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Board Highlights
The spring Board meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was more informational than decisional. We had the usual presentations on the status of the organization: financial (not broke; not […]
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Strip Mines and Health
By John McFerrin There have been some developments of interest to those who are concerned that large strip mines might be making people sick. The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has […]
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Interior Department Must Do Environmental Assessment Before Leasing Coal on Public Lands
A United States District Court in Montana has ruled that the United States Departmental of the Interior acted illegally when it tried to lift a memorandum on leasing coal on […]
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Pump Storage: a Case Study
By Dave Cooper Recent articles in The Highlands Voiceabout the proposed Big Run Pump Storage project in Tucker County written by Kent Karriker and Randy Kesling have been both interesting […]
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The Broad Form of the Company’s Deeds
(Grandad all you bought was the air) .„and excepting and reserving all the coal and other minerals and other substances on, in, and underlying said land together with the […]
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Big Fun on the Horizon!
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review will be Oct. 18-19-20, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Put it on your calendar now, in big letters, and plan to be there. We […]
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Questions Raised about Proposed Mine Safety Testing Facility
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) wants to build a facility that it could use for studies […]
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Still in Need of Something to read?
The Central Appalachian Red Spruce Initiative. (West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is a partner in CASRI) was an important part of a feature article in the Energy and Environment News. The […]
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Adventures in Butterflies
By Steve Mace This past Sunday while I was botanizing in Lawrence County, Kentucky, I spotted my first of the season Falcate Orangetip, my favorite butterfly. The life history of […]
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Makes Pipeline Permitting Easier
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has changed the conditions that are placed on permits for stream and wetland crossings for natural gas pipelines. Background […]
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