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Tucker United invites community to informational meetings discussing Ridgeline Project and HB 2014
Tucker United invites residents, public officials, business owners, and interested individuals to attend one of two upcoming public meetings to discuss the proposed Ridgeline Project, House Bill 2014, and the […]
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Permits for coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest are terminated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2025 CONTACT: Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, Appalachian Voices, dan@appvoices.org U.S. Forest Service terminated its authorization for […]
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Advocates alarmed over Army Corps blanket ‘permission to pollute’ proposal in West Virginia
Huntington, W.Va. – Yesterday, Appalachian Mountain Advocates submitted comments on behalf of Appalachian Voices, Coal River Mountain Watch, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, […]
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WVHC, Sierra Club and Tucker United appeal Tucker County power plant permit
An air quality permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for Fundamental Data’s Ridgeline Facility ran into a roadblock when three citizen groups appealed the permit approval […]
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South Fork Coal says it will liquidate rather than restructure in bankruptcy filing
Late last week, White Forest Resources, the parent company of South Fork Coal Company announced that its bankruptcy would end in liquidation rather than restructuring. South Fork Coal has a […]
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Trump administration rubber stamps bankrupt coal company’s encroachment into Monongahela National Forest
Today, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement determined that a bankrupt coal company with a long history of regulatory violations has the right to haul coal through the […]
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100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill
WASHINGTON— More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), […]
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