Untapped Resource – a Hiker/Outdoor User Voluntary Fee

By Linda Cooper             Hikers, skiers, campers, RVers, photographers, bird watchers, canoeist and kayakers, plant collectors/ florists, rock climbers, horseback riders, cavers, festival goers, they…

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Law School (in a nutshell)

Law schools routinely enthrall (or bore) students with a course called Administrative Law.  In the part where they talk about how regulations get made, the lesson is that…

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POTUS Reviewing WOTUS?

By John McFerrin             President Joe Biden (President of the United States, or POTUS) has directed that the Environmental Protection Agency review the Waters of…

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Bad News (but some hope) for Birds

By John McFerrin             On its way out the door the departing administration has taken one final shot (metaphorically speaking) at migratory birds.  It has made…

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Ongoing Pursuit of Selenium Cleanup

By Cindy Rank Responding to another in what seems to be a never-ending number of coal mines that continue to pollute streams throughout the…

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What is West Virginia’s Energy Future?

By John McFerrin             “Coal, is West Virginia”, or so goes the radio jingle that the Friends of Coal sponsors.  The tune that goes with it…

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Free Market Conservatives of the World, Unite!

Whenever anybody says anything about solar power, climate change, and the like, the first thoughts of many run to stereotypes about squishy liberals, not living in the…

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West Virginia Legislature Convenes February 10th

By Frank Young The 2021 legislative session is just around the corner, and we have our work cut out for us. The West Virginia…

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A Chance to Boost Small Scale Solar Power

By John McFerrin The is a move afoot in the West Virginia Legislature to change the law so that it will be easier for…

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Concerns over Erosion Impact of Mountain Valley Pipeline Continue with Project in Limbo

By Mike Tony West Virginia Rivers Coalition staff scientist Autumn Crowe has been closely following the Mountain Valley Pipeline since it was first proposed…

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