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Bluestone Mine Gets Its Comeuppance
By Cindy Rank First a quick reminder about our actions with regard to Bluestone Coal violations at its Red Fox mine in McDowell County. (Bluestone is a subsidiary of the Justice […]
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Unconstitutional Tax Breakes, Pollution, and Economic Burden. Who Bears The Brunt?
By Dr. Christine Wimer, President Jefferson County Foundation Why should large, wealthy corporations be treated like national parks? The short answer is they shouldn’t, but they are in West Virginia. […]
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin It was a strange, pandemic warped Board meeting with us all sitting snugly at home, watching each other on our computer screens. In spite of the oddness of […]
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Poem
On the ridges and north sides autumn’s trees are just short of perfection. One of the last tender winds is blowing maroon, yellow, red, and orange leaves asunder. Hidden behind […]
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THE NATIONAL FOREST MAPPING PROJECT
The National Forest Mapping Project (NFMP) is a monitoring program to track proposed and ongoing projects in the three National Forests that are located within the Central Appalachian Highlands (Monongahela […]
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Trump Makes Water Demand of Farms Priority for New Office
By Ellen Knickmeyer President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate farm interests […]
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What Would a “War on Coal” Actually Look Like?
By Mike Harman If you are leaning toward giving the accusations of the West Virginia Coal Association and Chamber of Commerce any weight whatsoever regarding “Obama’s war on coal,” it […]
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Closing Dates Announced for Monongahela National Forest Recreation Sites
While most of Monongahela National Forest is open year-round, closing only when access roads are snow-covered, some developed campgrounds, picnic areas and both visitor centers are routinely closed from late […]
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Position on Climate Change
Naturally occurring greenhouse gases have been warming the Earth for millions of years. Without these naturally occurring greenhouse gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide (CO2), the Earth’s climate, […]
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Adopts Single Use Plastics Policy
The single-use plastics policy is an attempt to move upstream in the effort that the Conservancy has mounted in recent years to “monitor pipeline construction, well drilling and fracking to […]
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