Tell the DEQ: Clean Up Cliffside!
DEQ plans to let Cliffside’s coal ash pits keep polluting communities and the Broad River. Tell the DEQ to CLEAN THEM ALL UP! >>more
High Country Welcomes MountainTrue
Join us for a kickoff event on Thurs. March 3 at Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone. Show your support and learn about all our great 2016 programs.
Community Pressures Duke to Revised Modernization Plan
#DukeDidBetter. Duke abandons transmission lines, substation and reduces size of proposed plant. >>more
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MountainTrue Raleigh Report – February 22, 2016
MOUNTAINTRUE COMES TO HIGH COUNTRY WITH KICKOFF EVENT IN BOONE
The High Country welcomes MountainTrue with a kick off event at Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone on Thursday, March 3rd at 6pm. The event will feature great beer, music by Andy Ferrell and the unveiling of a tasty new seasonal cookie from Appalachia Cookie Company. A limited-edition poster featuring an illustration of Linville Falls was designed by Open Door Design Studio of Asheville and will be available for purchase at the event.
DEQ Puts Cliffside Area Residents at Risk of Coal Ash Contamination
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) risk classification for North Carolina’s coal ash pits puts the health of residents who live downstream from the Cliffside coal ash impoundments, including those who live in Shelby and Gaffney, SC, at risk from contaminated drinking water.
