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Thoughts From Our President
By Marilyn ShoenfeldThe year is flying by. Leaves are turning and the Fall Review is only two weeks away. We hope you plan…
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Protecting America’s Remaining Biodiversity: How a Coal Company and Regulatory Indifference Jeopardize the Candy Darter
By Andrew YoungSituated just southeast of Richwood, West Virginia, near Cranberry, the Laurel Creek and South Fork of the Cherry River watersheds harbor…
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Groups Challenge Lead Ammo Ban Exemption for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
On July 31, 2023, three conservation groups filed a suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision…
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National Public Lands Day
West Virginia’s public lands offer something for everyone. With 35 state parks, 116,090 acres of wilderness areas, and hundreds of miles of trails, the public lands surrounding us offer everyone the…
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A No-Cost Service To Help Control Erosion
Friends of the Cheat is seeking property owners interested in complimentary tree plantings in riparian areas (the areas directly next to a stream or river) of…
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Water Data Collection Efforts by Citizen Scientists Already Paying Dividends
By Susan RosenblumStream water quality data that has been collected by a dozen dedicated citizen scientists over the past 12 months will soon…
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WV Highlands Fall Review: What’s Up With Your Water?
Our bodies average about 60% water. The exact amount varies with age, gender, and fat content, but that’s the average: 40% other stuff and 60% water. So,…
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Residents Raise Alarm Over Aging and Deteriorating Pipes Along Mountain Valley Pipeline
By Olivia MillerPipes that have been sitting exposed to the elements since the early days of construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have…
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Fourth Circuit and the MVP: That’s the Ballgame
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Up Jurisdiction of Mountain Valley Pipeline CasesBy John McFerrinThe United States Court of…
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The Highlands Conservancy’s Contributions to Wilderness
By George E. Beetham JrBefore the coming of European explorers and settlers, all of the land in what is now West Virginia was…
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