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SUMMARY:Gaslight Webinar
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, Aug. 1\, from 12:30-1:30 p.m.\, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance will co-host a webinar with Jonathan Mingle\, author of Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future.  \nDescription:\nImagine one day receiving a letter in the mail informing you that Dominion Energy is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property. What would you think? That this energy behemoth\, with 109 billion dollars in total assets and a production portfolio consisting of 48% from natural gas\, will do whatever it wants with your property? Even if your family has lived there since before the Revolutionary War? Or do you stand up with your neighbors and fight for your land\, your health\, and your rights? You fight. And you win. \nImagine one day receiving a letter in the mail informing you that Dominion Energy is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property. What would you think? That this energy behemoth\, with 109 billion dollars in total assets and a production portfolio consisting of 48% from natural gas\, will do whatever it wants with your property? Even if your family has lived there since before the Revolutionary War? Or do you stand up with your neighbors and fight for your land\, your health\, and your rights? You fight. And you win. \nThat’s the story Jonathan Mingle tells in Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future. In this vivid and suspenseful true story\, Mingle chronicles the communities that became Dominion’s staunchest foes. This land\, stretching from the Blue Ridge foothills to the Shenandoah Valley and the Allegheny highlands\, is home to the lawyers and farmers\, conservationists and conservatives\, scientists and nurses\, innkeepers and lobbyists\, regular people that fought back and won against Dominion. \nMingle will discuss his new book\, Gaslight\, and paint a portrait of the people involved in the fight. Join him to become inspired in your climate activism! \nAbout Jonathan Mingle:\nJonathan Mingle is a freelance writer and journalist. As a 2020 recipient of the Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship\, he reported on political\, policy\, and grassroots battles over natural gas (aka methane) infrastructure and its local and global climate consequences. He has written about climate change impacts and solutions\, air pollution and public health\, energy and resource issues\, development and technology\, and much more for a range of outlets\, including The New York Review of Books\, The New York Times\, Slate\, Undark\, Yale Environment 360\, and The Boston Globe. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/gaslight-webinar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:For the past 42 years\, over 5\,000 concerned people from across the globe have come together in Eugene for the oldest and largest public interest environmental law conference in the world. Land Air Water\, a wholly volunteer student group at the University of Oregon School of Law\, hosts the event. The Conference attracts activists\, advocates\, attorneys\, scientists\, government officials\, and concerned citizens together to share information and strategies that will more effectively further the goals of environmental and social justice. It puts ideas into action\, sparks renewed commitment to the protection of the environment across borders and has inspired the creation of public interest environmental and human rights organizations.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/public-interest-environmental-law-conference/
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Corridor H Public Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Show your support for the Northern Route (BAA2) at the Corridor H public meeting on Tuesday\, February 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tucker County High School!  \nResidents and friends of Tucker County will have the opportunity to view updated maps of the northern routing for Corridor H and ask representatives from the West Virginia Division of Highways and Federal Highway Administration questions about the proposed project. No formal presentation will be made. \n \nBACKGROUND: Early in February\, the WV Division of Highways and Federal Highway Administration informed the public that the official environmental review process for the Parsons to Davis Section of Corridor H has begun. \nThis review must include an analysis of alternate routes. In this case\, the Revised Original Preferred Alternative (ROPA) and the Blackwater Avoidance Alternative 2 (Northern Route). You can learn more about their evaluation and preparation of this environmental review—as well as what is and is not being considered—in our latest newsletter. \nMAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: The WV Division of Highways is accepting public comments on the project until March 27\, 2024. The most effective comments are likely to address the impacts of one route versus the other. \nThe Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance has created a great resource featuring an interactive map to illustrate the impacts of the proposed routings on communities and the environment. \nComments can be made in person at the meeting\, online\, or by mail. View the WV Division of Highways’ notice and make your comment here.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/corridor-h-public-workshop/
LOCATION:Tucker County High School\, 116 Mountain Lion Way\, Hambleton\, WV\, 26269\, United States
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:E-Day at the Capitol
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE: Join environmental groups from across the state for this annual advocacy day on Tuesday\, February 13. \nYou’re invited to Environmental Day (E-Day) at the WV State Capitol! E-Day will bring together environmental and student groups\, concerned citizens\, and policymakers across the state to discuss critical environmental issues\, promote legislation\, and build relationships. Please see our calendar event here for more info. Tables and chairs are provided\, and participation is free. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/e-day-at-the-capitol/
LOCATION:WV State Capitol Upper Rotunda House\, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E\, Charleston\, West Virginia\, 25305
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Save Our Solar Rally
DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 20\, 2024 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the State Capital to celebrate the benefits of solar for West Virginia.  \nSolar is under attack by legislators and monopoly utilities that are leading the effort to change net metering rules—important policies that ensure solar is economically viable and accessible to all consumers. We cannot let this happen. \nCommunity solar and net metering are important to West Virginians\, we want a sustainable future and fair compensation for the power we produce. \nThis indoor/outdoor event will include speakers from the industry\, decision makers\, and solar customers\, as well as advocacy training and the chance to speak face-to-face with key decision makers. Music and limited refreshments will be provided. Register now to participate in ride sharing or catch one of our buses from across the state! We hope to see you there. \nPlease register for the event here.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/save-our-solar-rally/
LOCATION:West Virginia State Capitol\, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E\, Charleston\, WV\, 25305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Start of 2024 WV Regular Legislative Session
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 West Virginia Regular Legislative Session will take place from January\, 10 – March 9\, 2024. \nSign up for our action alerts to stay engaged with session and advocate for environmental policies. \n 
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/start-of-2024-wv-regular-legislative-session/
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Virtual Public Hearing: Parsons-Davis Core Boring in Monongahela National Forest for Corridor H
DESCRIPTION:The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management is holding a virtual public hearing for Greenman-Pedersen\, Inc.’s application for an WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification. The proposed modification involves adding 11.2 acres of earth disturbance to the existing permit for access roads\, drilling pads\, and lay down areas associated with Phase 2 of the Parsons-Davis (Corridor H) Core Boring Project\, and will discharge treated stormwater into an unnamed tributary of Roaring Run\, Slip Hill Run\, Mill Run\, Big Run\, Tub Run\, the North Fork of the Blackwater River\, Pendleton Creek\, and Beaver Creek. \nA virtual public hearing on the draft application will be held on Tuesday\, December 19\, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. The WVDEP will provide information\, answer questions\, and accept official comments. \nPre-registration for the hearing is required. To register\, please complete the registration form at:  https://forms.gle/S1yDKgpE8qHPcwmJA or call Terry Fletcher at 304-926-0499 ext. 49720 by 5 p.m. the day of the hearing. Registrants will receive a separate email with the link and call-in number for the virtual hearing once the registration deadline passes. \nWritten comments can also be submitted via email to DEP.Comments@wv.gov or regular mail to:\nDirector\, Division of Water and Management\, DEP\nATTN: Sharon Mullins\, Permitting Section\n601 57th Street SE\nCharleston\, WV 25304-2345 \nThe comment period closes at 5 p.m. on Friday\, December 29\, 2023. All comments submitted by this date\, including those provided at the hearing\, will be considered prior to the agency issuing its final determination. \nHard or digital copies of the application are available upon request. To request a copy or for more information\, contact the above WVDEP staff member Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individuals requiring Telecommunication Device (TDD) may contact our agency by calling 800-422-5700.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/virtual-public-hearing-parsons-davis-core-boring-in-monongahela-national-forest/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T130000
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SUMMARY:WV Interims: Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing of the West Virginia Legislature will hold an interim committee meeting on Tuesday\, Nov. 14 from 1 – 2:30 p.m\, at Olgebay Resort in Wheeling\, WV. View the agenda here.
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/wv-interims-joint-standing-committee-on-energy-and-manufacturing/
LOCATION:Olgebay\, 465 Lodge Dr\, Wheeling\, WV\, 26003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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SUMMARY:Comment Period Deadline: Corridor H Wardensville to Virginia
DESCRIPTION:The West Virginia Division of Highways is accepting public comment on the Wardensville to Virginia state line section of Corridor H until Monday\, Nov. 13. \nRead sample comments from the Stewards of the Potomac Highlands. \nView the interactive map and Conservation Hub site created by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance detailing construction plans and other geographical and environmental layers of concern of this section. \nYou can submit a comment online or in writing. \nThose wishing to file written comments may send them to: \nMr. Travis Long\, Director\nTechnical Support Division\nWest Virginia Division of Highways\n1334 Smith Street\nCharleston\, West Virginia 25301\n 
URL:https://www.wvhighlands.org/event/comment-period-deadline-corridor-h-wardensville-to-virginia/
CATEGORIES:Take Action
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