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How Stands the Mountain Valley Pipeline?
By John McFerrin In planning the Mountain Valley Pipeline and getting the permits needed, its developers face a fundamental challenge: the pipeline, as proposed, must cross 591 streams in West Virginia, […]
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Legislative Semi-News
A monthly publication such as The Highlands Voice is a lousy place to get legislative news. This early in the session things change day to day. Later on, they will be changing minute to […]
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Through Our Native State
By Lenore Coberly We drive down the Little Kanawha late in life, enfolded by green hills in spring leaf, at speed limits forty on curves, a constant in these parts. […]
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Ever wonder what’s the best way to offset your carbon footprint? There’s a website for that
There are a number of places on the Internet where you can purchase “carbon offsets” by planting trees or other activities to take out of the atmosphere as much carbon […]
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From The West Virginia Hills
by Lenore McComas Coberly; reviewed by Cindy Rank A journey through a life well lived The song of Lenore McComas Coberly’s life is sung in brief stories that span some 95 […]
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin For the latest of what seemed like too many times in a row we gathered in our little Zoom boxes to take care of the West Virginia […]
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Seeks Program Director
WVHC, now in its 54th year, currently serves approximately 1,500 members and supporters with a strong history of promoting, encouraging, and working for the conservation and an appreciation of the natural resources […]
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Overappreciated Prognosticators; Underappreciated Interior Designers
By John McFerrin Now we have a few more data points in the ongoing effort to determine if groundhogs really can predict the weather. Punxsutawney Phil—the national groundhog by virtue of his […]
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National Academy of Sciences Makes Recommendations for Addressing Climate Change
By Perry Bryant In a recently released report the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (Academy) recommends that the United States adopt a modest carbon tax, use clean energy […]
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Dark Sky Week Coming Up
By John McFerrin International Dark Sky Week is coming up April 5-12. West Virginia has several reasons, and places, to celebrate. Dark Sky Week is a project of the International Dark […]
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