Across Appalachia

Environmental and cultural news briefs

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New Studies Look at Southeast, Climate Change

Scientists gained new insight into how effectively forests capture carbon dioxide and mitigate climate change, and changing weather patterns may bring more tornadoes to the Southeast.

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Nationwide Cleanup Program Comes to Tennessee River

In its first Tennessee River Tour this spring, Living Lands & Water will travel the length of the river in a colossal vessel made of four garbage barges and a floating classroom.

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Nature: There’s an App for That

Many smartphone applications tend to isolate users, since staring at a screen automatically distracts them from their natural surroundings. However, there are some apps that may actually help to bring users closer to nature — here’s a few to try.

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Kentucky Seeks to Keep Asian Carp In Check

In its first annual report to Congress on invasive Asian carp, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in February that the aggressive fish are spawning in the Ohio River at Louisville, and have been detected as far upriver as Huntington, W.Va.

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By the Numbers

An at-a-glance look at Appalachian environmental and cultural news.

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