Plus, North ... North Carolina's Piedmont forests provide a truly magical backdrop for the park's climbing routes, making Crowders Mountain State Park one of America's best rock-climbing ...

whether technical experts would be licensed in North Carolina and how the mine's waste rock storage pit would be lined. Piedmont first applied for the permit in August 2021. The state asked for ...

for a waste rock pit that would touch heights of roughly 500 feet (152 m). North Carolina regulators, who approved Piedmont's request on Nov. 21, have in recent years asked mining applicants to ...