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Highlands mayor designates May as ‘Bear Aware Month’
By Cynthia Strain, chairwoman of WNCA's B.E.A.R. Task Force Highlands is about to get a lot smarter about bears since Mayor Pat Taylor signed a proclamation designating May as Bear Aware Month. With more than 10,000 black bears in North Carolina, it is not surprising...
Showtime series about climate change features Asheville Beyond Coal
Hollywood celebrities and respected journalists span the globe to explore the issues of climate change and cover intimate stories of human triumph and tragedy. Watch new episodes Sundays at 10 p.m.ET/PT, only on SHOWTIME. The May 4 episode is called “Preacher’s...
What CCAAP can’t do: protect NC from Duke Energy coal ash
CONTACT: Donna Lisenby, Waterkeeper Alliance – 828-297-3777; dlisenby@waterkeeper.org Lisa Evans, Earthjustice – 781-631-4119, levans@earthjustice.org Frank Holleman, Southern Environmental Law Center – 864-979-9431;fholleman@selcnc.org Julie Mayfield, Western North...
Have your say on the future of the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests
Asheville Citizen-Times: April 6, 2014 "The public can give input on their favorite forest views, as well as how the U.S. Forest Service manages wilderness, specially designated areas and scenic views at an April 17 meeting at Crowne Plaza Resort. This public session...
Get involved: Asheville, Buncombe leaders to discuss future of I-26 Connector
The Buncombe County board of commissioners and Asheville City Council will consider this resolution related to the I-26 Connector on March 18 (commissioners) and on March 25 (city council). The Alliance is encouraging community members to attend to learn more and to...
Duke Energy outlines coal ash strategy in Asheville, across N.C.
Lynn Good, Duke Energy’s CEO has sent a letter to Gov. Pat McCrory that outlines Duke Energy’s coal ash management strategy across North Carolina, including the Asheville Plant. In the letter, Good says Duke will "continue moving ash from the Asheville plant to a...