Construction of the Mountaineer XPress Pipeline near Barbara Jividen’s home came with concerns about safety risks posed by the fracked-gas line.
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Neal Laferriere
Last September, Mountain Valley Pipeline contractors dropping anti-erosion pellets by air missed the site by a half-mile, pelting Neal Laferriere and his children and irreparably damaging their farm.
Ashby Berkley
Ashby Berkley is involved in several legal disputes to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline developers from cutting his riverside property in two, but that has not stopped them from felling several trees.
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Thousands of West Virginia Acres to Become Public Land
The Conservation Fund purchased nearly 19,000 acres of West Virginia land in December and plans to transfer it to the state for hunting and habitat protection.
Rockwool Proposal Draws Criticism and West Virginia Constitutional Challenge
Some residents of Jefferson County, W.Va., are resisting the Danish stone wool insulation manufacturing company’s proposal to build a plant that would emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds.
Beckley Protects LGBTQ Residents
Beckley, W.Va., officials added “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to a list of official protected minorities in the city.
Volunteers Identify Old-Growth Forest
Volunteers with the Old-Growth Forest Network scout out stands of old-growth forest throughout the country to protect the unique forest habitats these trees provide.
Canaan Valley Cancels Plans for Commercial Logging
The manager of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge cancelled plans to log 20 percent of the area after significant backlash to the proposal.
West Virginia Drops Drinking Water Protections
A state legislative committee accepted an industry group’s last-minute amendment to state drinking water standards dictating safe pollutant levels.
An Eventful Fall at Appalachian Voices
We’ve filed a lawsuit against an unlawful coal mine in West Virginia, co-hosted a summit of landowners in the path of the MVP Southgate Pipeline, called out Virginia Gov. Northam for his egregious dismissal of two air board members during the board’s deliberations, and more.
