Source: Dan DeWit, NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 11/14/20


Carolina Public Press is an independent, in-depth and investigative nonprofit news service for North Carolina. When MountainTrue organized opposition to a Henderson County Sheriff’s Office firing range near Saluda in 2018, it was not just because of obvious environmental concerns: Would highly toxic lead seep from the range into the nearby, pristine Green River? Could it be absorbed by plants and wildlife? Did it pose a long-term threat to public drinking supplies?

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