6 ICONIC WATERWAYS—and the people fighting to protect them
In 2018, we commemorate 50 years of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. It's a good time to celebrate ...
China and the U.S. are planning a massive petrochemical hub in West Virginia.
The biggest energy project you’ve never heard of commonly goes by the acronym AST...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in October. Both are intended to run frac...
Can anyone stop the Mountain valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines? Actually, yes. Governor Ralph Northam could halt construction immediately to conduct a full review of water quality impacts. So far, though, the governor has waivered.
Most of us don't know. Here's a quick guide to the health of the water you paddle, fish, swim, and drink.
Kentucky's Stoney Fork isn't supposed to run an other...
The Forest Service is supposed to protect our forests. Instead, it's actively supporting the Mountain Valley Pipeline, infringing upon First Amendment rights, and defying overwhelming public opinion.
Suzanne Dixon is already asking tough questions and taking the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in new directions.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC)’s new f...
Hugh Irwin has been safeguarding Southern Appalachia for three decades and has helped protect some of its most beloved and biologically diverse wild places.
Locals and rural folks know a lot more about the outdoors than we often assume.
"I guess you could say we spent our youth on this river."
A trio of fisherme...
The public overwhelmingly wants more protections for Pisgah.
The results are in. Nearly 15,000 comments have flooded the Forest Service as it prepares to rel...
After 54 days, a tree-sitting protester who has halted pipeline construction slowly starves as the U.S Forest Service prevents any food or water from reaching her.
Despite near starvation, tree-sitters persist in blocking the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline through Virginia's Jefferson National Forest and across the Appalachian Trail.
Cumberland Island is a beloved national seashore and a global biosphere reserve along the coast of Georgia. Over 60,000 hikers and campers visit the island ea...
