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Climate change and our environment: a story
Go North Alliance Newsletter There are two large-scale projects hanging over our heads right now here on our mountaintop in Tucker County — projects…
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EPA does about-face on climate change
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that it eliminate most of its authority to regulate…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy brings Appalachia’s fight to Capitol Hill
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Earlier in June, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy traveled to Capitol Hill with our friends at the…
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New book ‘Holler’ tells the story of Appalachian climate activists
By Katie Myers, BPR, West Virginia Watch An interview with author Denali Sai Nalamalapu on storytelling, fossil fuels, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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ACTION ALERT: A data center blitz is coming–here’s how we push back
An aerial view of Davis, West Virginia, with the Tucker County Landfill and site of the proposed power plant in the upper left background. (Frank Gebhard/Allegheny Aperture…
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The Sunrise Movement takes way in Huntington
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy A new chapter of the Sunrise Movement has taken root in Huntington, West Virginia, bringing youth-led climate activism…
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Wildfire control in West Virginia: past, present and future
By Robert Beanblossom, Cradle of Forestry in America West Virginia faces many serious environmental issues. Water pollution, strip mining, threats to public lands, air…
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New year, same climate disasters and enemies of the environment
By Morgan King, West Virginia Watch The first week of 2025 brought extreme fire and ice across the United States. The West Coast is…
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Carbon dioxide injection program approved over citizen objections
By John McFerrin The United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved West Virginia’s application as the primary agency for regulating Class VI injection wells…
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Catastrophic Impacts From Hurricane Helene Devastate Appalachia—Find Out How You Can Help!
From Appalachian Voices Over a period of three days, Southern and Central Appalachia experienced unprecedented rainfall from a combination of an historic rain…
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