• Leer Mine Revision Threatens the Tygart

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Cindy RankFor the past ten years readers of the Highlands Voice have seen a multitude of articles about Arch Coal’s ICG Tygart Leer mine…


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  • Water Works

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Cindy EllisIn 2012, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and allies hosted a “Wellness and Water” conference in Morgantown, followed by similar day-long…


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  • Mind Boggling Mine Bonding

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Cindy RankIn the May 2020 issue of The Highlands Voice and again in June we talked a lot about chickens coming home to roost,…


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  • What’s Next for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Lew Freeman            The masthead of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance states that the organization’s mission is: “Protecting the heritage, resources and economy of the Allegheny-Blue…


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  • Making Connections

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Cindy Ellis“Intersectional environmentalism” is a new phrase that recently has gotten some attention.    What is it?  Intersectionality is the belief that…


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  • Still Hunkered Down

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    Because the pandemic is ongoing, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has cancelled its events.       The quarterly Board meeting set for July was cancelled.  Because our…


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  • Thoughts from our president

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    July has been an exciting month for the West Virginia highlands and various projects that WVHC has been working on for so long. As we say on…


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  • Atlantic Coast Pipeline in the Rearview Mirror

    Posted by danrad on August 2, 2020

    By Lewis Freeman, Executive Director, Allegheny-Blue Ridge AllianceDominion Energy and Duke Energy, partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, announced on July…


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  • The Good Gets Better

    Posted by danrad on July 2, 2020

    The April, 2020, issue of The Highlands Voice celebrated the passage of Senate Bill 583.  It would further the development of renewable energy resources by allowing the state’s utility companies…


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  • A Fond Remembrance

    Posted by danrad on July 2, 2020

    For some while I’ve considered jotting down stories from those early days of organizing West Virginia Highlands Conservancy — often around the table in Pittsburgh Climbers’ rented…


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