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Upcoming film screening explores Appalachian roots and mother-daughter bonds
By Jordan Howes, Communications Coordinator, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Award-winning filmmaker Julia Huffman will return to her family’s Appalachian roots this month for a…
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Reeling in responsibility: Why fall is the time to fish smart in West Virginia
By Christa Clasgens, Membership and Outreach Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy As the temperatures drop and the sun sets earlier, this is the time…
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Protecting West Virginia’s wild waters: The push to safeguard 16 iconic rivers
By Mike Jones, West Virginia Rivers Coalition West Virginia has one Wild and Scenic River. About 10 miles of the Bluestone River is permanently…
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West Virginians asked to foot the bill for Virginia’s data center boom
By Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginians are being asked once again to sacrifice their farmland, their mountains, and their…
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Air Quality Board holds first hearing on power plant appeal
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Tucker United and the Sierra Club filed an appeal for the air…
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Highlands Conservancy members gather for 2025 Fall Review at Blackwater Falls
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s 2025 Fall Review brought together advocates, students, and community leaders for a…
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USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 6, 2025 Contact: Shannon Van Hoesen, Sierra Club, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Ariana Criste, Industrious Labs, ariana@industriouslabs.org Andrew Young, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance, ayoung@abralliance.org Emma Yip, Center…
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Tucker County residents seek transparency from WVDEP, Fundamental Data over air permit for Ridgeline power plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 5, 2025CONTACT:Nikki Forester, Tucker United, tuckerunitedcomms@gmail.com, 703-966-3171Zina Raye, Tucker United, 703-579-7199Cris Parque, Tucker United, 917-386-8483Jim Kotcon, WV Sierra Club, jkotcon@gmail.com,…
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Groups appeal Air Quality Board ruling over Ridgeline power plant permit in Tucker County, seek transparency from WVDEP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 15, 2025 CONTACT: Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Nikki Forester, Tucker United, tuckerunitedcomms@gmail.com Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, info@saveblackwater.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three citizen groups are continuing their efforts to uncover hidden…
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