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Corridor H Gets Another Review—Its 59th
By Hugh Rogers In mid-October, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy held its 59th annual…
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Lexington Coal held in contempt for third time for continuing to violate federal court order to stop polluting West Virginia streams
On Nov. 7, 2024, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the…
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Wardensville, Thomas and Davis Await Environmental Reviews of Corridor H
Route 55 carves through the George Washington National Forest, with a sweeping view of the vast roadless area along the mountain chain…
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Environmental Humanities: The Woods Program at Davis & Elkins College
By Emma Engle and Willow Ferguson The 2024 Woods Program was a nature writing…
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October 2024 Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The fall board meeting came on the last day of the…
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WVHC, Appalachian Voices to Sue South Fork Coal Over Toxic Discharges and Reclamation Failures in Greenbrier County
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices filed a formal notice on October 16, 2024, of its intent to sue the South…
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West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a historic victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have…
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Tucker County’s Thriving Home-Grown Economy
From the Go North Alliance NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) required the Division of Highways to re-examine its preferred route in part…
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Full Court Pressure on the South Fork Cherry River
By Andrew Young Several developments have unfolded since our last update on the ongoing situation concerning the South Fork Cherry River, though not necessarily…
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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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