http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,0,0,html http://www.svnva.org/img/logo.gif http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,0,0,html Shenandoah Valley Network 60 en Norfolk Southern briefed the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) on the Crescent Corridor freight rail improvements, which will have a major impact on truck traffic on I-81. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,557,-1,html Nov 18- "Battle of Wetzel" featuring our friends from the Wetzel County Action Group. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,553,-1,html Nov 17: How fracking affects a southwestern PA township http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,552,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,551,-1,html July 13-The risky drilling method has no place on public lands until it is demonstrably safe. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,542,-1,html Find local grocers, caterers, restaurants, CSAs, and farmers' markets that carry fresh local food in your area. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,541,-1,html Studies in New York and Pennsylvania are documenting the negative impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) natural gas drilling on farming, tourism and other economic sectors. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,539,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,537,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,518,-1,html The state finally released the long-awaited study to determine the costs and potential of delivering truck freight from I-81 to rail. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,509,-1,html GWNF recently announced that the Forest Planning process, which was suspended in 2009, will resume this spring with a new round of public comment and meetings. SVN is pushing for strong protection for local drinking water sources in the new plan. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,503,-1,html Shenandoah Valley Network has joined with partner Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to support improvements to freight rail in the I-81 corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,501,-1,html August 25, 2009- After a string of recent accidents in the Shenandoah Valley, truck traffic on Interstate 81 has been headline news throughout the corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,492,-1,html Locate grocers, caterers, restaurants, CSAs, and farmer's markets that carry delicious local foods in your area in the 2009 Buy Fresh Buy Local Guide! http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,487,-1,html Twelve counties, cities or towns and a long list of organizations have urged the George Washington National Forest to consider drinking water resources in its revised Forest Plan http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,483,-1,html April 9, 2009- Of the eight most accident-prone sites on Interstate 81 in the state, only one will receive Virginia Department of Transportation funds to bolster safety this year. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,479,-1,html April 11, 2009- A Harpers Ferry, W.Va., company's proposal to build 131 wind turbines on Great North Mountain has been rejected. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,478,-1,html April 7, 2009- Opponents of the proposed expansion of Interstate 81 took their arguments before a federal judge on Monday, hoping to send state and federal transportation officials back to the drawing board. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,121,471,-1,html Kate Giese Wofford of Luray named Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Network. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,225,300,-1,html