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The Bad That Didn’t Happen
In December, 2019, much of The Highlands Voice was devoted to preparation for the 2020 session of the West Virginia Legislature. Among the stories was one by Beth Little. It listed some statements […]
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Ulysses Pumped Storage Hydropower Project Abandoned
By David Johnston Faced with overwhelming community opposition, it appears that FreedomWorks LLC will abandon its most recent attempt to build a pumped storage hydroelectric generating plant in the West […]
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Thoughts from our president
March, the month that will change our lives forever. It’s hard to believe the change in our world that has occurred with the Coronavirus pandemic spreading to over 140 countries. […]
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Proposed Changes Threaten Birds
By John McFerrin The United States Department of the Interior has proposed regulations that would reduce protection for migratory birds through a dramatic reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. […]
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A Little Action at the Pump Storage Project
By John McFerrin Although the details about the project are not yet available, there have been some developments in the proposed pump storage project near Bismark in Grant County. The developers […]
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Changes to the Clean Water Rule Have Big Impacts on the Ground
By Kurt Fesenmyer High in the headwaters of Back Creek in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia are several small streams that only run after it rains. Those “ephemeral” tributaries to […]
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New Designation for the New River?
There has been some activity on the proposal by United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), to change the New River Gorge’s designation from the “New […]
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Checking in with the Northern Flying Squirrel
By John McFerrin The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has done a review of how the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) is faring. It found that the Squirrel is […]
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ClimateWise
Sequestering carbon dioxide is essential if the world is going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Many scientists estimate that in order to stay at a “safe” level […]
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Weeks Act Helped Create Monongahela National Forest
By Robert Beanblossom One of the most important pieces of environmental legislation ever enacted by Congress was the passage of the Weeks Act on March 1, 1911. Named for its […]
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