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Areas sometimes included when referencing the Appalachian region. Northern section is generally not included. Environmental issues in Appalachia, a cultural region in the Eastern United States, include long term and ongoing environmental impact from human activity, and specific incidents of environmental harm such as environmental disasters related to mining.
River advocates worry that weakened wetland protections in Indiana will mean more trouble in the Ohio and, ultimately, the Mississippi — both of which already struggle with water quality issues.
Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 3 earthen dams.
The Boundary Waters is the largest wilderness area east of the Rocky Mountains. It spans more than 1 million acres along the U.S.-Canada border and is filled with forests, glacial lakes and streams.
In Holcomb’s announcement, he also noted that the Indiana Finance Authority would immediately start a planned comprehensive regional water study for North Central Indiana to examine watersheds ...
The Battle of Fallen Timbers, the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, was fought 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) north of the banks of the Maumee River. After this decisive victory for General Anthony Wayne , in 1795 Native Americans ceded a twelve-mile square tract around Perrysburg and Maumee to the United States by the Treaty of Greenville . [ 8 ]
Near Lake Lure, North Carolina, where iconic scenes from the movie "Dirty Dancing" were filmed, the flow in Cove Creek rocketed up with 32 times more water between Tuesday and Thursday, according ...
Climate change in North Carolina is of concern due to its impacts on the environment, climate, people, and economy of North Carolina. "Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree (F) in the last century, and the sea is rising about one inch every decade." [1] North Carolina, along with the rest of the Southeastern United States, has ...