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The Forest Restoration Pretense: Avoiding Environmental Oversight in the Monongahela National Forest
By Rick Webb and Andrew Young These photos, dated February 6, 2024, show new logging roads in the North Fork of Cherry River watershed…
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Lexington Coal Litigation Update
By Cindy Rank We have an update from our legal team about recent developments in the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Surface Mining Control…
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Catastrophic Impacts From Hurricane Helene Devastate Appalachia—Find Out How You Can Help!
From Appalachian Voices Over a period of three days, Southern and Central Appalachia experienced unprecedented rainfall from a combination of an historic rain…
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Action Needed: Protect WV from Radioactive Waste Disposal
From our partners at West Virginia Rivers Coalition: The West Virginia State Senate is about to vote on HB 208, the Radiation Control Act,…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Program Receives Spirit of West Virginia Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce that West Virginia Tourism has awarded its Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards program the…
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2025 West Virginia Legislature Preview
By Luanne McGovern The 87th session of the West Legislature will kick off on February 12, 2025. Since there will be a new governor…
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WVHC 2024 Fall Review
Members and friends of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: We are excited to invite you to our Annual Fall Review to explore and celebrate conservation efforts throughout the…
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Impact of Highway Construction on Our Quality of Life and Our Economy
From the Go North Corridor H Alliance The computer-generated simulated photos that WVDOH brings to our local information meetings and that appear on…
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Book Review: Walk, on the Mountain by Junior Walk
By Cindy Ellis When I was newly retired from teaching in public schools in West Virginia, I cast around for quite a while to…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Restoration Work Causing Even More Issues
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices Though Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service in mid-June, construction continues on the route as contractors work to…
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