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Legislature Make Little Progress on Environmental Issues
By Frank Young For 75 days–including for one week prior to and a week following the end of the recent 60 day regular session of the WV legislature–lobbyists for the […]
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By Marion Harless, West Virginian “Well,” they said. “We’ll put it there. There’s nothing there.” Sowbugs and spiders, Salamanders and song sparrows. Solomon’s seal, spignet, Sambucus. Skunks and skinks. Sanicle, […]
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Enerblu Cancels Plan to Build factory on Mountaintop Removal Mine Site in Kentucky
By Dave Cooper I was saddened to read in the February 6 Lexington Herald-Leader that the Enerblu battery plant project proposed for Pikeville in eastern Kentucky has fallen through. In […]
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Dave Saville Saves the World*
A new study suggests that trees are our most powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. Massive restoration of the world’s forests would cancel out a decade of carbon […]
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Previews of Coming Attractions
There was a lot of activity at the West Virginia Legislature. The end of the session is only about a week away. Everything is changing so quickly that nothing written […]
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Court Refuses to Rehear Pipeline Case
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has refused to rehear the case which disapproved of authorizations the Atlantic Coast Pipeline had received to cross the Appalachian […]
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EPA Proposes New Rule Limiting Its Oversight
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with three hundred other organizations in opposing a proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reduce its oversight […]
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Orchid Plants in Winter
By Patty Gundrum Two orchids are evident in West Virginia during the winter. Putty Root (Aplectrum hyemale) and Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) produce a single leaf in autumn which persists […]
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Mining and Public Health: Congress Wants to Know What Happened
By John McFerrin The Natural Resources Committee of the United States House of Representatives has renewed its interest in the connection between strip mining and public health and why the […]
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The Land and Water Conservation Fund—a Little Background
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was created by Congress in 1965. It represented a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources and our cultural heritage, and to […]
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