Posts by Anna Saab
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Newsletter article Anna Saab August 26, 2026
Green Pages: Books with WVEC Board Members
This month’s reading recommendations were submitted by WVEC Communications Coordinator, Anna Saab. Her picks are a mix of fiction and nonfiction. More
Issues: Books
Green Pages: Books with WVEC Board Members
This month’s reading recommendations were submitted by WVEC Communications Coordinator, Anna Saab. Her picks are a mix of fiction and nonfiction. More
Issues: Books
Action Alerts Anna Saab August 24, 2026
Lobby Coordinator Job Opening
The West Virginia Environmental Council (WVEC) is hiring a Lobby Coordinator to begin in October 2026 and serve at least through the end of March 2027. Prior to the start of the 2027 Legislative Session, the Lobby Coordinator will participate in monthly Legislative Interim Sessions and assist in developing WVEC’s lobby strategy. More
Issues: Legislation, Opportunity
Lobby Coordinator Job Opening
The West Virginia Environmental Council (WVEC) is hiring a Lobby Coordinator to begin in October 2026 and serve at least through the end of March 2027. Prior to the start of the 2027 Legislative Session, the Lobby Coordinator will participate in monthly Legislative Interim Sessions and assist in developing WVEC’s lobby strategy. More
Issues: Legislation, Opportunity
Newsletter article Anna Saab July 29, 2026
Protecting public lands for the next generation
Some of my earliest memories involve spending time exploring the natural wonders of our public lands. As a little girl, I remember tilting my head back to marvel at the green canopy of hemlock trees in Cathedral State Park and swimming at the Upper Falls of Holly State Park on a hot summer day. More
Issues: Public lands
Protecting public lands for the next generation
Some of my earliest memories involve spending time exploring the natural wonders of our public lands. As a little girl, I remember tilting my head back to marvel at the green canopy of hemlock trees in Cathedral State Park and swimming at the Upper Falls of Holly State Park on a hot summer day. More
Issues: Public lands
Newsletter article Anna Saab June 24, 2026
If it’s not intersectional, it’s not environmental justice
On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was finally recognized in Texas. Decades later, we celebrate Juneteenth and the freedom it brought. White West Virginians should not only uplift and celebrate our Black neighbors, but reflect on the darker history of our region. Coal country’s history has always had a complicated tinge, but a closer look reveals a particularly dark history for our BIPOC brothers and sisters. More
Issues: Coal, Environmental justice, Health
If it’s not intersectional, it’s not environmental justice
On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was finally recognized in Texas. Decades later, we celebrate Juneteenth and the freedom it brought. White West Virginians should not only uplift and celebrate our Black neighbors, but reflect on the darker history of our region. Coal country’s history has always had a complicated tinge, but a closer look reveals a particularly dark history for our BIPOC brothers and sisters. More
Issues: Coal, Environmental justice, Health
Newsletter article Anna Saab May 27, 2026
We have data centers at home, we don’t need yours
On summer evenings, after the dinner bell had rung and the dishes were cleaned and put back in the cupboard, I often wandered over to my neighbor’s to catch lightning bugs. Barefoot, running through dry blades of grass as little flashing lights began to appear around me More
Issues: Community, Data centers
We have data centers at home, we don’t need yours
On summer evenings, after the dinner bell had rung and the dishes were cleaned and put back in the cupboard, I often wandered over to my neighbor’s to catch lightning bugs. Barefoot, running through dry blades of grass as little flashing lights began to appear around me More
Issues: Community, Data centers
Blog Anna Saab January 13, 2026
WVEC 2026 Briefing Book
WVEC has published the first annual briefing booklet ahead of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session. More
Issues: Legislation
WVEC 2026 Briefing Book
WVEC has published the first annual briefing booklet ahead of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session. More
Issues: Legislation