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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 ExplorerThe 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 WatchLondon 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 ConservancyA 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 VoicesOn 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 ConservancyThe 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 ShoenfeldAs 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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The Cherry River uprising: A David vs. Goliath showdown to defend the Monongahela
Photo by Frank Gebhard, Allegheny Aperture PhotoBy Andrew Young, chair of the WVHC Extractive Industries Committee and staff attorney for the…
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