, the first thoughts of many run to stereotypes about squishy liberals, not living in the…

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West Virginia Legislature Convenes February 10th

By Frank Young The 2021 legislative session is just around the corner, and we have our work cut out for us. The West Virginia…

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A Chance to Boost Small Scale Solar Power

By John McFerrin The is a move afoot in the West Virginia Legislature to change the law so that it will be easier for…

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Concerns over Erosion Impact of Mountain Valley Pipeline Continue with Project in Limbo

By Mike Tony West Virginia Rivers Coalition staff scientist Autumn Crowe has been closely following the Mountain Valley Pipeline since it was first proposed…

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Thoughts from our president

Old man winter certainly has arrived in the highlands with freezing temperatures, strong winds (causing wind chills to drop below zero) and several snowstorms blanketing the mountains….

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Submits Cleanup Plan

Now that the developers (Dominion) of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have abandoned the project,  all that is left is to repair the disturbance that resulted from the partial…

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