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Corridor H Comment Period Closes March 27
The Federal Highway Administration and West Virginia Division of Highways are currently accepting public comment on the Notice of Intent to prepare a new environmental impact statement on the Parsons […]
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Stand With Us to Oppose HB 5018 and Protect Community Monitoring!
We were hopeful that HB 5018—the bill that would ban the use of citizen air monitoring data for regulatory action—would die a quiet death. But, in the final week of […]
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Take Action to Protect Our Public Lands!
We need your help to protect our State Parks and Rail Trails. Recently, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 688—a dangerous bill that potentially opens all West Virginia public lands […]
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Why We Asked the Federal Highway Administration and WV Division of Highways To Take A Closer Look at Corridor H
It is possible to avoid sensitive areas with an alternative route to the proposed ROPA. We want to avoid dividing the towns of Davis and Thomas. We want to avoid […]
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Parsons to Davis Corridor H Public Meeting: February 27
Show your support for the Northern Route (Blackwater Avoidance Alternative 2) at the Corridor H public meeting on Tuesday, February 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tucker County High […]
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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 oil and gas well operators to set aside money for future well […]
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WV Lawmakers Consider Bill to Block Use of Citizen Air Monitoring Data for Regulatory Action
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— West Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban the use of citizen air monitoring data for regulatory action—thwarting the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s ability […]
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Action Alert: Help Protect Citizen Air Monitoring in West Virginia!
West Virginia House Bill 5018 poses a significant threat to the integrity of community air monitoring efforts and the protection of our environment. It was introduced and referred to the […]
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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 Monongahela National […]
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WVDEP to hear residents’ concerns regarding core drilling in the Monongahela National Forest for Corridor H on Dec. 19
HAMBLETON, W.Va.—The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is holding a virtual public informational hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 19 from 6-8 p.m. regarding a permit for core drilling in […]
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