West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

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West Virginia’s oldest environmental advocacy group—working to defend our natural resources since 1967. Become a WVHC member today! 💪⤵️ https://linktr.ee/wvhighlandsconservancy?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=a277c6d1-3d04-4904-8cb0-2d082a56c9c5

Massive data centers, no local say. A massive natural gas power plant—likely to support a large data center—is being proposed just north of Davis in Tucker County. Local officials had no idea it was coming. At 500 acres and with more generating power than Mount Storm, this facility would bring major environmental risks: air pollution, diesel storage, strain on water resources, and round-the-clock noise and light—approximately two miles from the towns of Thomas and Davis. Take action now!

A new proposal in the West Virginia Legislature is once again taking aim at our state parks and forests

Senate Bill 711, which will be discussed in the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday, March 17 at 1 p.m., would remove protections that currently keep off-road vehicles (ORVs) from expanding into many of our public lands—including state parks, forests, wildlife management areas, and rail trails.