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WVHC, ABRA to Co-Host Gaslight Webinar with Jonathan Mingle
On Thursday, Aug. 1, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance will co-host a webinar with Jonathan Mingle, author of Gaslight:…
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Trouble Above the South Fork of the Cherry River
By Olivia Miller In June, representatives from the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and partner groups went on a citizen inspection of South Fork Coal…
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The Alliance for Appalachia Takes on Washington, D.C.
By Andrew Young On June 11-14, The Alliance for Appalachia united in Washington, D.C., to demand environmental justice for Appalachia. Appalachians aged eight…
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Tell Congress: Support Legislation to Stop Zombie Mines
From our partners at Appalachian Voices Our communities are deeply tied to our lands — the land gives us clean water, refuge for wildlife and a sense of place….
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What’s Going On in the South Fork of the Cherry River?
By Andrew Young The South Fork Deep Mine No. 2 is up for its sixth Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) permit renewal….
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No Justice for Pinnacle Creek
By Andrew Young To put it simply: two notorious coal companies, NUFAC and Bluestone, have been…
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An Update on South Fork Cherry
By Andrew Young After filing our challenge in the United States District Court for the District…
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Coal Companies Point Fingers as Local Resident Contend With Flood and Home Damage
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices There are strange things happening near Wolf Pen, West Virginia, about seven miles north of Welch.
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Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Restore West Virginia Streams Harmed by Coal Mining Pollution
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a landmark victory, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have…
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Opposition to the Dangerous, Unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline Continues
By Maury Johnson In 2014, I was notified that a large conglomerate of so-called ‘natural gas’ corporations wanted to run a 42-inch interstate pipeline…
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