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Solar power at the Legislature? Probably not much
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy There are a couple of issues concerning solar power that may arise during the 2026 legislative session:…
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Corridor H in Wardensville moves forward despite unresolved environmental and safety concerns
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The long-planned highway expansion through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest is once again moving forward,…
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Decades without clean water: How the Coalfield Clean Water Act aims to address southern West Virginia’s water crisis
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Residents in southern West Virginia’s coalfield counties have lived for decades without reliable access to clean drinking…
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Virginians, West Virginians protest Highway Agencies’ Finding of No Significant Impact on Corridor H around Wardensville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 19, 2025 CONTACT Jordan Howes, Communications Coordinator, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, (304) 282-8448, jordan.howes@wvhighlands.org WARDENSVILLE, W.Va — Corridor H opponents in Hardy County and neighboring Virginia have panned Federal…
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Get to know Scott Durham, Cameron Layne, and Jocelyn Phares, the Conservancy’s newest board members
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Please provide a little background about yourself. Where are…
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Good news for Turtle Island’s red-legged jewel
By Dr. Steven Krichbaum via Go North Alliance The red-legged jewel is one of North America’s most striking wildlife species: the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys…
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Blasting, a ruptured coal seam, and no cleanup: One family’s Corridor H aftermath
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy When Linda Durrett talks about the Barbour County farm her family has held since 1848, her voice…
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Capon Springs is in a fight no one saw coming
By C.A. Holmes Every two weeks I make a trip down the highway to get water from the local spring. A mundane task that…
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Second Air Quality Board hearing held on Fundamental Data Ridgeline project
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Tucker United and the Sierra Club filed an appeal of the air…
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