Tucker County residents condemn Air Quality Board refusal to reclassify air permit for Ridgeline power plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2026 CONTACT: Amy Margolies, Tucker United, 202-368-5025 Cris Parque, Tucker United, 917-386-8483 Jim Kotcon, WV Sierra Club, jkotcon@gmail.com, 304-594-3322 Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, […]

Action Alert: Lawmakers are selling out West Virginians… Again

Virginians, West Virginians protest Highway Agencies’ Finding of No Significant Impact on Corridor H around Wardensville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 19, 2025 CONTACT Jordan Howes, Communications Coordinator, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, (304) 282-8448, jordan.howes@wvhighlands.org WARDENSVILLE, W.Va — Corridor H opponents in Hardy County and neighboring Virginia […]

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USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 6, 2025 Contact: Shannon Van Hoesen, Sierra Club, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Ariana Criste, Industrious Labs, ariana@industriouslabs.org Andrew Young, Allegheny-Blue Ridge […]

Fundraiser launched to support community opposition to industrial wind project on Jack Mountain

Tucker County residents seek transparency from WVDEP, Fundamental Data over air permit for Ridgeline power plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 5, 2025 CONTACT:Nikki Forester, Tucker United, tuckerunitedcomms@gmail.com, 703-966-3171Zina Raye, Tucker United, 703-579-7199Cris Parque, Tucker United, 917-386-8483Jim Kotcon, WV Sierra Club, jkotcon@gmail.com, 304-594-3322Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, […]

Groups appeal Air Quality Board ruling over Ridgeline power plant permit in Tucker County, seek transparency from WVDEP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 15, 2025 CONTACT: Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Nikki Forester, Tucker United, tuckerunitedcomms@gmail.com Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, info@saveblackwater.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three citizen groups are continuing […]

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 […]

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 […]