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Atlantic Coast Pipeline problems persist despite Supreme Court decision
From the Southern Environmental Law Center “While today’s decision was not what we hoped for, it addresses only one of the many problems faced by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This […]
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Thoughts from our president
Summer has arrived and Mother Nature continues to show off her amazing splendor throughout the highlands. As one travels throughout the mountains the trees have leafed out and wildlife is […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Atlantic Coast Pipeline to Cross Appalachian Trail
By John McFerrin The United States Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and held that the United States Forest Service was within its authority […]
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Essay Winner Announced
Eight Rivers Council, an organization that focuses on improving the land, water and air of Pocahontas County, West Virginia through community action and education, offered an award of $1000 for […]
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Now a treasure, Monongahela Forest was a wasteland when created 100 years ago
By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer Stretching across 921,000 acres in 10 West Virginia counties, the Monongahela National Forest encompasses the state’s highest peaks, cleanest streams, largest expanses of forest and […]
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Agencies Agree to Review Coal-mining Threats to Endangered Species Nationwide
In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation […]
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Climate Change
Normally, I repose in a quiet little valley with a serpentine lane along its sleepy stream. Last night rain went monsoon, sluiced down surrounding hills, swamped the roadway. The creek […]
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NORTH SODS
By Jack Slocumb In her recent book, Wanderlust: A History of Walking, Rebecca Solnit asserts that “– -walking focuses not on the boundary lines of ownership that break the land into pieces […]
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Triple Threat to the Tygart
By Stanley Jennings, President STTWA Save the Tygart Watershed Association (STTWA) is dedicated to improving and maintaining water quality in the Tygart River and its tributaries. Over the past several years, […]
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Environmental Council Seeks Outreach Coordinator and Lobbyist
The West Virginia Environmental Council (WVEC) seeks a part-time outreach coordinator and interim lobbyist. Qualified applicants would have familiarity with West Virginia’s legislative process and would represent the WVEC at […]
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