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Groups Sue to Enforce Endangered Species Act
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition…
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Hiking Hawks Ridge in “Mine-tana”
By Hugh Rogers Long-anticipated trails on the Mower Tract, 40,000+ acres on the western edge of Cheat Mountain that came into the Monongahela National…
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Antero Clearwater Temporarily Closed
The Antero-Clearwater facility has been temporarily idled while the company considers its “cost effectiveness.” In public statements the company has said that the closure is not permanent but…
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Thoughts from our president
October and Mother Nature has started her annual coloring of the leaves. Conversations always drift to the annual question, how is the weather going to affect how…
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United States Environmental Protection Agency Narrows Protections for Clean Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced the repeal of the regulation defining the “waters of the United States.” In doing so, it has removed protection for…
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Songbirds Helping Spread Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Hemlock wooly adelgid, a tiny insect pest, was discovered in the western United States in the 1920s and was first observed in the East in the early…
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North Carolina Citizens Try New Approach in Opposing Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Citizen groups in North Carolina are trying a new tactic in their opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. They contend that conditions have changed so that North Carolina…
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Annual Membership Meeting!
Among the activities that will take place during the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review are the Annual Membership Meeting and the quarterly Board meeting. The Annual…
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2,700+ Towers Update Lighting Systems, Saving Migratory Birds and Expenses
Over the past two years, thousands of communications tower operators have updated their lighting systems by turning off steady-burning (L-810) side-marker lights that attract birds and cause…
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Four Coal, Chemical Companies Sued for Clean Water Act Violations
By Kate Mishkin One of Gov. Jim Justice’s family mines is violating the Clean Water Act and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, a…
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