Volunteers Take On Needed Repairs For Annual 'Day Of Caring'
More than 1,200 volunteers spent Wednesday in six counties of central West Virginia for the United Way's 21st annual Day of Caring.
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Forest Fire In Monongahela National Forest Largely Contained
The Woodside Fire started Nov. 5 on private property in Pendleton County before spreading to 70 acres in the Monongahela National Forest.
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Unable to execute a reorganization or find other buyers, South Fork Coal has idled its operations and furloughed its remaining employees.
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Conservation groups including the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices can proceed with a lawsuit and administrative appeals against South Fork Coal.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Passes Resolution Against Reclassifying Potomac River Section For Climate Concerns
House lawmakers voted to oppose Maryland efforts to reclassify parts of the Potomac River to protect cold water aquatic life from climate change.
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Red Spruce Restoration Plan Would Revitalize Native Tree Coverage Across Appalachia
One tree species native to Appalachia can grow 75 feet tall and live more than 350 years. But the species saw a decline in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to logging, forest fires and acid rain.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAllegheny Wood Products CEO Sells Thousands Of Acres To US Forest Service
CEO of Allegheny Wood Products John Crites and his family announced this week plans to sell property in Tucker County to the United States Forest Service to be added to protected lands.
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