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Happy Birthday!
For over 25 years, West Virginia Land Trust has been working to conserve West Virginia’s special places. Since 1994, it has protected over 10,000 acres of land, created outdoor recreation […]
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Trout Unlimited Urges Congress to Keep Funding Mine Cleanups
By Chris Hunt Trout Unlimited has joined a bipartisan group of partners and lawmakers in calling on Congress to provide continued funding for the cleanup of abandoned mines and the legacy pollution of historic coal […]
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Forest Service Responds to Conservancy’s Objection on the Panther Ridge Project
The Forest Service is on the cusp of finalizing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision for the proposed Panther Ridge Habitat Enhancement Project. On November 21, 2019, Forest Supervisor Shawn […]
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Facts About Red-Tailed Hawks
The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey known as a raptor. They can be found throughout most of North America. These birds are found as far north as northern […]
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Better Bonding for Coal Mines Proposed
By John McFerrin Ever since the passage of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, coal mines have had to post a bond to guarantee reclamation. If the company went […]
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Modern Jobs Act
By John McFerrin The MOJO Act takes several realities and tries to put them together in a way that benefits West Virginia. Those realities are: West Virginia has more than 550 […]
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A Green Amendment: Could We Ever Have One?
By Cindy Ellis Two Words Climate Change. When WV Delegate Evan Hansen spoke to us at our Fall Review, he pointed out that he was the first to publicly use that […]
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Power Purchase Agreements: Making Renewable Energy Possible (or at least more likely)
By Frank Young Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are contracts which assure that a market exists for those kilowatt hours of electricity generated by the solar panels, wind turbines, coal fired […]
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All Terrain Vehicles on Public Lands?
By Beth Little The idea that we should allow all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on public lands in West Virginia is one that has been kicking around for years without much […]
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Ready or Not, Here it Comes!
By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation. Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for Christmas since at least October) or […]
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