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Tag Archives: Press Releases

  • Environmental groups sue South Fork Coal over damages near Cranberry Wilderness

    Posted by Olivia Miller on December 16, 2024

    RICHWOOD, W.Va. — The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices sued South Fork Coal Company today for ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act and…


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  • Conservation groups ask nation’s top coal mine regulator to shut down illegal coal haul road in Monongahela National Forest

    Posted by Olivia Miller on December 12, 2024

    RICHWOOD, W.Va. — Today, 11 conservation organizations urged the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to take immediate action to close an illegal coal haul…


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  • A Dolly Sods vista with the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy logo overlayed

    West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution

    Posted by Olivia Miller on November 8, 2024

    CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a historic victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have…


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  • Three men with hiking gear look at a map in a forest.

    West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Program Receives Spirit of West Virginia Award

    Posted by Olivia Miller on September 16, 2024

    CHARLESTON, W.Va—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce that West Virginia Tourism has awarded its Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards program the…


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  • WVHC Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant

    Posted by Olivia Miller on May 2, 2024

    DAVIS, W.Va.—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is excited to announce that it has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment grant, focused…


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  • A Trailhead Steward from the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards points to a location on a map in front of three people who are ready to go hiking in the wilderness.

    Volunteer Trailhead Stewards Needed at Dolly Sods Wilderness Area

    Posted by Olivia Miller on April 25, 2024

    DRYFORK, W.Va.— The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is seeking volunteers to support Dolly Sods Wilderness Area by welcoming and educating visitors to the wilderness as part of its…


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  • A Birds Eye view of the Blackwater River.

    Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024

    Posted by Olivia Miller on April 16, 2024

    ContactGary Belan, American Rivers, 202-243-7027Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, 304-704-2997Saundra Goss, Go North Corridor H Alliance, 304-678-8110Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, 204-552-7602 Washington, D.C. –…


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  • Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Restore West Virginia Streams Harmed by Coal Mining Pollution

    Posted by Olivia Miller on March 29, 2024

    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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