Across Appalachia

Environmental and cultural news briefs

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Historic Eastern Kentucky Sites Added to National Register

Three Eastern Kentucky sites were added to the National Register of Historic Places in August.

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Bringing Rural Areas Up to (Internet) Speed

A Tennessee electric cooperative and a Kentucky municipal utility are working to replace the outdated internet infrastructure in rural communities.

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Chimney Tops 2 Fire Review Discussed

The U.S. National Park Service released a report detailing causes and contributing factors to last fall’s deadly fire in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Green Bank Observatory Turns 60

A look back at six decades of scientific discoveries at the Green Bank Observatory.

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New State Natural Areas Added In North Carolina

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.

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