Bluestone Mine Gets Its Comeuppance
By Cindy Rank First a quick reminder about our actions with regard to Bluestone Coal violations at its Red Fox mine in McDowell County. (Bluestone is a subsidiary of the Justice [...]
As we move into December, the Covid19 pandemic of 2020 continues to radically change our lives, certainly making us fully aware of the vast treasurers that our West Virginia highlands [...]
Mining Reclamation: Who Gets Stuck?
Background Note before you read: The accompanying story is only the latest chapter in a controversy that has been going on since dinosaurs roamed the earth, more or less. For decades the [...]
By Cindy Ellis We have been longing to see them for years…and they’re back! Those wildly handsome northern songbirds called Evening Grosbeaks have recently been seen this season in many [...]
Reusing Waste Water from Gas Wells
By John McFerrin In recent years there has been a movement toward what is called “water reuse.” The idea is that with the possibilities of drought and general water shortages, we [...]
Construction Stopped on Mountain Valley Pipeline (at least temporarily)
By John McFerrin The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has granted a stay of the actions of the United States Army Corps of Engineers in its approvals [...]
By Jack Slocomb I remember the river going by muddy and slow and the moths flickering away lifetimes under the light of the lamp and you and I out on [...]
Mistletoe: Holiday Matchmaker and Year-Round Parasite
By Katherine McFerrin Mistletoe is the symbol for romance during the winter holidays. The classic mistletoe, imagined with its snowy white berries and thin green leaves, is not native to [...]
By Jack Slocomb I think I first saw the Blackwater Canyon and falls when I was nine years old. That’s when I was living in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and my [...]
One Step Closer to Imperiling Migratory Birds
By John McFerrin The outgoing administration has taken one step closer to a major policy change that would imperil migratory birds. Background The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is the United [...]
Update on Stormwater Permit in Jefferson County
By Dr. Christine Wimer President Jefferson County Foundation In our September article, we discussed in brief the Department of Environmental Protection’s use of Unilateral Enforcement Orders to allow entities to [...]
