Objections Continue to the Mountain Valley Pipeline
By Cindy Rank Last month’s Highlands Voice (October 2020) explained the legal challenge by WV Highlands Conservancy and seven co-plaintiffs to the recently reissued Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) stream crossing permit [...]
WOW, October was certainly the time for visiting the highlands that we all love. Traveling through the mountains, as many others that I passed along the way were doing, one [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Adopts Climate Change Policy
During its October meeting the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board adopted a policy on climate change. The genesis for the climate change policy came from a poll of Conservancy members [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Adopts Single Use Plastics Policy
The single-use plastics policy is an attempt to move upstream in the effort that the Conservancy has mounted in recent years to “monitor pipeline construction, well drilling and fracking to [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Position on Climate Change
Naturally occurring greenhouse gases have been warming the Earth for millions of years. Without these naturally occurring greenhouse gases, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide (CO2), the Earth’s climate, [...]
Closing Dates Announced for Monongahela National Forest Recreation Sites
While most of Monongahela National Forest is open year-round, closing only when access roads are snow-covered, some developed campgrounds, picnic areas and both visitor centers are routinely closed from late [...]
What Would a “War on Coal” Actually Look Like?
By Mike Harman If you are leaning toward giving the accusations of the West Virginia Coal Association and Chamber of Commerce any weight whatsoever regarding “Obama's war on coal,” it [...]
Trump Makes Water Demand of Farms Priority for New Office
By Ellen Knickmeyer President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate farm interests [...]
THE NATIONAL FOREST MAPPING PROJECT
The National Forest Mapping Project (NFMP) is a monitoring program to track proposed and ongoing projects in the three National Forests that are located within the Central Appalachian Highlands (Monongahela [...]
On the ridges and north sides autumn’s trees are just short of perfection. One of the last tender winds is blowing maroon, yellow, red, and orange leaves asunder. Hidden behind [...]
By John McFerrin It was a strange, pandemic warped Board meeting with us all sitting snugly at home, watching each other on our computer screens. In spite of the oddness of [...]
Unconstitutional Tax Breakes, Pollution, and Economic Burden. Who Bears The Brunt?
By Dr. Christine Wimer, President Jefferson County Foundation Why should large, wealthy corporations be treated like national parks? The short answer is they shouldn’t, but they are in West Virginia. [...]
