Whee Breathe’s check in on WCU’s air quality

Version of the story first published in print for The Western Carolinian. WCU’s Whee Breathe will add an analysis for the air quality on campus retrieved from Purple Air monitors by the end of the spring 2023 semester.   Whee Breathe is a club started by Dr. Sara Duncan, a biology professor and expert on air […]

Sylva paper factory cares for the environment

Jackson Paper Manufacturing in Sylva is the largest producer of 100 percent recycled paper in North Carolina.  The company utilizes several measures to minimize its impact on the environment, with systems in place to prevent any discharge into local waterways and no harmful emissions released into the air.