One Hundred Years of Bird Protection Now Threatened

By Jackie Burns Imagine you are a duck on migration.  Flying high overhead, the view is great.  But it is getting to be time to rest and feed, so you…

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The Lure of Flat Land

By John McFerrin Even if West Virginians are called Mountaineers, have we been lured by the idea of flat land?  Were we so charmed by the promise of flat land…

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EPA Still “Listening” on the Clean Power Plan

On November 28 and 29, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Charleston on the repeal of the Clean Power Plan.  To read all…

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Compliance Surveillance Initiative: THE SEVEN STEPS OF INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

By Rick Webb, Chair, Pipeline CSI, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Construction of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) presents an extreme risk to water and other environmental resources. We cannot solely…

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West Virginians for Public Lands Hosts a Volunteer Leadership Workshop

Ready to take your public lands activism beyond writing letters to decision makers? Ready to inspire others in your community to act? You’re ready to be a West Virginians…

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WV E-Council Battles @ Legislature

By Frank Young As this is written we are but 8 days from the end of the WV legislature’s 2018 regular session.  At this stage if things move at all…

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Only Way Around Law for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Is to Trample Over It

By Beth Little The Atlantic Coast Pipeline could not be built through the Monongahela National Forest without violating the law, so the law has been suspended. I will explain. I say…

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ATVs in Cabwaylingo State Forest?

There is currently a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (SB 498) which would establish a pilot project to allow all terrain vehicles in Cabwaylingo State Forest.  As of…

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Tri-State Water Defense Public Forum

Curious about all the fracking, pipelines, and the fracked gas liquids storage hub/petrochemical complex proposed for our area? Then come to this public meeting! We will have short films, speakers,…

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Community Organizing Summit hosted by the Appalachian Gas Working Group

The Appalachian Gas Working Group invites grassroots groups, organizations, activists, and socially conscious folks who are interested in efforts to end public harm from oil and gas extraction, and…

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