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    Tag:  Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency

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    Letter: Fix needed to stop trash burning in Buncombe

    Posted on May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 by Letters

    “What I’m complaining about is the ineffectiveness of trying to put an end to this burning.”

    2.2 K views6LettersOpinion
    Ashley Featherstone

    Q&A: Ashley Feathersto­ne of Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency

    Posted on April 24, 2022May 3, 2022 by LA Bourgeois

    Growing up in Hendersonville, Ashley Featherstone assumed she would move away for work. “I was always told that you could never find a job here,” she recalls. “There are [fewer] jobs here than there are in places like Atlanta and Charlotte. But I just decided that I was going to find a job.” And she […]

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    Let’s ban open burning in Buncombe County

    Posted on March 27, 2022March 24, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    “Residents’ health shouldn’t have to suffer when there are practical alternatives to open burning.”

    5.7 K views5CommentaryOpinion

    Green in brief: Blue Ridge Parkway tops national parks in 2021 visitation

    Posted on March 9, 2022April 12, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    The scenic roadway saw 15.9 million recreation visits in 2021, up from about 14 million in 2020; the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which also includes land in Western North Carolina, was in second place with over 14.1 million visits.

    4.3 K views1EnvironmentFarm & GardenNewsNonprofitsOutdoorsSustainabilityTourism
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    Buncombe to revisit sports park soccer agreement

    Posted on October 15, 2021October 27, 2021 by Daniel Walton

    At its Oct. 19 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners also will consider spending $394,000 to support conservation easements on eight farms throughout the county.

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