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Checking in with the Northern Flying Squirrel
By John McFerrinThe United States Fish and Wildlife Service has done a review of how the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) is…
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ClimateWise
Sequestering carbon dioxide is essential if the world is going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Many scientists estimate that in order to stay at…
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Weeks Act Helped Create Monongahela National Forest
By Robert Beanblossom One of the most important pieces of environmental legislation ever enacted by Congress was the passage of the Weeks Act on…
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Crackers and Missing Mountains. Tales within tales.
By Marion Harless, West VirginianMore taxpayer dollars are going to subsidize construction of huge air-polluting gas cracker plants. Gas and oil are cracked…
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A Little Legislative News
As The Highlands Voice goes to press the West Virginia Legislature is going into its final week. Committees are committeeing, deals are being cut, politics is being played, etc. etc. Nobody…
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Thoughts from our president
By John McFerrin On February 24, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on a case concerning the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Now we are…
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United States Supreme Court Hears Atlantic Coast Pipeline Case
By John McFerrin On February 24, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on a case concerning the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Now we are…
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All Hail the Real Prognosticators
In most Februaries, The Highlands Voice takes note of Groundhog Day, honoring the putative prognosticator of spring. According to an article in Scientific American, however, the cute little rodent is lousy at…
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Critical Habitat Established for Endangered Crayfish
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has published a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus) and the Guyandotte River…
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The Forgotten Natural Resource
By Beth Little The Monongahela National Forest has a natural resource that is ignored. It is darkness – an absence of artificial light at night. Around…
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