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Another month, another series of public relations disasters by the folks at Fundamental Data
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy City council brouhaha in Belmont, North Carolina Ted McGavran is an engineer working for…
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Trump administration scales back endangered species protections again
By Rebecca Schneid and T. Michelle Murphy, MSN News The United States Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service on July 17 updated…
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Christa’s catch: Native vs. wild fish
By Christa Clasgens, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A long-winded debate among anglers that’s actually quite simple – is it a native or a wild…
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Thoughts from our President – August 2026
Greetings! I hope you are all having an enjoyable summer. Here in Canaan, the weather has been cool most days, and as I write…
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Madtoms: Small catfish that play a big role in West Virginia’s waters
By Cameron Layne, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginia serves as an angler’s paradise for species such as muskie, brook trout and smallmouth bass….
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Solar overtakes coal in US electricity for the first month on record
By Ember New solar records and long-term coal decline lead to latest clean power milestone New York, 10…
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Appalachianization update: How the data center boom is making America’s economy look like Appalachia’s
By Sean O’Leary, Ohio River Valley Institute Last December, I wrote a blog post titled, “The Appalachianization of America’s Economy”, in…
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Corridor H: More miles opened, more reasons for concern
By Hugh Rogers and Barbara Weaner, Go North Alliance On June 22, the Governor, with federal, state, and local officials, highway workers, contractors, consultants,…
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Updates on Fundamental Data: July 2026
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy June was another busy month in the fight against the proposed Fundamental Data Ridgeline power plant and…
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1,980 acres saved in emergency land campaign next to the New River Gorge
By Arc of Appalachia Staff In late May of 2026, some of the best remaining wildlands in the heartland of Appalachia were announced for…
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