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The Asheville chapter of the American Meteorological Society is hosting a series of free climate change talks at the Diana Wortham Theatre, beginning January 15 with climatologist Tom Peterson discussing the science of global warming and…
A feature article about musician and activist Steve Earle's performance at an AirAid benefit concert in Asheville, North Carolina. The event supports the Canary Coalition, an organization promoting clean-air laws and environmental watchdog efforts. Marjorie Mulhall…
An editorial in the Asheville Citizen-Times urges Senator Elizabeth Dole to support federal multi-pollutant legislation to reduce air pollution from power plants in the Southeast. The piece highlights SACE's Great Smoky Mountains Clean Air Campaign, which…
“TVA has made some voluntary commitments that are impressive and commendable, but no, it's not enough”
Health and environmental groups from eight Southeastern states, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, announced plans to sue the EPA for failing to enforce air pollution standards set five years prior. The lawsuit aims to…
“We have been concerned that the detail associated with Clear Skies is lacking. Clear Skies is really just a framework and the details are just not there.”
The EPA released its most comprehensive Toxics Release Inventory, identifying hard-rock mining and coal-burning power plants as America's largest toxic polluters, responsible for nearly two-thirds of poisonous contaminants in air and water. The 2000 inventory showed…
“Nobody really knew how wind would perform in this part of the country”
“We fully believe that comprehensive legislation is the real solution”
U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor of North Carolina is drafting the Great Smoky Mountains Clean Air Act of 2000, legislation targeting TVA's pollution output in the mountain region. The proposed bill would require TVA power plants to…
