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Dear Editor: Do you remember the 2010, British Petroleum disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? This is the spill that fouled beaches as far as Florida and ruined Gulf Coast…

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Nurdles and Crackers and More, Oh My!

By Cynthia D. Ellis In the mountains of West Virginia, we have concerns about the mega-pipelines that are proposed and progressing across private and public lands.  But we must not…

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World Water Day—a Reflection

March 22 was World Water Day.  West Virginia Highlands Conservancy member Buff Rodman happened to be in Mexico and offered this reflection: It’s World Water Day. I am in Mexico…

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Modern Jobs Act Can’t Get off the Ground

By John McFerrin In spite of its catchy nickname (The MOJO Act), the Modern Jobs Act did not make much progress during the 2019 session of the West Virginia Legislature. …

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Briefing: Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Risk Upon Risk

Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. March 2019 The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a proposed fracked gas pipeline owned by Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, and Southern Company, faces…

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Time to Comment to Protect Wetlands, Headwater Streams

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering changing the rules under the Clean Water Act.  Now it is asking what the public to comment on proposed changes. The…

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Forest Service Pours Cold Water on Big Run Pump Storage Project in Tucker County West Virginia

By Randy Kesling FreedomWorkd LLC has submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct a Pump Storage Hydro Project (Project) In Tucker county. The Project would cover…

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Thoughts from our president

March was again another busy month for the environmental community both federally and within West Virginia. New Study Details the Increasing Risks of the ACP “The ACP is facing a…

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Legislature Make Little Progress on Environmental Issues

By Frank Young For 75 days–including for one week prior to and a week following the end of the recent 60 day regular session of the WV legislature–lobbyists for the…

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