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2020 Legislative Session Looming
By the West Virginia Environmental Council legislative committee Death, taxes and the West Virginia Legislature are inevitable in the mountain state of West Virginia.
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West Virginia Legislature: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!
By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation. Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for…
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The Last Oak
by Nelson Tinnel On a barren hill all alone clings a tiny oak to a jagged stone
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Rollbacks Proposed for State Review of Stream Crossings
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule that would restrict the role of states in approving projects under the federal Clean Water Act.
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A Tour of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The major field trip of the Fall Review was the tour of a small part of the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, led by Rick Webb…
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Food for Winter
In the morning of a late summer day, our father would open the door and…
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Longtime Voice Editor Bill Reed Passes Away
Bill Reed, the gentle, kind, irascible, uncompromising curmudgeon who served as editor of The Highlands Voice from 1997 until 2002 (second longest tenure in Voice history) died on September 26, 2019,…
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Board Members Elected
The main item of business for the Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, held on October 20, 2019, was the election of Board members. Three of…
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APRIL
By Cindy Rank The word “April” brings to mind visions of a season of hope and transformation – awakening and new growth – increased…
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A New Designation for the New River?
United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), have introduced the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act—legislation that would change the New…
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