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Board highlights from the Fall Review
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy At the fall Board meeting, we took care of some necessary business and then enjoyed hearing about what the organization has been doing. […]
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Protecting West Virginia’s wild waters: The push to safeguard 16 iconic rivers
By Mike Jones, West Virginia Rivers Coalition West Virginia has one Wild and Scenic River. About 10 miles of the Bluestone River is permanently designated under the National Wild and […]
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West Virginians asked to foot the bill for Virginia’s data center boom
By Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginians are being asked once again to sacrifice their farmland, their mountains, and their pocketbooks—all to keep the lights on […]
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Air Quality Board holds first hearing on power plant appeal
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Tucker United and the Sierra Club filed an appeal for the air permit issued to Fundamental Data for […]
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Highlands Conservancy members gather for 2025 Fall Review at Blackwater Falls
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s 2025 Fall Review brought together advocates, students, and community leaders for a weekend of learning, discussion, and exploration […]
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Thoughts from our President
I normally start my president’s letter with a report on the weather in the Highlands – leaves changing, snow predictions, hiking conditions, and other mundane issues. But tonight, I’m writing […]
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Climate change and our environment: a story
Go North Alliance Newsletter There are two large-scale projects hanging over our heads right now here on our mountaintop in Tucker County — projects that will have enormous impacts on […]
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Despite public pushback, West Virginia approves air quality permits for data center energy campus in Mingo County
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Despite public outcry, state issues air quality permits for two off-grid power plants tied to world’s largest ammonia project A proposal to build […]
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Tourism to Southern WV’s three national park sites contributes 108.4 million to local economy – new report shows a 12% increase over 2023
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve News Release A new National Park Service report shows that 2,080,330 visitors to the three national park sites —New River Gorge National Park […]
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New initiative launched to save five miles along the Gauley River
By Faye Wooden, Arc of Appalachia An organization that is relatively new to West Virginia is working to buy and preserve a 1,336-acre forest tract that will potentially protect 5 […]
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