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 water. In communities across McDowell, Wyoming, [...]
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, but without the level of environmental [...]
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: net metering and community solar. One—net [...]
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Clean water protections in the United States are facing one of the most serious threats in decades. In recent months, the Environmental Protection [...]
Join WVHC for Green Drinks in Morgantown!
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is excited to host Green Drinks in Morgantown at Apothecary Ale House every second Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m., and we’d love to see [...]
Attempts to undermine conservation easements may return in the 2026 legislative session
By Jocelyn Phares, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A topic we may indirectly see revisited during the 2026 West Virginia legislative session is the regulation of conservation easements. Conservation easements are [...]
West Virginia’s native non-game fishes steal the show at the 2025 Fall Review
By Cameron Layne, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy At the Conservancy’s annual Fall Review, I was invited to give a presentation about the unique beauty of West Virginia’s fish diversity. More [...]
By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Legislative session will kick off on Jan. 14, 2026, and as usual, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy will be actively [...]
