Across Appalachia Archives | Page 19 of 45

New State Natural Areas Added In North Carolina

By AV's Intern Team | October 11, 2017 |

Bob’s Pocket, a 2,900-acre expanse of forest in McDowell County, N.C., has become a state natural area along with two other natural areas in Eastern North Carolina.

Bald Eagle Population Soars in Kentucky

By AV's Intern Team | October 11, 2017 |

The Kentucky bald eagle population has doubled in the last seven years thanks to reintroduction programs, an increase in suitable habitats and the ban of the pesticide DDT.

Five Tennessee Counties Help State Reach Air Quality Standards

By AV's Intern Team | October 11, 2017 |

For the first time in 20 years, Knox, Anderson, Loudon, Blount and Roane counties in Tennessee have met federal air quality standards for particulate matter.

West Virginia Acquires Land for Newly Reintroduced Elk

By AV's Intern Team | August 22, 2017 |

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is working to increase public land for reintroduced elk herds.

EPA Sampling for PCB Contamination

By AV's Intern Team | August 22, 2017 |

The EPA is sampling water and soil in Minden, W.Va., where it is suspected that harmful PCB chemicals may be causing high cancer rates in the area.

U.S. Department of Justice Withdraws Funding Request for Kentucky Prison

By AV's Intern Team | August 22, 2017 |

The Dept. of Justice withdrew a funding request for a proposed prison on former mountaintop removal site in Eastern Kentucky.

New Plan Being Crafted for Two North Carolina National Forests

By AV's Intern Team | August 22, 2017 |

The U.S. Forest Service is in the process of drafting and receiving public feedback on new plans for preserving protected designations of two national forests in North Carolina.