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A watershed’s new beginning: Restoration and hope for the South Fork Cherry River
By Andrew Young, Staff Attorney for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance At long last, the coal trucks have fallen silent on Sugartree Bench Mountain at…
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Tucker United invites community to informational meetings discussing Ridgeline Project and HB 2014
Tucker United invites residents, public officials, business owners, and interested individuals to attend one of two upcoming public meetings to discuss the proposed Ridgeline Project, House Bill 2014,…
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Permits for coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest are terminated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2025 CONTACT: Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, Appalachian Voices, dan@appvoices.org U.S. Forest Service terminated its authorization for bankrupt South Fork Coal…
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Advocates alarmed over Army Corps blanket ‘permission to pollute’ proposal in West Virginia
Huntington, W.Va. – Yesterday, Appalachian Mountain Advocates submitted comments on behalf of Appalachian Voices, Coal River Mountain Watch, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Center for Biological…
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WVHC, Sierra Club and Tucker United appeal Tucker County power plant permit
An air quality permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for Fundamental Data’s Ridgeline Facility ran into a roadblock when three citizen groups appealed…
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West Virginia issues new round of violations against South Fork Coal Company
By Willie Dodson, Appalachian Voices Bankrupt company’s idled mines continue to cause problems for the Cherry River South Fork Coal Company may be gone (more or less) from the…
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EPA does about-face on climate change
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that it eliminate most of its authority to regulate…
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DEP approves Fundamental Data air permit despite massive public opposition
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The fight against the proposed Fundamental Data natural gas power plant in Tucker County continues. The primary…
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Coal hauling through the Monongahela National Forest has ceased… for now
By Willie Dodson, Appalachian Voices Our collective efforts to defend the Monongahela National Forest and the Cherry River from the abuses of South Fork…
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South Fork Coal says it will liquidate rather than restructure in bankruptcy filing
Late last week, White Forest Resources, the parent company of South Fork Coal Company announced that its bankruptcy would end in liquidation rather than restructuring. South Fork Coal has…
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