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Supreme Court Chief Justice Clears Way for Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction to Resume
By Mike Tony The Mountain Valley Pipeline’s legal saga took an extraordinary turn Thursday (July 27) morning. The chief justice of…
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Another Small Step Forward: Making Sure Old Mines Are Reclaimed
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the Sierra Club in another step in the long march toward making sure…
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Spotted Lanternfly Basics
By Patricia Gundrum Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) are native to China and other regions of Asia. First detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014,…
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Watoga Old-Growth Forest Exploration Outing
By Larry Thomas The Conservancy’s second old-growth outing took place on July 9, when more than thirty individuals met ecologist/naturalist Doug Wood at Watoga…
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WV Legislative Interims – Six Months to Go
By Luanne McGovern The West Virginia legislative interim sessions have been relatively quiet this year but will likely get busier as the fall progresses….
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Are “Wilderness Trails” an Oxymoron?
By Dave Johnston Nothing seems more fundamental to a visit to a natural area than a trail. We have come to take for granted…
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Cindyology
By Hugh Rogers Cindy Rank is retiring from our Board of Directors. We are taking a deep breath. For many people, Cindy and the…
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Peregrine Falcons: Triumph and Trauma Under the Bridge
Photography and article by Cindy Mullens What would inspire the birders of Monongalia County to visit the bridges that pass over the Monongahela River?…
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Two Changes Will Require Changes to Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers First, the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel graduated from the endangered species list. In a Settlement Agreement signed…
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What’s Next for Wetlands?
By Luanne McGovern The recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs. Environmental Protection Agency has thrown into chaos the protections for the nation’s wetlands…
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