Dead End for Pledged Highway: Park Service Cancels `Road to Nowhere' in N.C. Mountains
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 26--A 64-year-old mountain feud that pitted a promise against pragmatism moved closer Friday to fading into folklore.
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By Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--HILTON HEAD, S.C.   Late on a misty day, when the wind sighs through trees lining a deserted road and sets their beards of Spanish moss to fluttering, nature takes center stage here.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 12--THE ARMY has been its own worst enemy from a public relations standpoint in the delays and incompleteness of information released so far about Fort Carson expansion plans for Pinon Canyon.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A federal judge on Friday struck down a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, calling it a "prejudged, political" move that sought to exclude the vehicles from all national parks...
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By Tom Benning, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Jun. 1--Two years ago, Abe Whaley watched in agony as construction  progressed on Legacy Mountain, a ridge nestled between Pittman Center and  Pigeon Forge.
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By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 13--MOUNT HOLLY -- A moratorium on new commercial construction along two major corridors has been extended 30 days while leaders mull banned business uses in those areas.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 18--The rolling hills that help entice tourists to the North Coast may or may not end up with "starter castles" or other structures on their ridgelines.
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By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 7--CORDOVA, Neb. -- This tiny village's proposal to secede from Seward County in protest over a long-unpaved road hit a crushing legal roadblock Tuesday night.
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By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Sep. 15--Plans for a $37 million bridge project through Congaree National Park suffered another setback when state regulators refused Thursday to issue environmental permits for the work.
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By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 16--SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- Dorchester County's proposal to limit the  number of houses that can be built near Charleston's historic plantations  along S.C. Highway 61 is a long way from a done deal.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 20--ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other off-road vehicles can be a lot of fun. And large areas of America's national forests have been set aside for their use.
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By Lauren King, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 10--ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. -- Heading south on N.C. 34, the four-lane road becomes two lanes and leads to southern Pasquotank County's farmland.
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A federal judge on Friday struck down a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, calling it a "prejudged, political" move that sought to exclude the vehicles from all national parks.
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By Corrinne Hess  chess@@dailyherald.com  Don't let the asphalt fool you.  The new road slated for construction at Redwing Slough conservancy just outside of Antioch is not meant as a welcome sign.
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A mining practice that takes the tops off mountains has destroyed not only the scenery, activists say, but also the water supply for people living in Appalachia. The Department of the Interior considers a new rule that would pave the way for more mountaintop mining.
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By TERENCE CHEA  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Wednesday reinstated a Clinton administration ban on the building of roads in untouched sections of national forests.  U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Laporte sided with states and environmentalists who sued to protect forest land.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 19--SMITHFIELD -- An information workshop about the Mountains to the Sea Trail project will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Human Resources building, located at the corner of south 2nd and Johnston streets.