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No Reason to Cancel Study on Mining and Public Health
By Kate Mishkin There’s no apparent reason why a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal was halted last year, according to the Department of the Interior’s…
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Thoughts from our president
Again, June, in addition to providing an abundance of rain, has produced a flurry of information that will be of interest to West Virginia Highlands Conservancy members. Information includes: Status…
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Blair Mountain Battlefield Back on the National Register
By Cindy Rank THE GOOD NEWS The listing of Blair Mountain Battlefield on the National Register of Historic Places has been re-affirmed! As you may recall from previous issues of the Voice,…
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Tree Sitters Risk Lives on the Front Line
By Drew Philp Way out in the Appalachian hills, on the line between Virginia and West Virginia, after an hour-long backwoods hike up Peters Mountain, an orderly clutch…
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Highlands Conservancy Objects to FERC Policy
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with some two hundred other organizations from all over the country in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline to Get Closer Scrutiny at Stream Crossings
By John McFerrin Because of Court and Agency action, the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) may not be able to use an anticipated shortcut in getting approval…
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Why We Joined
In April, 2018, the Board had a day long, facilitated discussion on the future of the organization, how we might change and adapt, etc. For more on the discussion,…
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Public Lands Advocacy Workshop Coming Up
Ready to take your public lands activism beyond writing letters to decision makers? Ready to inspire others in your community to act? You’re ready to be a West Virginians…
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Wildflowers in Spring
By Jackie Burns Ah Spring. The days get longer. The birds sing sweetly. And the woodlands come alive with color as wildflowers bloom. You probably know that woodland wildflowers sprout and…
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The Future: What will WVHC look like 10, 20 or 50 years from now?
By Frank Young The WV Highlands Conservancy has endured for more than a half century. For an organization operated almost exclusively by volunteers, many “professionals” in non-profit organizational management training…
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