Asheville Office
Our headquarters and Central Regional Office is located in Asheville and serves Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, and Yancey counties in addition to serving all 23 counties in our organization’s footprint.
MountainTrue Asheville Office
29 N. Market Street, Suite 610
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 258-8737
The Asheville Office serves the Western North Carolina community with the following key programs:
MountainTrue News
MT Raleigh Report — A State Budget. Finally.
After weeks away from Raleigh and countless promises about when a new state budget will be approved, lawmakers finally passed a new two-year budget last week. Here’s our take on good and bad in the spending plan that has taken the legislature all summer and then some...
ACTION: Tell NCDEQ to Deny the Draft Clear Creek Wastewater Permit & Stop Additional Pollution of Local Waterways
The numerous concerns regarding a new wastewater discharge system in one of Henderson County’s most rural areas warrant a public hearing and extension of public comment period. We need you to tell NCDEQ to extend the public comment period and hold a public hearing on the draft Clear Creek Sewer permit. Take action here.
ACTION: Stop the NCGA from Stripping Local Governments of Authority to Fight Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution is a threat to our environment and to the health of North Carolina residents. Email your legislators and let them know that our right to protect ourselves from dangerous pollutants is too important to be traded away to fossil fuel and retail industry lobbyists in backroom deals.
Language in NC Budget Would Strip Local Governments’ Ability to Pass Plastic Bag Bans and Other Waste Reduction Efforts to Protect Environment, Public Health, Landfills and Recycling Centers
Media Contacts: Karim Olaechea, Deputy Director of Strategy & Communications at MountainTrue(828) 400-0768, karim@mountaintrue.org Katie Craig, State Director at NCPIRGkcraig@ncpirg.org Ken Brame, President of the Sierra Club’s Western North Carolina Group (828)...
MountainTrue’s September 2023 E-Newsletter
September news from MountainTrue’s four regional offices in the Southern Blue Ridge. Read the blog version of our monthly e-newsletter!
Hendersonville’s Gen H Community Survey is live. Here are our suggestions.
The City of Hendersonville is seeking public input for its Gen H Community Survey as part of its 2045 Comprehensive Plan and to establish a long-term vision for sustainable growth and conservation. The survey is available in English and Spanish and is open through...