Stream Crossing Permits Here and There

Stream Crossing Permits Here and There By Cindy Rank West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has once again linked arms with folks challenging…

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Another Baby Step Forward

Last month The Highlands Voice reported that several groups had sued the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.  They alleged that the DEP had changed the way it runs its…

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Mountain Valley Pipeline – Latest Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Actions

By Cindy Rank The saga of pipelines appears to have no end. FERC As the courts continue to…

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More Questions about NIOSH Facility

There are more, and ongoing, questions about the research facility that the National Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) wants to build on 461 acres in Randolph and…

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The Greenbrier Southeast Project

The Greenbrier Southeast (GSE) project is a proposed 16,888-acre forest management project in the upper reaches of the East Fork of the Greenbrier River in the Monongahela…

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Covid Relief and Climate Change

There was also good news in the COVID-19 relief bill on climate change. Here are a few of the most important provisions.  The most…

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Thurmond: Part of the New River Park and Preserve

During the first two decades of the 1900s, Thurmond was a classic boomtown. With the huge amounts of coal brought in from area mines, it had the…

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Thoughts from our president

An incredibly challenging year has ended, but the Covid19 pandemic of 2020 continues its quest, radically changing our lives as we move into 2021. It is critically…

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A New Role for the New River

The New River Gorge will have a new designation and a slightly different role thanks to Congressional action on the bill that included the Covid19 relief.  It will…

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