Students prepare for Hurricane Florence
Carolinians brace for impact, mentally and physically, as Hurricane Florence reaches land.
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environment
Cigarette butts pollute community rivers
Cigarettes are one of the most common forms of litter on American streets, with environmental impacts ranging beyond secondhand smoke. Cigarettes end up in our rivers and oceans and can take years to decompose. But this variety of litter has received much less discussion and action than others, such as plastic straws.
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UNCA Divest petitions against fossil fuels on campus
UNCA Divest, a student-run group on campus, met with the Endowment Investment Committee at UNC Asheville to discuss the universities’ investments in fossil fuels.
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MountainTrue works to combat non-native species
MountainTrue is leading the charge to fight off non-native invasive species that could otherwise alter Western North Carolina’s ecosystem permanently.
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Experts recommend treating every day as Earth Day
While Earth Day serves as a useful reminder to protect and improve our environment, experts said making an effort on only one day of the year will not be enough to reverse the damage already done.
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Asheville adds more electric vehicle charging stations with grant
Asheville added more electric vehicle charging stations in light of their Vision 2036 20-year plan.
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Resident students await winner of Green Olympics competition
UNCA resident students participate in the month-long Green Olympics competition to learn energy-saving habits.
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We cannot afford to ignore climate change
The effects of climate change will worsen if we continue to ignore the evidence and refuse to take action.
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In Bloom: Ramsey library to add local seeds to catalogue
Staff at Ramsey Library are in the early stages of developing a seed library in which students may checkout campus-sourced seeds for planting.
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Professor tunes into music and the environment
Jazz Scholar Bill Bares seeks to publicize the role environmentalism plays in music.
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