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Save the Date: Celebrating the legacy of Helen McGinnis and Dolly Sods Wilderness
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Mark your calendars for an evening that celebrates one of West Virginia’s most significant conservation victories and…
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Air Quality Permit fight continues against proposed Ridgeline power plant and data center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2026 CONTACT: Amy Margolies, Tucker United, tuckercountyunited@gmail.com Jim Kotcon, WV Sierra Club, jkotcon@gmail.com, 304-594-3322 Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org, 304-704-2997 Air Quality Permit fight continues against…
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Groups trying to enforce Clean Water Act
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition in a letter to…
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From hatchery to headwaters: Restoring the Candy Darter
By Cameron Layne, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The Appalachian mountains are widely considered one of the most biodiverse regions in the United States, with…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joins call for Congressional oversight of the EPA
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy recently signed on to a national community letter urging Congress to hold…
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Garbage Wars 2.0: More false promises of economic development in West Virginia
By Morgan King, West Virginia Watch You may have heard of the “garbage wars” of the late 1980s and early 1990s and think of…
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Corridor H to the state line: When the road ahead goes nowhere at all
By C.A. Holmes, Wardensville Resident and Planning Commissioner I live in a town defined by its geography. In Wardensville, every conversation about someone’s day…
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