Environment, Geology, Natural History, Rivers, Parks

Adams, Mason. “Vandalia, Franklin, and Westsylvania: Lost States of Southern Appalachia.” Blue Ridge Country 30 (July/August 2017): 54-56.

Adkins, Leonard M. 2021. Nature of the Appalachian Trail: Your Guide to Wildlife, Plants, and Geology Second ed. Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press. "This comprehensive guide takes an in-depth look at the various aspects of nature along the AT: history, geology, plant life, wildlife, and more"-- Provided by publisher

Alabama. Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. 2017. Alabama Wildlife. Edited by Ericha Shelton-Nix. Vol. Volume 5 /. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. 286 pp. Alabama Wildlife, Volume 5 offers a comprehensive update and provides a wealth of new information concerning changes and developments relative to the conservation status of wild animal populations of the state that have occurred in the decade since publication of the previous four volumes in 2004.

Ashworth, Chad E., Smith, Jerrod S., Smith, Kevin A. 2017. Bathymetry and capacity of Shawnee Reservoir, Oklahoma, 2016. Reston, VA: US Geographical Survey. 1 map. Relief shown by contours. Includes text, inset with location map, table, 2 diagrams, and conversion factors table.

Aulenbach, Brent T, Anna M McKee, Geological Survey (U.S.), and United States. National Park Service. 2020. Monitoring and Real-Time Modeling of Escherichia Coli Bacteria for the Chattahoochee River, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia, 2000-2019. Open-File Report, 2020-1048. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Aulenbach, Brent T, John K Joiner, Jaime A Painter, Geological Survey (U.S.), and Gwinnett County (Ga.). Department of Water Resources. 2017. Hydrology and Water Quality in 13 Watersheds in Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2001-15. Scientific Investigations Report, 2017-5012. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 82 pp. Summary of survelogical findings of water quality of 13 watersheds in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Bahnson, Bahne.  “Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail: Examining Opportunities for Learning on a Continuous 2,185-Mile Self Supported Hike.” Ed.D diss. 181 pages.  University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), 2015.  This study explored transformational learning and thru-hiker culture on the Appalachian Trail, employing autoethnography as research methodology within the qualitative research tradition.  Themes associated with transformational learning include compassion, community, and simplicity.  The researcher explored thru-hiker culture by hiking the complete Appalachian Trail for five months, involving a 2,185 mile journey experienced as a continuous “flip-flop” hike.  Personal observations through daily blog posts and weekly newspaper articles were collected and used to critically reflect on the experience, a process integral to transformational adult learning and to achieving an understanding of thru-hiker culture. The study reveals A.T. thru-hiker culture through a description of the experience, knowledge gained from critical reflection on the experience, and the role of physical and psychological challenge on the emerging self.

Bailey, Christopher M., Jaye, Shelley, Geological Society of America. 2017. From the Blue Ridge to the Beach : Geological Field Excursions across Virginia. Boulder, CO: The Geological Society of America. 174 pp. This volume includes seven field guides that explore the diverse geology of Virginia from its Appalachian highlands to the Atlantic shore. The guides cover an array of topics ranging from cave and karst development in the Valley and Ridge to the exceptional fossil localities at the Carmel Church Quarry and the cliffs near Stratford Hall to Precambrian rocks in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Borchard, Kimberly C. 2021. Appalachia As Contested Borderland of the Early Modern Atlantic, 1528-1715. Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, Volume 574. Tempe, Arizona: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies. This monograph explores the European obsession with Appalachian mineral resources during the years between 1528 and 1715, reframing Appalachian history within the fields of Latin American, early American, and Atlantic history. While political activists have long decried the cultural and economic marginalization of Appalachia in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Appalachia has similarly been excluded from the study of colonial expansion, transatlantic conflict, and slavery in the early modern Atlantic world. 

Bone, J.H.A.  Petroleum and Petroleum Wells. With a Complete Guide Book and Description of the Oil Regions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.  162 pages.  Leopold Classic Library (June 30, 2016).  Classic reprint.  

Clune, John W, Charles A Cravotta, and Geological Survey (U.S.). 2020. Groundwater Quality in Relation to Drinking Water Health Standards and Geochemical Characteristics for 54 Domestic Wells in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, 2017 (version Version 1.1, July 2020.) Version 1.1, July 2020 ed. Scientific Investigations Report, 2020-5022. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 

Fallon, Katie. 2017. Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird. Lebanon NH: ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England. 232 pp. Book exploring the poor reputation of vultures and how they live in day-to-day life. 

Flatley, Elizabeth D.  “Our Forever Home: Loss of Place and Shale Gas Development in Western Pennsylvania.” Ph.D. diss. 180 pages.  Temple University, 2015.  The Marcellus Shale lies beneath most of Pennsylvania as well as portions of Ohio, West Virginia, New York, and Maryland, holding one of the world’s largest natural gas reserves. The Marcellus is a sizeable gas reservoir, but until the recent development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, it had not been economically feasible to exploit it.  These unconventional drilling methods currently used in Pennsylvania and other Marcellus regions are deeply controversial.  The result has been great scientific and public uncertainty over the risks and rewards of Marcellus Shale development. This dissertation explores the Marcellus Shale development in Western Pennsylvania and its impact on the social lives of residents and the ways in which residents respond.  

Feaster, Toby D, and Geological Survey (U.S.). 2020. Methods for Estimating Selected Low-Flow Frequency Statistics and Mean Annual Flow for Ungaged Locations on Streams in Alabama (version Version 1.2, November 2020.) Version 1.2, November 2020 ed. Scientific Investigations Report, 2020-5099. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Geological Survey (U.S.). 2020. Ohio and Landsat. Fact Sheet, 2020-3065. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Gordon, Debbie W, and Geological Survey (U.S.). 2020. Groundwater Quality and Groundwater Levels in Dougherty County, Georgia, April 2019 through March 2020. Open-File Report, 2020-1120. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 

Hitt, Nathaniel P, Geological Survey (U.S.), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2020. Modeling Occupancy of Rare Stream Fish Species in the Upper Cumberland and Kentucky River Basins. Open-File Report, 2020-1100. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 

Hobbs, H. H, Rickard A Olson, Elizabeth G Winkler, and David C Culver, eds. 2017. Mammoth Cave: A Human and Natural History. Cave and Karst Systems of the World. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53718-4. This book reveals the science and beauty of Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave, which has played an important role in the natural sciences. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the cave, combining insights from leading experts in fields ranging from archeology and cultural history to life science and geosciences. 

International Energy Agency. 2020. Georgia 2020 : Energy Policy Review. Paris: IEA Publications.  https://doi.org/10.1787/9efd2ee9-en. In this report, the IEA provides recommendations for further improvements of Georgia’s policies to help the country guide the transformation of its energy sector.

Jackson, Katie Lamar. 2017. A Movement of the People : The Roots of Environmental Education and Advocacy in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. 126 pp. Detailed history of the Alabama Environmental Quality Association (AEQA). The AEQA helped to establish groundbreaking environmental protection and natural resource preservation policies for the state and the region and grew into one of the nation’s most progressive environmental education efforts.

Journey, Celeste A, Geological Survey (U.S.), and South Carolina. Department of Transportation. 2020. Effects of Stormwater Runoff from Selected Bridge Decks on Conditions of Water, Sediment, and Biological Quality in Receiving Waters in South Carolina, 2013 to 2018. Scientific Investigations Report, 2020-5046. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Kasdorf, Julia Spicher, and Steven Rubin.  Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields (Keystone Books). 144 pages.  University Park, PA: Penn State University Press. (July 20, 2018). This book combines poetry and photography to explore the small towns, farms, and forests of Appalachian Pennsylvania and to tell the stories of these places and the working people who inhabit them.

Kavanagh, James, Leung, Raymond. 2017. West Virginia Nature Set: Field Guides to Wildlife, Birds, Trees & Wildflowers of West Virginia. Dunedin, FL: Waterford Press. 3 pamphlets with detailed pictures and captions explaining various types of birds, trees, and wildflowers in the state of West Virginia.

Kelly, Daishon. 2017. The Natural Flood Disaster in Southern West Virginia 2016. Terra Alta, West Virginia: Headline Books. 28 pp. Children’s book with illustrations explaining the flood disaster in Southern West Virginia in 2016.

Klein, Vanessa Ann.  “The Nature of Nature: Space, Place, and Identity on the Appalachian Trail.”  Ph.D. diss.  311 pages.  Kent State University, 2015.  The purpose of this study was to examine people’s experiences with nature using thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trial as the focus of the study. This study seeks to understand how experiences in nature impact place-making and are in turn affected by place. Study participants were asked to engage in an intense nature experience connected with significant experiences in their lives, how they connect with nature, what their construction of nature is, and how they generate knowledge during an informal nature experience.  A naturalistic inquiry methodology was selected to explore how Appalachian Trail thru-hikers experience and connect to nature; what prior nature experiences and formative influences led them to undertake a long-term outdoor experience; and the relationships between space, place, identity and power.

Kozar, Mark D, Mitchell A McAdoo, Karl B Haase, Geological Survey (U.S.), and West Virginia. Office of Environmental Health Services. 2020. Groundwater Quality and Geochemistry of West Virginia's Southern Coal Fields (version Version 1.1, March 2020.) Version 1.1, March 2020 ed. Scientific Investigations Report, 2019-5059. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Krochmal, Arnold, Russell S Walters, Richard M Doughty.  A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia.  296 pages.  CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 6, 2016).  First published in 1969 by the USDA Forest Service, this book describes 126 trees, shrubs, herbs, and ferns that have traditionally been used for medicinal or therapeutic purposes by Native Americans and early settlers of the Appalachian region.  Each plant is illustrated with a line drawing or photograph, a description including scientific and common names, plant features, flowering period, habitats, parts of the plant used, and traditional medicinal uses.  Also included is a guide to collection and processing tools and methods for plants and pollen; optimal viewing times for each species; and a glossary of terms. 

Le Feuvre, Pharoah, and International Energy Agency. 2020. Sustainable Bioenergy for Georgia : A Roadmap. Paris: IEA Publications. An overview of the prevailing institutional framework related to bioenergy and associated policies opens this roadmap, followed by a description of the wider context of bioenergy supply and consumption in Georgia. The body of the roadmap focuses on: Ensuring sustainable biomass supplies Modernising the consumption of biomass. Current Georgian practices are summarised for these two areas, and examples of international best practices in bioenergy from IEA member countries are offered. The roadmap then outlines the policies, technologies and management practices needed for Georgia to harness its biomass potential securely and sustainably. These are presented as a set of overarching policy actions, underpinned by detailed biomass supply and consumption recommendations. The recommended actions are compiled as a co-ordinated package of measures to be implemented during 2020-25 to modernise Georgia's bioenergy industry and make it sustainable by 2030. The social, economic and environmental benefits for the country are summarised as a vision of Georgia's modern bioenergy industry in 2030.

Merriam, Eric Richard.  “Cumulative Effects Modeling in the Mountaintop Removal Mining Region of the Central Appalachians.”  Ph.D. diss.  171 pages.  West Virginia University, 2015.  Anthropogenic alteration of natural land cover is a global driver of aquatic resource impairment. Increasingly, there is recognition that aquatic systems are impacted by multiple land use activities that combine additively and interactively to result in unique patterns of degradation. Moreover, stream networks are multi-scaled, hierarchically structured systems wherein localized impacts can have both local and regional consequences. Thus, there has been a recent push to construct statistical models capable of predicting and forecasting aquatic conditions under current and future land use scenarios and characterize local and regional processes dictating observed patterns of ecological degradation.  Nowhere is there a greater need for decisive and empirically-driven aquatic resource management than within the Mountaintop Removal-Valley Fill (MTR-VF) mining region of the central Appalachians, where dramatic changes in land cover associated with large scale surface mining can produce strong measurable impacts to downstream ecosystems. 

Miller, Eric Mitchell.  “Evaluating and Prioritizing Stream Restoration in Mined Appalachian Watersheds”.  Ph.D. diss. 141 pages.  West Virginia University, 2015.  The state of West Virginia requires stream mitigation to offset anthropogenic impacts to streams; consequently, there is a high concentration of mitigation projects in the mountaintop mining/valley fill region. Projects are typically outside mine boundaries and sites are selected at the discretion of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. This dissertation evaluated current in-stream, natural channel design (NCD) structures and prioritized future project locations. 

Miller, Jono. 2021. The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. In this fascinating journey through the natural and cultural history of the palmetto, Jono Miller offers surprising facts and dispels common myths about an important native plant that remains largely misunderstood.

Rehbein, Ed.  Exploring the Wilds of West Virginia: A Hiker's Guide to Beauty off the Beaten Path.  Dog Ear Publishing (November 29, 2016).  Award-winning writer and photographer Ed Rehbein shares the beauty of nature in Appalachia based on twenty years exploring West Virginia's State Parks, National Parks and Forest Service Lands.  The 21 chapters of this guide  to hidden waterfalls, little-known river trails, and unique vistas in West Virginia were originally published as magazine articles.   GPS coordinates for key locations and trailheads are provided both in the text and in a table at the end of the book. 

Rice, Karen C, Douglas B Chambers, and Geological Survey (U.S.). 2020. Chemical Constituent Concentrations in Stream Water, Streambed Sediment, and Soils of Fort Belvoir, Virginia--A Characterization of Ambient Conditions in 2019. Open-File Report, 2020-1059. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

Speer, Ed. 2017. The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery. Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 40. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. Mysterious nighttime lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest have intrigued locals and visitors for more than a century. The result of a three year investigation, this book identifies both manmade and natural light sources--including some unexpected ones--behind North Carolina's most famous ghost story. 

Stump, Nicholas F. 2021. Remaking Appalachia: Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law (version First edition.) First ed. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press. "Environmental law has failed spectacularly to protect Appalachia from the ravages of liberal capitalism, and from extractive industries in particular. Remaking Appalachia chronicles such failures, but also puts forth hopeful paths for truly radical change"-- Provided by publisher.

Taylor, Michael Ray. 2020. Hidden Nature : Wild Southern Caves. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press. "More than 10,000 known caves lie beneath the state of Tennessee according to the Tennessee Cave Survey, a nonprofit organization that catalogs and maps them. In this book, Taylor tells the story of this vast underground wilderness. In addition to describing the sheer physical majesty of the region's wild caverns and the concurrent joys and dangers of exploring them, he examines their rich natural history and scientific import, their relationship to clean water and a healthy surface environment, and their uncertain future"-- Provided by publisher.

Tieliże Levan. 2017. Glaciers of Georgia. Geography of the Physical Environment. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. This book gives the most detailed and comprehensive insights into the morphology, morphometry and dynamics of glaciers in the Georgian Caucasus region up to date. It examines the variability of valley glaciers after the Little Ice Age maximum and identifies glacial dynamics during historical periods.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. 2017. Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017: Report (to Accompany H.r. 2316) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, 115-288. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office. 15 pp.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 2017. The Economic Importance of Modern, Reliable Energy Infrastructure to West Virginia and the United States : Field Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, August 29, 2016. S. Hrg, 114-507. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office. 57 pp.

United States National Park Service South Carolina. 2017. Congaree National Park, South Carolina. Washington, DC: National Park Service. 1 map. Text and color illustrations of Congaree National Park in SC.

United States National Park Service. 2017. Cowpens, Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina. Harper’s Ferry, WV: Harper’s Ferry Center. 1 brochure. A 2017 braille transcription of the Unigrid brochure COWP.

United States National Park Service. 2017. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. 1 map. Colored map of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

United States Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 2017. Upper Ohio navigation study, PA final feasibility report and integrated environmental impact statement: communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Corps' Upper Ohio navigation study, PA final feasibility report and integrated environmental impact statement for October 2014 (revised August 2016), pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 549a; Public Law 91-611, Sec. 216; (84 Stat. 1830). 6 volumes, illustrations, maps. 

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 2017. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017: Report (to Accompany H.R. 538) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, 115-50. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 2017. To Reinstate and Extend the Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving Jennings Randolph Dam : Report (to Accompany S. 710) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, 115-103. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office. 2017. Nuclear Waste, Opportunities Exist to Reduce Risks and Costs by Evaluating Different Waste Treatment Approaches at Hanford : Report to Congressional Addressees. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Accountability Office. 78 pp. No description available.

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General. 2017. Fema's Initial Response to Severe Storms and Flooding in West Virginia Dr-4273. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General. 5 pp.

 United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General. 2017. Aiken County, South Carolina, Effectively Managed Fema Grant Funds Awarded for Severe 2014 Winter Storm. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General. 6 pp. Overview of how Aiken County, SC, managed FEMA Grant Funds after a severe winter storm in 2014.

United States National Park Service. 2017. Manassas National Battlefield Park. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. 1 map. Detailed map of the Manassas National Battlefield Park.

United States. National Park Service. 2017. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina Last updated 2017 ed. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. 2017. To Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Establish a Structure for Visitor Services on the Arlington Ridge Tract, in the Area of the U.s. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for Other Purposes : Report (to Accompany H.r. 1073) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, 115-113. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office. Government mandate allowing for the building of a visitor services building on the Arlington Ridge Tract. 

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. 2017. To Authorize, Direct, Facilitate, and Expedite the Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction of Certain Federal Land, and for Other Purposes : Report (to Accompany H.r. 1397) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Rept. / 115th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, 115-206. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 2017. To Extend the Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project : Report (to Accompany S. 723) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, 115-80. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 2017. Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act : Report (to Accompany H.r. 494) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, 115-114. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office. Report on the expansion act of the Frederica National Monument. 

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2017. To Extend the Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project : Report (to Accompany H.r. 951). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, 115-172. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. 2017. To Remove the Use Restrictions on Certain Land Transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for Other Purposes : Report (to Accompany H.r. 954) (Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Report / 115th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, 115-203. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

United States Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 2017. Princeville, North Carolina, flood risk management integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment final report : communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, the Department of Defense, transmitting the Corps' Princeville, North Carolina, flood risk management integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment for September 2015 (revised April 2016), pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 549a ; Public Law 91-611, Sec. 216 ; (84 Stat. 1830). 818 pp. Legislative report on the flood risk management of Princeville, NC.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. 2020. Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act : Report (to Accompany H.r. 5472). Report / 116th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, 116-643. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Vann, Adam, and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. n.d. Supreme Court Visits Appalachian Trail to Address Pipeline Permitting Dispute. Congressional Research Service. Accessed December 20, 2021.

Waldrop, William R, Billy E Johnson, and Tennessee Valley Authority. Water Systems Development Branch. 1976. Analysis of the Thermal Effluent from the Bull Run Steam Plant : Part I: Low River Flows. Report, 41-38-2. Norris, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Authority, Office of National Resources, Division of Water Resources, Water Systems Development Branch. 

Witt, Joseph D.  Religion and Resistance in Appalachia: Faith and the Fight against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining (Place Matters New Direction Appal Stds). 274 pages.  University Press of Kentucky (October 28, 2016).  Joseph D. Witt examines the ways religious and environmental ethics foster resistance to mountaintop removal coal mining.  Drawing on extensive interviews with activists, teachers, preachers, and community leaders, Witt's research offers a fresh analysis of an important and dynamic topic.  His study reflects a diversity of denominational perspectives, exploring Catholic and mainline Protestant views of social and environmental justice; evangelical Christian readings of biblical ethics as well as native and nontraditional spiritual traditions. Witt's work also provides new outlooks on the future of the region and its inhabitants by placing Appalachian resistance to mountaintop removal in a comparative international context.  His timely study enhances, challenges, and advances conversations not only about the region, but also about the relationship between religion and environmental activism. 

United States. National Park Service. 2020. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina Last updated 2020 ed. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. 2020. Case Study: Savannah Pilot. Washington, D.C.: EPA.