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Litter Bugs

October 2008

Less Meat, Less Climate Change

October 2008
Study Advises Reduced Consumption to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mile-High State Park

October 2008
Grandfather Mountain purchased by State of North Carolina

Beer Fans Rejoice

October 2008

Green Guilt Good Business

October 2008
Carbon offset market booming

World Marathon Record Broken

October 2008
Geb proves he is still the greatest

End of the Line?

September 2008
Pennsylvania judges rule against controversial tri-state power line

Aquawoman

September 2008

Timber!

September 2008
Major Logging Proposed in Western Virginia

Fat Tire National Park

September 2008

In Memoriam

September 2008
Paddler Isaac Ludwig remembered after his tragic death on a Pigeon River tributary

There's Karl!

September 2008

Flying Squirrel Gets Bushed

September 2008
West Virginia Species Removed from Endangered List

Totally Tubular

September 2008

Cutting the Grass...and Pollution

September 2008
EPA Sets New Emission Standard for Lawn Mowers

Paradise Saved

September 2008
Sea turtles and shore birds recover after beach driving closure on Cape Hatteras

Ski Bums Bummed

September 2008

Lance: I'm Going Back

September 2008
Armstrong Announces Bid for Eighth Tour Win

Coal River Update

September 2008

Running Across America

September 2008
North Carolina Ultra-Runner Attempts Cross Country Speed Record

Drive Thru Wilderness?

September 2008
Cumberland Island seeks public comment on vehicle tours through the wilderness

Another Road to Nowhere

September 2008

Leaf Peeper's Delight

September 2008
Forest Service Predicts a Colorful Fall

The Grass is Greener

September 2008

No Child Left Inside

September 2008
House Passes Environmental Education Bill

A Mighty Wind

September 2008
Coal River residents propose a wind farm to save their mountain valley from strip mining

The Other Jackson

September 2008

Bush to You: Drink Rocket Fuel

September 2008
EPA Downplays Effects of Dangerous Chemical in Drinking Water

Bird on a Wire

September 2008

Out of the Water

September 2008
Study Finds Pools Increase Child Asthma

Bye Gauley!

August 2008
Mountaintop mining site proposed near world-class whitewater

Bear Bill

August 2008
New Legislation Aims to End Poaching

Dope Crop

August 2008

When Gypsy Moths Attack

August 2008
Invasive Species Ravages Appalachian Forests

People vs. Pollution

August 2008
North Carolina sues TVA over air pollution crossing state lines

Run Sam, Run

August 2008

New River Gorge Expansion

August 2008
National Park Adds Acreage, Looks for More

Big Ditch Challenge

August 2008

Need for Speed

August 2008
Ultra-runner Starts A.T. Record Attempt

Air Pollution Affects Everything

August 2008
New report shows how air pollution harms more than just your lungs

Vulcan Project

August 2008

Here Comes the Sun

August 2008
Big Box Chains Look to Solar

Tour de Hell

August 2008

Follow the Coal Money

August 2008
Website Tracks Industry Political Contributions

Beach Blanket Blues

August 2008
Beach closures due to pollution approach record levels

Bear Attack

August 2008

Dead Zones Rising

August 2008
Pollution Increases Oxygen-Starved Ocean Pockets

Winds of Change on Coal River

August 2008
West Virginia Mountain Community Pushes for Wind Farm

Oreos Got to Go

August 2008
Cookies Contribute to Global Warming

Western States Cancelled

July 2008
Wildfires force cancellation of world's most prestigious 100-mile run

Gripped Goes West

July 2008
Virginia Outdoor Film Company Announces New Project in Alaska

Tellico Woes

July 2008

Home Depot to the CFL Rescue

July 2008
Hardware Chain Starts Bulb Recycling Program

Georgia Rules

July 2008

A Bright, Sun-Shiny Day

July 2008
10 Million Solar Roofs Initiative Proposed in Senate

Green Gold Rush

July 2008
Renewable Energy Investments Skyrocket

Bishop Crowned King

July 2008

Reefer Madness

July 2008
Coral Reefs in Trouble

Bound for Beijing

July 2008
Four Regional Cyclists Named to Olympic Team

River Rundown

July 2008

Hazy Days

July 2008
Climate Change Could Extend Smog Season

Dumb and Dumber

July 2008

Breaking Badwater

July 2008
New Female Course Record at America's Toughest Ultra-marathon

A Noble Expedition

July 2008
Free Medical Care Comes to Appalachia

Another Coal Company in Court

July 2008
New N.C. power plant violates mercury emissions standards

Pot Brownies

July 2008

Supersized South

July 2008
Southern States Fattest in Nation

Bag Ban

July 2008
Plastic on the Way Out in L.A.

Fire on the Mountain

June 2008
Fires Creek Threatened with Road and Development

Good Gauley

June 2008
West Virginia River Access Expanded

Hawaii's the New California

June 2008

Pain with a Purpose

June 2008
Father and son run across America for charity

Carolina On Their Mines

June 2008
N.C. Bill Will End Use of Coal from Mountaintop Removal Mining

Dirty South

June 2008

Hiker Holiday

June 2008
National Trails Day June 7

A Windy Future

June 2008

Hummer Bummer

June 2008
GM closes four SUV plants, announces electric car

Most Endangered Mountains

June 2008
Four of Appalachia’s Peaks in Peril

Homegrown Tomatoes

June 2008

Tough Times for Tomatoes

June 2008
Salmonella outbreak spreads to 16 states

Congaree Honored

June 2008

Is Your City Cool?

June 2008
Cities Commit to Fight Against Global Warming

Paradise Saved

June 2008
Development Stopped on Hatteras

Honor Your Grandpa

June 2008
Grandfather National Scenic Area Proposed

Where the Wild Things Are

June 2008

DMB Digs MTB

June 2008
Band Funds Grant for New Trails

Concrete Boats

June 2008

Climate MATTERS

June 2008
New bill introduced to reduce greenhouse gas pollution

Dark Horizons

June 2008
Shenandoah and Smokies Top the List of Most Endangered National Parks

Green for Greenspace

June 2008

Words for Wise

June 2008
Public Hearing Over Pollution Permits June 24

Big Win for Big Trees

June 2008

Last Gasp

June 2008
Emergency Action Requested for Near-Extinct Species

Ain't It Sweet

June 2008
Florida Buys Sugar Company to Restore Everglades

Hotter Still

June 2008

U.S. Slalom Team Set

May 2008

More Trees Please

May 2008
One Planted, 999,999 to Go

New Nukes in Carolina?

May 2008
Two Nuclear Power Plants Proposed for Upstate South Carolina

A.T. into Alabama?

May 2008
Movement started to extend Appalachian Trail

Water, Hold the Cancer

May 2008

Pedaling Not Required

May 2008

Carvins Cove Conservation

May 2008
City of Roanoke Donates Virginia's Largest Easement

Mercury Rising

May 2008
Coal-Burning Power Plant Faces Lawsuit over Mercury Emissions

Gassed into Submission

May 2008

Green Grades

May 2008
Big box office suppliers rated on environmental records

Bush Disses Animals

May 2008

The Dark Side of CFLs

May 2008
Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Poses Disposal Risk

Conservation Comeback

May 2008
Virginia land protection program retrieves lost funding

Awesomely Brutal

May 2008

Bush Disses Polar Bears

May 2008
Endangered distinction deemed disingenuous

Timber!

May 2008

Pennsylvania Protects A.T.

May 2008
Bill passed to preserve Appalachian Trail surroundings

The Left Coast is Right

May 2008

Clean Coal: What a Load

April 2008
Proposed Coal-Burning Power Plant Is Anything But Clean

No New Nukes!

April 2008

Two Heads Better Than One?

April 2008
Lizard born in North Carolina with extra noggin

Wrong People Arrested

April 2008
Climate Activists Jailed for Protesting Illegal Cliffside Coal Power Plant

Blowin' in the Wind

April 2008

Run with Charlie

April 2008
Cross-country running documentary seeks extra legs

Raccoons Gone Wild

April 2008

Green Collar

April 2008
Labor union and environmentalists unite to create new jobs

Bikes for Everyone

April 2008

Dam Good News for the Noli

April 2008
Decrepit Dams to be Removed From Nolichucky Headwaters

Communication Breakdown

April 2008
New tower to alter A.T. views in Maryland

Bucks for Blankets

April 2008

Snowshoe Goes Big

April 2008

Urban Long Trail

April 2008
Full-length East Coast Greenway in Development

River Blues

April 2008
Catawba River Named Most Endangered River in the Country

For Sale

April 2008
Private Land Sales Could Put National Parks at Risk

Speedgoat to Tackle A.T.

April 2008

Condom Conservation

April 2008
Sustainably harvested rubbers to protect rain forest

Georgia Wild Coast in Jeopardy

April 2008
State Supreme Court Will Rule on Cumberland Harbour

Trek Drops LeMond

April 2008

Pay Day for Parks

April 2008
New Funds will go to National Park Improvements

Water, Hold the Cancer

April 2008

Asthma Alert

March 2008

Wrapper Trapper

March 2008

Carvins Cove Closed

March 2008

A Mile in Their Moccasins

March 2008
Ancient Cherokee trail system in the Southeast will soon be mapped

Big Quack Over Proposed Dam

March 2008
Duck River Dam Fight Continues in Alabama

Craggy Closing

March 2008

Earth Expedition

March 2008

Packing in the Parks

March 2008
Bill proposes to legalize loaded weapons in national parks

Raising Cane

March 2008
Retirees fight development in Pennsylvania national park

No Child Left Inside

March 2008

Trek Against Trash

March 2008
Two thru-hikers hit the trail to Keep America Beautiful

Into the Wild

March 2008

Volunteer Vacations

March 2008
Taking Time Off for the Trails

Unsafe to Breathe

March 2008
EPA Chokes On Weak Air Regulations

Wilson Creek Preserved

March 2008

Sunset Access in Jeopardy

March 2008
Longstanding Tennessee Climbing Area Could Close

Trails for Oil

March 2008

Virginia is for A.T. Lovers

March 2008

Pumped

March 2008
Backyard Bikers Build Pump Tracks

Hair Farmers Rejoice!

March 2008

Worlds First Vegan Strip Club Opens

February 2008

Voices Heard in Virginia

February 2008
Public Outcry Over Proposed Power Plant Forces Another Public Hearing

Endangered Bats Face Mysterious Illness

February 2008

Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Weakened Mountaintop Removal Regulations

February 2008

Mercury Falling

February 2008

New court ruling sets tougher pollution standards for coal-fired power plants


Hashes Hashes, Dust to Dust

February 2008

Line in the Sand

February 2008
Beach driving jeopardizes endangered bird habitat on Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Wacky Tobaccy

February 2008

Climbing for Life

February 2008

Environmental Scorecard

February 2008

ATV Deaths on the Rise

February 2008

Mammoth Mountain Bikers

February 2008

Arsonist Arrested

February 2008
Volunteer Firefighter Indicted in High Knob Tower Arson

Trails for Oil

January 2006

Gust of Good News

January 2006
Wind Powered Nation Could Be Reality