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Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

Archives: December 2023

  • Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By John McFerrinThe problemOrphaned gas wells are everywhere. There are about 6,500 gas wells in West Virginia that are…


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  • A group of people stand in front of the bird banding station at Dolly Sods with trees in the background

    Bird Banding at Dolly Sods Resumes After Year-Long Hiatus

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    Brooks Bird Club, headquartered in Wheeling, has been supportive of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy since our beginnings. Chuck Conrad, administrator of Brooks Bird Club for…


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  • Methane Leaks and ARCH2: A Problem Not Yet Solved

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By John McFerrinIf we don’t get methane leaks under control, the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) will be a failure.


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  • A West Virginia Native Species Lost

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    On Nov. 16, 2023, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service officially declared the tubercled-blossom pearly mussel (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa)—a freshwater mussel once abundant in large eastern…


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  • Paean to West Virginia Backroads

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By Bonnie ThurstonGeography is our glory, butroad building’s a challenge.Always has been. Still is.This contributes to our tendency to isolate, to beby nature suspicious.Why…


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  • Protecting Our Appalachian Legacy: The Fight to Save the Candy Darter

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By Andrew YoungSouth Fork Coal Company has an extensive track record of non-compliance with the water protection requirements of Surface Mine and Reclamation…


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  • Mountains with fog

    Mining Matters

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By Cindy RankTogether with co-plaintiffs and the support of public interest lawyers from Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Public Justice, West Virginia…


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  • Hydro in the Highlands: Third Time the Charm?

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By Hugh RogersSeen from Snowy Point, Canaan Valley’s northern half is a wetland mosaic unbroken by human landmarks. Turn around, and they appear…


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    Looking Forward to the 2024 West Virginia Legislature

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By Luanne McGovernThe regular session of the 87th Legislature will kick off on January 10, 2024, and will run for 60 days. There…


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  • Department of Environmental Protection Proposes New Guidelines on Public Participation

    Posted by danrad on December 6, 2023

    By John McFerrinMany decisions by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection either require or allow public participation. Typically, the Department announces what…


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