http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com BRO Newswire en-us Jedd Ferris Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Wednesday, February 20, 2008 http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/Mercury-Rising/ Coal-Burning Power Plant Faces Lawsuit over Mercury Emissions http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/Gassed-into-Submission/ As gas prices soar, mother earth reaps the benefits http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/Carvins-Cove-Conservation/ City of Roanoke Donates Virginia's Largest Easement http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/Pedaling-Not-Required/ Lift-assisted mountain bike park debuts in North Carolina http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/A.T.-into-Alabama/ Movement started to extend Appalachian Trail http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/New-Nukes-in-Carolina/ Two Nuclear Power Plants Proposed for Upstate South Carolina http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/More-Trees-Please/ One Planted, 999,999 to Go http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/May-2008/U.S.-Slalom-Team-Set/ Team Trials for 2008 National Team concluded http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Water-Hold-the-Cancer/ Nalgene ditches BPA http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Pay-Day-for-Parks/ New Funds will go to National Park Improvements http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Georgia%E2%80%99s-Wild-Coast-in-Jeopardy/ State Supreme Court Will Rule on Cumberland Harbour http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Trek-Drops-LeMond/ LeMond road bikes discontinued because of Greg LeMond's stance on doping http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Condom-Conservation/ Sustainably harvested rubbers to protect rain forest http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Speedgoat-to-Tackle-A.T./ Endurance runner sets his sights on the A.T. speed record http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/For-Sale/ Private Land Sales Could Put National Parks at Risk http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/River-Blues/ Catawba River Named Most Endangered River in the Country http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Snowshoe-Goes-Big/ More terrain opens for fat tire fun http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Urban-Long-Trail/ Full-length East Coast Greenway in Development http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Bucks-for-Blankets/ New Funds Expands MTB Trails Near Atlanta http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Communication-Breakdown/ New tower to alter A.T. views in Maryland http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Dam-Good-News-for-the-Noli/ Decrepit Dams to be Removed From Nolichucky Headwaters http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Bikes-for-Everyone/ Bike share program comes to D.C. http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Green-Collar/ Labor union and environmentalists unite to create new jobs http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Raccoons-Gone-Wild/ Trail cameras capture natural predators on A.T. http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Run-with-Charlie/ Cross-country running documentary seeks extra legs http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Wrong-People-Arrested/ Climate Activists Jailed for Protesting Illegal Cliffside Coal Power Plant http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Two-Heads-Better-Than-One/ Lizard born in North Carolina with two heads http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/No-New-Nukes/ Anniversary of meltdown reminds us why nuclear power is risky http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/April-2008/Clean-Coal:-What-a-Load/ Proposed Coal-Burning Power Plant Is Anything But Clean http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Hair-Farmers-Rejoice/ Legendary mustache growing contest returns http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Pumped/ Backyard Bikers Build Pump Tracks http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Virginia-is-for-A.T.-Lovers/ New license plate to benefit Appalachian Trail http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Trails-for-Oil/ New oil exploration means guaranteed money for local trails http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Sunset-Access-in-Jeopardy/ Longstanding Tennessee Climbing Area Could Close http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Unsafe-to-Breathe/ EPA Chokes On Weak Air Regulations http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Wilson-Creek-Preserved/ Conservancy snatches prime real estate away from developers http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Volunteer-Vacations/ Taking time off for the trails http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Into-the-Wild/ New legislation would protect half a million acres as Wilderness http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Trek-Against-Trash/ Two thru-hikers hit the trail to Keep America Beautiful http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Big-Quack-Over-Proposed-Dam/ Duck River Dam Fight Continues in Alabama http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/No-Child-Left-Inside/ New proposal aims to reconnect youth with nature http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Raising-Cane/ Retirees fight development in Pennsylvania national park http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Packing-in-the-Parks/ Bill proposes to legalize loaded weapons in national parks http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Earth-Expedition/ Man starts seven-year foot journey http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/A-Mile-in-Their-Moccasins/ Ancient Cherokee trail system in the Southeast will soon be mapped http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Craggy-Closing/ Popular Parkway destination closes for a year http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Carvins-Cove-Closed/ Fire freezes fat tire fun http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Wrapper-Trapper/ New program aims to cut down on energy bar waste http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/March-2008/Asthma-Alert/ South has Six Cities in Top 10 Asthma Capitals of 2008 http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Endangered-Bats-Face-Mysterious-Illness/ Endangered Bats Face Mysterious Illness http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/World%E2%80%99s-First-Vegan-Strip-Club-Opens/ First Vegan Strip Club Opens http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Arsonist-Arrested/ Volunteer Firefighter Indicted in High Knob Tower Arson http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Mammoth-Mountain-Bikers/ Mammoth Cave National Park Might Build New Mountain Bike Trails http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/ATV-Deaths-on-the-Rise/ Southern States Rank High in Fatalities http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Environmental-Scorecard/ Elected Officials are Graded on Their Shade of Green http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Climbing-for-Life/ Month-Long Festival Fights Cancer http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Line-in-the-Sand/ Conservationists Seek Suspension of Driving on Cape Hatteras Beaches http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Wacky-Tobaccy/ New Company Hopes to Transform North Carolina Tobacco Farms into Truffle Farms http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Hashes-Hashes-Dust-to-Dust/ Woman's Ashes Used for Running Trail http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Mercury-Falling/ New Court Ruling Sets Tougher Pollution Standards for Coal-Fired Power Plants http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Public-Overwhelmingly-Opposes-Weakened-Mountaintop-Removal-Regulations/ Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Weakened Mountaintop Removal Regulations http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/content/February-2008/Forest-Service-Considers-Pulling-Thousands-of-Its-Own-Scientists-from-the-Field/ Forest Service Considers Pulling Thousands of Its Own Scientists from the Field