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Thoughts from our president
March proved to be another month a lot of activity. Mother Nature provided the greatest amount of snow of the winter for much of the highlands and has ended the […]
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The 2018 West Virginia Legislature: What Happened?
The Big Kahuna of the 2018 Legislative Session was, of course, the teachers’ strike. Teachers stuffed the Capitol, chanted, sang, waved signs, etc. until they finally got the pay raise […]
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One Hundred Years of Bird Protection Now Threatened
By Jackie Burns Imagine you are a duck on migration. Flying high overhead, the view is great. But it is getting to be time to rest and feed, so you […]
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The Lure of Flat Land
By John McFerrin Even if West Virginians are called Mountaineers, have we been lured by the idea of flat land? Were we so charmed by the promise of flat land […]
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EPA Still “Listening” on the Clean Power Plan
On November 28 and 29, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Charleston on the repeal of the Clean Power Plan. To read all about […]
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Compliance Surveillance Initiative: THE SEVEN STEPS OF INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
By Rick Webb, Chair, Pipeline CSI, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Construction of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) presents an extreme risk to water and other environmental resources. We cannot solely […]
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West Virginians for Public Lands Hosts a Volunteer Leadership Workshop
Ready to take your public lands activism beyond writing letters to decision makers? Ready to inspire others in your community to act? You’re ready to be a West Virginians for […]
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WV E-Council Battles @ Legislature
By Frank Young As this is written we are but 8 days from the end of the WV legislature’s 2018 regular session. At this stage if things move at all […]
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Only Way Around Law for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Is to Trample Over It
By Beth Little The Atlantic Coast Pipeline could not be built through the Monongahela National Forest without violating the law, so the law has been suspended. I will explain. I […]
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ATVs in Cabwaylingo State Forest?
There is currently a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (SB 498) which would establish a pilot project to allow all terrain vehicles in Cabwaylingo State Forest. As of press […]
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