Carbon dioxide injection program approved over citizen objections
By John McFerrin The United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved West Virginia’s application as the primary agency for regulating Class VI injection wells for carbon dioxide. The driving force [...]
By Marilyn Shoenfeld As I write this, the sun is rising over Canaan Valley, illuminating the little snow that is left. We have gone from 70 inches of snow to [...]
How the U.S. got no old growth forest protections from the Biden Administration
By Dominick A. Dellasala, Mongabay Wikipedia defines a ‘nothing-burger’ as “a situation that receives a lot of attention but which, upon closer examination, reveals to be of little to no real significance.” That unfortunately [...]
New year, same climate disasters and enemies of the environment
By Morgan King, West Virginia Watch The first week of 2025 brought extreme fire and ice across the United States. The West Coast is experiencing horrific wildfires and evacuating more than 100,000 people from [...]
December/January Go North Alliance Newsletter: The year that was, and the year ahead
By Go North Alliance Some end-of-the-year news Finally, at the end of December, we got news from the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH): The new target date for the [...]
West Virginia isn’t ready for data centers
By Quenton King, West Virginia Watch In early December, news broke that lawmakers were asked to come to the Capitol for a special session to pass a bill. That legislation, which was never officially sponsored [...]
Monster “hellbenders” are lurking in West Virginia’s cleanest streams
By David Sibray, West Virginia Explorer Beneath the surface of clean-flowing streams in West Virginia, a multitude of strange creatures lurk, but none is perhaps more shocking to encounter than the hellbender. Also [...]
Meet our newest Organizational Director for the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Mike Jones
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Go ahead and introduce yourself. I’m Mike Jones, currently based in Morgantown, and work all over the state as the Conservation Manager for [...]
A call to protect our public lands—and our future
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The Monongahela National Forest is among West Virginia’s most cherished places—a realm of misty spruce groves, deep hollows, and pristine mountain streams that [...]
