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An Unsettled Settlement and One Solution
By Hugh Rogers The West Virginia Division of Highways has taken note of local opposition to its Revised Original Preferred Alternative (ROPA) for Corridor…
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Royal Mimicry: Entomology Meets Etymology
By Katherine McFerrin and John McFerrin Summertime in North America is the breeding season for the Monarch butterfly, West Virginia’s state butterfly. Monarchs have…
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Boondoggle: The Appalachian Blue Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Hub
Why the oil and gas industry, the Biden administration, the AFL-CIO, and even some environmental groups support spending billions of taxpayer dollars on an economic and…
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Doing Something about Abandoned Gas Wells
Do you have an oil and gas well operated by Diversified Energy on your property? If it is not producing, we want to hear from you –…
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Appalachian Power Weighs in on Carbon Capture
Earlier this year The Highlands Voice was home to a mini debate on the usefulness of carbon capture and storage as a tool to slow climate change. The December, 2021,…
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Sticking Up for Wildlife
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the American Bird Conservancy and numerous other groups in a formal request to the United States Department of the…
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Save the Date
And make your room reservation.The annual Fall Review of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy will be October 14-16 at North Bend State Park in Cairo,…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
By Dave JohnstonThe Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards are springing into the summer busy season at West Virginia’s most popular wilderness. Here is a…
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All You Need to Know about ATVs on Public Lands
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Conservation Hub is a source for all manner of information on conservation issues of public concern. While much of the information it presents…
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Thoughts from our President
Summer has arrived and It has been fantastic watching Mother Nature accomplishing her annual transformation of our Highlands during the last couple months. Trees have leafed out…
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