National Parks threatened

By AV's Intern Team | August 3, 2008 |

By Katie Easter Fact—one in three national parks have above standard air pollution. Fact—there are over 100 new coal fired plants across the country. Fact—currently 28 new plants are to be developed within 186 miles of ten national parks. The Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, and the Shenandoah…

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Trampling the Promised Land

By AV's Intern Team | August 3, 2008 |

Suburban Sprawl Now Dominates The Rural Landscape of America By Kathleen Marshall   The story of development in Appalachia goes back to 1585, when Lt. Ralph Lane sent surveyors to explore from what would, one day, be Chesapeake Bay south to present-day North Carolina. In a letter back to England, the Elizabethan explorer wrote, “.…

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