What happens when a massive $6 billion pipeline tries to cross an iconic footpath? In a modern-day David vs. Goliath showdown, the trail wins.
The pipeline was...
Endangered woodpecker receives emergency help in Georgia
The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker has long taken refuge at Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area i...
Virginia governor announces Environmental Justice Council
Virginia governor Ralph Northam has issued Executive Order 29, which reestablishes the Virginia Counc...
KODAK, Tenn. – Friends of the Smokies announced Thursday that it will temporarily fund the reopening of Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Oc...
WV Supreme Court hears argument that families living near gas drilling operations are disproportionately burdened
In one of a number of disputes between landow...
Woman completes Triple Crown of hiking in a single year
When Heather “Anish” Anderson’s boots touched the ground in Grants, New Mexico this November, it marked...
Since the partial government shutdown began three weeks ago, visitors to the national parks have been greeted by empty fee stations and red-lettered notices pos...
Volkswagen to invest $800 million in new Chattanooga electric vehicle plant
Chattanooga, Tennessee will be home to a Volkswagen electric vehicle manufacturing ...
Animals may perceive as much beauty as we do
What explains the iridescent and long feathers of birds-of-paradise or the extravagant mating ritual of the male f...
Protected Joshua Tree cut down in park during government shutdown
Joshua Tree National Park has not had it easy during the partial government shutdown. Reports...
Pickup trucks block Tesla charging station in strange aggression called ICE-ing
A trend has begun to appear across the US in which pickup truck drivers are blo...
User conflicts are a growing problem in the Blue Ridge, ranging from vandalism and trash-laden trails to the closure of trail systems due to overuse.
We often ...
A $1 billion fund could help heal scarred landscapes left behind by a century of mining—and help thousands of miners breathe easier. So far, though, the country...
Fish bones could help track the spread of coal ash contaminants
Researchers at Duke University have found a new way to track the spread of coal ash contaminate...
Plastic straws are officially banned in D.C.
On January 1, 2019, Washington, D.C. became the second major U.S. city to ban plastic straws in restaurants and ...
