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Priorities, promises, and Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Elections have consequences. We have been brutally reminded of that. But what difference will the new administration in Charleston make in…
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Paddle into summer: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy hosts “Summer Splash” on the Cheat River
Looking for a fun, refreshing way to celebrate summer in the Mountain State? The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC) invites paddlers of all experience levels to hit…
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Tucker County data center fight heats up
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Since the last issue of The Highlands Voice, things have moved quickly in the battle against the…
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Thoughts from our President
Dear friends of the Highlands, As I sit down to write this article, my head is whirling, and my thoughts are going in many…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy brings Appalachia’s fight to Capitol Hill
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Earlier in June, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy traveled to Capitol Hill with our friends at the…
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Save the date for WVHC’s 2025 Fall Review: “Environmentalism in a Changing World”
As Appalachia faces escalating environmental threats—from policy rollbacks and extreme weather to industrial development and habitat loss—this fall, conservationists, advocates, and concerned citizens will gather in the…
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Nationwide uprising stops two attempts to sell off public lands
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Over the past two months, public lands advocates from across the country have fought back two separate…
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Thoughts from our President
Dear friends and fellow Highlands advocates, Spring may be blooming across much of West Virginia, but in Canaan Valley, we’ve still been waking up…
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Concerned organizations petition Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the grant of primacy to West Virginia for permitting and oversight of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Wells
By West Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization The West Virginia Surface Owner’s Rights Organization, along with three environmental organizations, and represented by lawyers from…
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New book ‘Holler’ tells the story of Appalachian climate activists
By Katie Myers, BPR, West Virginia Watch An interview with author Denali Sai Nalamalapu on storytelling, fossil fuels, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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