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Earthjustice Update: Unregulated Coal Ash Dumping in Coal Mines
An update from Earthjustice November 28th, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) received our Notice of Intent to Sue concerning their failure to respond to our 2015 petition to regulate […]
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Issues with Corridor H in Wardensville
By Bonni McKeown, Stewards of Potomac Highlands People around Wardensville, a tiny, blossoming town in eastern Hardy County, are not certain about the West Virginia Department of Highway’s plans to […]
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A Tribute to Lenore McComas Coberly
By Cindy Rank Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks for many things, including special people who have touched our hearts before taking their leave of this world to walk […]
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Getting Oil and Gas Wells Plugged
By John McFerrin The problem Orphaned gas wells are everywhere. There are about 6,500 gas wells in West Virginia that are no longer producing and need to be plugged. West […]
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PFAS Chemicals and Safe Drinking Water at the 2023 Legislative Session
By Luanne McGovern One of the Conservancy’s priorities for the 2023 legislative session is the passage of the Clean Drinking Water Act of 2023, modeled after HB4055 from the 2022 […]
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Letter from the President
By Larry Thomas November was another busy month at the Conservancy and we are very proud of our efforts and accomplishments. During another extremely unusual year, the Board and committees […]
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Which Side Are You On? A Christmas Story
(A European Starling shot by Kathy Litzinger/Great Backyard Bird Count) By Cindy Ellis In the late 1800s and early 1900s a singular holiday tradition had emerged wherever hunters had access […]
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin For the first time in a long time we crawled out of our little Zoom boxes and had a meeting in person. The meeting featured some new […]
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The Cost of Clear-Cutting our National Forests
(John Coleman) By Steve Coleman and John Coleman You would think the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) would be at the forefront of combating climate change. It’s mission statement is to “sustain the […]
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It’s Not Just Trees
A White Bergamot in Leadmine, WV. (Paula Stahl) By Paula Stahl Deep in the hills of northern West Virginia is a small community called Leadmine. They changed the signs a few […]
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