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Blasting, a ruptured coal seam, and no cleanup: One family’s Corridor H aftermath
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy When Linda Durrett talks about the Barbour County farm her family has held since 1848, her voice carries generations of memories. The land […]
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Priorities, promises, and Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Elections have consequences. We have been brutally reminded of that. But what difference will the new administration in Charleston make in what government builds? In a speech […]
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Save Wardensville Coalition amplifies residents’ concerns over Corridor H’s impact on water, farms and Main Street
Environmental groups in both West Virginia and Virginia repeated a call for an updated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Wardensville to Virginia line section of the long-controversial Corridor H […]
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Question Corridor H at public hearing on Earth Day, April 22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Rodd, Executive Director, Friends of Blackwater, info@saveblackwater.org Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org WARDENSVILLE, W.Va.—The West Virginia Division of Highways and Federal […]
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Wardensville, Thomas and Davis Await WVDOH Corridor H Review
From the Go North Alliance Background The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) plans to issue environmental documents soon on two remaining sections of the controversial 100-mile Corridor H—and they […]
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Corridor H Gets Another Review—Its 59th
By Hugh Rogers In mid-October, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy held its 59th annual Fall Review at Cacapon State Resort Park. Over the years, the organization has addressed many threats […]
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Wardensville, Thomas and Davis Await Environmental Reviews of Corridor H
Route 55 carves through the George Washington National Forest, with a sweeping view of the vast roadless area along the mountain chain to the left—a Virginia Mountain Treasure. In the […]
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Where are we in the process? Corridor H: Parsons to Davis
From the Go North Corridor H Alliance Background On February 6, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with the West Virginia Department of Highways (WVDOH), announced their intention […]
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Business Owners Advocate for Northern Route for Corridor H to Protect Local Community and Economy
By Olivia Miller A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment […]
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Business Owners Advocate for Northern Route for Corridor H to Protect Local Community and Economy
THOMAS, W.Va.— A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment of […]
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