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Thoughts from our President
Dear friends and fellow lovers of the Highlands, It has been a turbulent stretch for the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC)—and for environmental nonprofits…
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Fundamental Data is heading for Davis and Thomas
Photo captured by Frank Gebhard at Allegheny Aperture. By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
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American Rivers names Gauley River to America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025, due to toxic coal mining pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 Contact: Hawk Hammer, National Communications and Media Director, Hhammer@americanrivers.org Andrew Young, Staff Attorney for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA), ayoung@abralliance.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist,…
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Five spring wildflowers you’ll likely encounter in West Virginia
By David Sibray, West Virginia Explorer The West Virginia woodlands burst into color in spring. During that brief period, wildflowers put on a colorful show,…
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11 years after WV chemical spill, advocates speak out against bill to rollback water protections
By Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch London Donahoe, a sophomore at Huntington High School, said he was 6 years old when the 2014 Elk…
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The Sunrise Movement takes way in Huntington
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A new chapter of the Sunrise Movement has taken root in Huntington, West Virginia, bringing youth-led climate activism…
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Close up with Ospreys – Book review of “My Summer with Ospreys: A Therapist’s Journey Toward Hope, Community, and Healing Our Planet.”
By Cynthia D. Ellis, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Earlier this year, the weather was cold at my home– snowy and icy and in the…
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EPA announces rollback of decades’ worth of regulations
By Chelsea Barnes, Appalachian Voices On March 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced what it called the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” a…
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Legislative update – the end is in sight!
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The 87th West Virginia Legislature will gavel out on April 12 at midnight, and it cannot come…
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Thoughts from our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld As I’m writing this letter, it is a gloomy day in Canaan Valley; while daffodils are starting to peak through, snow…
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