Unconstitutional Tax Breakes, Pollution, and Economic Burden. Who Bears The Brunt?

By Dr. Christine Wimer, President Jefferson County Foundation  Why should large, wealthy corporations be treated like national parks? The short answer is they shouldn’t,…

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Board Highlights

By John McFerrin It was a strange, pandemic warped Board meeting with us all sitting snugly at home, watching each other on our computer…

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Poem

On the ridges  and north sides  autumn’s trees  are just short of perfection.  One of…

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THE NATIONAL FOREST MAPPING PROJECT

The National Forest Mapping Project (NFMP) is a monitoring program to track proposed and ongoing projects in the three National Forests that are located within the Central…

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Trump Makes Water Demand of Farms Priority for New Office

By Ellen Knickmeyer President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use…

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What Would a “War on Coal” Actually Look Like?

By Mike Harman If you are leaning toward giving the accusations of the West Virginia Coal Association and Chamber of Commerce any weight whatsoever…

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Closing Dates Announced for Monongahela National Forest Recreation Sites

While most of Monongahela National Forest is open year-round, closing only when access roads are snow-covered, some developed campgrounds, picnic areas and both visitor centers are routinely…

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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Position on Climate Change

Naturally occurring greenhouse gases have been warming the Earth for millions of years. Without these naturally occurring greenhouse gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide (CO2),…

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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Adopts Single Use Plastics Policy

The single-use plastics policy is an attempt to move upstream in the effort that the Conservancy has mounted in recent years to “monitor pipeline construction, well drilling…

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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Adopts Climate Change Policy

During its October meeting the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board adopted a policy on climate change.             The genesis for the climate change policy came…

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