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Stand With Us to Oppose HB 5018 and Protect Community Monitoring!
We were hopeful that HB 5018—the bill that would ban the use of citizen air monitoring data for regulatory action—would die a quiet death. But, in the final week…
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Take Action to Protect Our Public Lands!
We need your help to protect our State Parks and Rail Trails. Recently, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 688—a dangerous bill that potentially…
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Why We Asked the Federal Highway Administration and WV Division of Highways To Take A Closer Look at Corridor H
It is possible to avoid sensitive areas with an alternative route to the proposed ROPA. We want to avoid dividing the towns of Davis and Thomas. We want to…
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Parsons to Davis Corridor H Public Meeting: February 27
Show your support for the Northern Route (Blackwater Avoidance Alternative 2) at the Corridor H public meeting on Tuesday, February 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tucker County…
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Action Alert: WV Needs the Orphaned Well Prevention Act
Legislators are considering the Orphaned Well Prevention Act (SB 532 and HB 5414) that would require West Virginia…
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West Virginia’s Longest Hiking Trail Needs Volunteers
West Virginia Scenic Trails Association (WVSTA) held its Allegheny Trail interest meeting at Big Sandy Brews in early January. The Allegheny Trail is West Virginia’s longest…
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Sacrifices at the Altar of King Coal
By Robert Beanblossom West Virginians have always worshipped at the altar of King Coal. Even today when the industry contributes so little to the…
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Some Bright Spots in an Otherwise Rough West Virginia Legislative Session
By Quenton King West Virginia is rough in the winter, and not just because of the cold. Since I moved back to the state…
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West Virginia Looses Veteran Environmental Movement Organizer
Shortly after midnight on January 16, 2024, Norm Steenstra, Jr, a founder of West Virginia’s environmental movement, passed away at his home in Charleston, at the age…
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WVHC Comments to Public Service Commission in Support of Solar Power in West Virginia
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has made formal comments to the West Virginia Public Service Commission on the proposal to change…
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