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World Water Day—a Reflection
March 22 was World Water Day. West Virginia Highlands Conservancy member Buff Rodman happened to be in Mexico and offered this reflection: It’s World Water Day. I am in Mexico…
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Modern Jobs Act Can’t Get off the Ground
By John McFerrin In spite of its catchy nickname (The MOJO Act), the Modern Jobs Act did not make much progress during the 2019 session of the West Virginia Legislature. …
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Briefing: Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Risk Upon Risk
Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. March 2019 The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a proposed fracked gas pipeline owned by Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, and Southern Company, faces…
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Time to Comment to Protect Wetlands, Headwater Streams
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering changing the rules under the Clean Water Act. Now it is asking what the public to comment on proposed changes. The…
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Forest Service Pours Cold Water on Big Run Pump Storage Project in Tucker County West Virginia
By Randy Kesling FreedomWorkd LLC has submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct a Pump Storage Hydro Project (Project) In Tucker county. The Project would cover…
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Thoughts from our president
March was again another busy month for the environmental community both federally and within West Virginia. New Study Details the Increasing Risks of the ACP “The ACP is facing a…
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Legislature Make Little Progress on Environmental Issues
By Frank Young For 75 days–including for one week prior to and a week following the end of the recent 60 day regular session of the WV legislature–lobbyists for the…
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By Marion Harless, West Virginian “Well,” they said. “We’ll put it there. There’s nothing there.” Sowbugs and spiders, Salamanders and song sparrows. Solomon’s seal, spignet, Sambucus. Skunks and skinks. Sanicle, ‘sang, Sanguisorba, Sorbus. Sleep site of ursine sow. Squirrels of…
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Enerblu Cancels Plan to Build factory on Mountaintop Removal Mine Site in Kentucky
By Dave Cooper I was saddened to read in the February 6 Lexington Herald-Leader that the Enerblu battery plant project proposed for Pikeville in eastern Kentucky has fallen through. In…
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Dave Saville Saves the World*
A new study suggests that trees are our most powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. Massive restoration of the world’s forests would cancel out a decade of…
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