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A beaver pond in hte snow at at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia.

Rule Change Would Gut the Clean Water Act

Stop sign outside of the Bristol Quarry Landfill gate

The Beast of Bristol Saga Continues

Bob Egbert meets with a Del. Joe McNamara's legislative aide during the 2025 Conservation Lobby Day.

Bob Egbert: A Life of Service and Environmental Advocacy 

Bison stares at camera in the cold, snowy land. Photo by Klaus Stebani via Pixabay

Home on the Range … In Appalachia?

Members of the Raising the Shade project team during fall 2025. Photo courtesy of MAAV

Creating New Appalachian Monuments

Conceptual art of the Pound Labor Monument, which is currently under construction. Conceptual design by Dana Jo Cooley

Coal Labor History Sets Stage for Community

Overhead view of the Gauley River and adjacent land that the Arc of Appalachia hopes to conserve. Photo courtesy of Arc of Appalachia

Saving 5 Miles on the Gauley River

painting of smooth purple coneflower, Northern long-eared bat, Guyandotte River crayfish, Roanoke logperch, and yellow lance mussel

‘Extinction is Forever’ 

The 2025-26 Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area AmeriCorps team. Photo courtesy of AFNHA

‘Living the AmeriCorps Dream’?

Methane gas pipeline marker for an East Tennessee Natural Gas line. “Normal people don't have the resources to take them to court,” says Amy Sexton about Enbridge, later adding, “We didn't want to go to court. We didn't want to have this fight.” Photo by Abby Hassler, Appalachian Voices

Feeling Powerless on Their Own Property