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DEP levies $51K fine for Mountaineer XPress Pipeline water pollution violations
By Mike Tony West Virginia environmental regulators have again fined the operator of the Mountaineer XPress Pipeline for water pollution violations.
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Mining Declining
This chart from the United States Energy Information Administration graphically shows the decline in coal production in the United States. It shows a 24% decrease from 2019 to…
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrinFor the last time in what we hope will be a long time, we popped into our Zoom boxes for the…
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Meet the New Guy!
A self-introduction by Cory ChaseHello Highlands Voice readers! My name is Cory Chase and I was recently hired as the new Program Director…
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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Now What Happens?
By John McFerrin In July, 2021, the developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced that they were cancelling the project. Depending on one’s point of…
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Changes Coming to Endangered Species Act Implementation
Congress enacted the Endangered Species Act in 1973 to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened fish, wildlife, plants and their natural habitats Under the Act, agencies…
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The History of the World
Keeping watch on the summer skies, the lolling clouds,the rising curls of sidewalk heat,
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards are at the trailheads
By Dave JohnstonDuring July the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards project hit the ground with a running start. In partnership with the Monongahela National…
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Big Fun at Camp Waldo!
“Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to camp we go!”That’s what they sang at Camp Waldo in Summers County this year and they had a…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Hits a Big Snag
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has recommended a permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to cross streams and wetlands in West Virginia be denied.
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