More Climate Change Survey Data

As reported in earlier issues of The Highlands Voice, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has published a survey (March, 2020) on climate change and published the results of the…

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A Little Update

As reported in the May issue of The Highlands Voice, a United States District Court Judge in Montana has voided Nationwide Permit 12, an important permit that is necessary…

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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Law

By John McFerrin             Now that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been cancelled, there will always remain the question of whether it was ever really…

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Trout Unlimited and Forest Service Team Up to Reconnect Trout Stream in Virginia

By Dylan Cooper   An important historical site in Virginia got a long-awaited face-lift after more than 70 years of being hampered by the presence…

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Some Hope for Migratory Birds

One of the perils facing migratory birds is collisions with buildings.  Estimates on how many birds die annually from collisions with buildings vary widely but, in the United…

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Bluestone Coal Sings the Blues

By Cindy Rank Voice deadlines often rattle my brain as I puzzle over how to relate a recent development in some one of our, by…

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Leer Mine Revision Threatens the Tygart

By Cindy Rank For the past ten years readers of the Highlands Voice have seen a multitude of articles about Arch Coal’s ICG Tygart Leer mine…

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Water Works

By Cindy Ellis In 2012, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and allies hosted a “Wellness and Water” conference in Morgantown, followed by similar day-long…

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Mind Boggling Mine Bonding

By Cindy Rank In the May 2020 issue of The Highlands Voice and again in June we talked a lot about chickens coming home to roost,…

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What’s Next for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

By Lew Freeman             The masthead of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance states that the organization’s mission is: “Protecting the heritage, resources and economy of the Allegheny-Blue…

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