Residents of Jefferson County, W.Va., are working to stop a proposed stone insulation manufacturing plant in the area.
Residents of Jefferson County, W.Va., are working to stop a proposed stone insulation manufacturing plant in the area.
Elevated amounts of the toxic class of chemicals commonly used in non-stick cookware has been found in aquatic environments and in humans.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the running buffalo clover from the endangered species list in August. The plant was previously thought to be extinct for more than 40 years before its rediscovery in 1983.
State agencies in Appalachia are experimenting with different strategies to stop the spread of the invasive Asian carp.
Organizers opened a 3.1-mile section of the planned 12.5-mile Mendota Trail in Bristol, Va., in August. The trail is slated to run along a former railway path from Bristol to Mendota, Va.
A series of grants and other funds totaling $2.6 million are slated for conservation work on more than 9,700 acres of shortleaf pine and riparian forest in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Northern Peaks Trail was officially designated as a North Carolina state trail in July. Planners of the 40-mile trail from Boone to West Jefferson aim to focus on education and conservation.
A Virginia Tech program that implements student-proposed green projects received an award for innovation in sustainability.
The Trump administration reversed its decision to privatize 16 federal job centers and close nine after public and political backlash.
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