N.C. Trout Breathe Easier After Court Ruling

11.19.2009 – CHAPEL HILL, NC—The N.C. Court of Appeals this week upheld the state’s protective buffer for trout streams in a victory for North Carolina’s water quality, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center. The decision came after attorneys with the center argued that a golf course constructed at Mountain Air Country Club in Yancey County violated state buffer requirements. “This ruling is excellent news for everyone who values clean mountain streams as environmental and economic treasures,” said Blan Holman, a Southern Environmental Law Center attorney. “It’s also great news for our trout which need cold, clear...

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N.C. Trout Breathe Easier After Court Ruling

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