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Business Owners Advocate for Northern Route for Corridor H to Protect Local Community and Economy
THOMAS, W.Va.— A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment…
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Tell Congress: Support Legislation to Stop Zombie Mines
From our partners at Appalachian Voices Our communities are deeply tied to our lands — the land gives us clean water, refuge for wildlife and a sense of place….
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WVHC Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant
DAVIS, W.Va.—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is excited to announce that it has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment grant, focused…
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Volunteer Trailhead Stewards Needed at Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
DRYFORK, W.Va.— The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is seeking volunteers to support Dolly Sods Wilderness Area by welcoming and educating visitors to the wilderness as part of its…
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Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024
ContactGary Belan, American Rivers, 202-243-7027Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, 304-704-2997Saundra Goss, Go North Corridor H Alliance, 304-678-8110Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, 204-552-7602 Washington, D.C. –…
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Recent maps released by the West Virginia Division of Highways in April 2023 of its Revised Original Preferred Alternative (ROPA) from Parsons-to-Davis.
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Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Restore West Virginia Streams Harmed by Coal Mining Pollution
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a landmark victory, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have…
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Corridor H Comment Period Closes March 27
The Federal Highway Administration and West Virginia Division of Highways are currently accepting public comment on the Notice of Intent to prepare a new environmental…
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Stand With Us to Oppose HB 5018 and Protect Community Monitoring!
We were hopeful that HB 5018—the bill that would ban the use of citizen air monitoring data for regulatory action—would die a quiet death. But, in the final week…
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Take Action to Protect Our Public Lands!
We need your help to protect our State Parks and Rail Trails. Recently, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 688—a dangerous bill that potentially…
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