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Groups trying to enforce Clean Water Act
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition in a letter to…
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From hatchery to headwaters: Restoring the Candy Darter
By Cameron Layne, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The Appalachian mountains are widely considered one of the most biodiverse regions in the United States, with…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joins call for Congressional oversight of the EPA
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy recently signed on to a national community letter urging Congress to hold…
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Garbage Wars 2.0: More false promises of economic development in West Virginia
By Morgan King, West Virginia Watch You may have heard of the “garbage wars” of the late 1980s and early 1990s and think of…
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Corridor H to the state line: When the road ahead goes nowhere at all
By C.A. Holmes, Wardensville Resident and Planning Commissioner I live in a town defined by its geography. In Wardensville, every conversation about someone’s day…
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WV lawmakers approve changes to microgrid, data center rules; vote down public transparency measure
By Caity Coyne, West Virgina Watch After more than 900 public comments were submitted regarding proposed rules for how the West Virginia Department of…
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Tucker County residents condemn Air Quality Board refusal to reclassify air permit for Ridgeline power plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2026 CONTACT: Amy Margolies, Tucker United, 202-368-5025 Cris Parque, Tucker United, 917-386-8483 Jim Kotcon, WV Sierra Club, jkotcon@gmail.com, 304-594-3322 Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org, 304-704-2997 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The…
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2026 Legislative priorities: A close look at data centers, HB2014 and the conservation of public and private lands
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Legislative session will kick off on Jan. 14, 2026, and as usual, the West…
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Attempts to undermine conservation easements may return in the 2026 legislative session
By Jocelyn Phares, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A topic we may indirectly see revisited during the 2026 West Virginia legislative session is the regulation…
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