Shorts
Blue Ridge Briefs
July 2008
Earlier this year, the EPA slightly raised the national air quality standard for ozone to 0.075 parts per million.
Collegiate Sprawl
August 2007
A 900-acre forest popular with trail runners and mountain bikers in Carrboro, N.C. may soon be bulldozed by the University of North Carolina.
Environmental Racism in Appalachia?
June 2007
Twenty years ago, a groundbreaking study by the Environmental Justice Resource Center showed a disproportionate amount of minorities were living close to hazardous waste facilities in the U.S. The study suggested that the government placed the waste facilities in neighborhoods of low economic means and no political voice, and it gave birth to the term, “environmental racism.”
By the Numbers: Land and Water Conservation Fund
May 2007
Since 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been the principal source of funds for acquiring land for public outdoor recreation in the United States. It is funded primarily by royalties paid by offshore oil and gas drilling companies.
SHORTS
November 2005
Raising the Bar - Sport Report - Downtown Dirt - Bible Beater - Pass Overpriced Gas
Shorts
October 2005
The World's Biggest Bridge Jump - Ride with Lance - Assult Ascendancy - Cave Dog Returns - Dude, Where's My Car?
Shorts
September 2005
Bikers Bare All - Adopt a Crag - Free For All - Big Sweep - Corpoerate Challenge - Bike-Friendly Wilderness Bill
Shorts
August 2005
Squeal with Delight - A Really Long Walk - Climbing the Nut - Biggest Boater Bash - Safety in Numbers