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What’s Going On in the South Fork of the Cherry River?
By Andrew Young The South Fork Deep Mine No. 2 is up for its sixth Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) permit renewal….
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No Justice for Pinnacle Creek
By Andrew Young To put it simply: two notorious coal companies, NUFAC and Bluestone, have been…
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An Update on South Fork Cherry
By Andrew Young After filing our challenge in the United States District Court for the District…
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Coal Companies Point Fingers as Local Resident Contend With Flood and Home Damage
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices There are strange things happening near Wolf Pen, West Virginia, about seven miles north of Welch.
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Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Restore West Virginia Streams Harmed by Coal Mining Pollution
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a landmark victory, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have…
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Opposition to the Dangerous, Unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline Continues
By Maury Johnson In 2014, I was notified that a large conglomerate of so-called ‘natural gas’ corporations wanted to run a 42-inch interstate pipeline…
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Action Alert: WV Needs the Orphaned Well Prevention Act
Legislators are considering the Orphaned Well Prevention Act (SB 532 and HB 5414) that would require West Virginia…
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Sacrifices at the Altar of King Coal
By Robert Beanblossom West Virginians have always worshipped at the altar of King Coal. Even today when the industry contributes so little to the…
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Candy Darters Caught in the Crossroads
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy On Jan. 10, 2024, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined Appalachian Voices, the Center for…
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Candy Darter From West Virginia Coal Hauling
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the…
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