Longtime Coastal Advocate Passes Away
Longtime Coastal Advocate Passes Away Sad news to pass along: longtime North Carolina environmentalist and member of NCLCV’s Conservation PAC board Richard “Dick” Bierly passed peacefully in his sleep last Wednesday, March 20. He was 86 years old. Dick was a Republican who believed protecting our environment is good for business and people alike, and […]
Duke Wants Customers to Pay for Failed Nukes
Why should customers foot the bill for Duke Energy’s repeated nuclear mistake in upstate South Carolina? In the 1970s and 1980s, the nuclear-obsessed utility tried to push the then-named Cherokee Nuclear Station in Cherokee County, SC. But with electric demand growth falling, and North Carolina law and regulators reasserting control over wasted capital expenditures, Duke […]
Cooper Administration Awards Water Grants
Literally putting our money where our mouths are, the Cooper Administration announced $127 million in grants for drinking water and wastewater treatment projects across the state last week. These grants will help pay for 96 projects from Sylva in the mountains to Elizabeth City on the coast, covering direct improvements to drinking water and wastewater […]
Beach Town Drops Well, Sues Over Contamination
The Town of Wrightsville Beach is the latest to sue DuPont and Chemours for contaminating its drinking water with toxic PFAS chemicals like GenX. The town announced last week that it has cut off use of its only mainland well, which tests have shown is polluted by GenX and other toxins. In late January, Wrightsville […]
Legislative Watch: Voter ID Delayed
Legislative Watch: Voter ID Delayed Bipartisan legislation signed by Gov. Roy Cooper last week will delay new voter ID requirements until the 2020 elections. The law which implemented last fall’s constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote in person was set to go into effect in municipal elections this year, and had a specific carve-out […]
Judicial Watch: Big Hog Beaten Again
Judicial Watch: Big Hog Beaten Again Round five has gone again to injured neighbors who are the victims of the stench, insects, and health hazards caused by Big Hog polluting practices. In the fifth federal hog pollution liability trial to go to a verdict in North Carolina, a jury once again found Smithfield Foods responsible […]
Executive Watch: Cooper Proposes Wind Study
Executive Watch: Cooper Proposes Wind Study In contrast to President Trump’s push to ruin our economy with offshore drilling, Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget seeks to boost our economy by tapping into the wind which will always blow across our coast. Wind energy groups say that a small appropriation in the governor’s state budget proposal could […]
Citizen Action: Oppose Trump’s Oil Lobbyist
Citizen Action: Oppose Trump’s Oil Lobbyist A broad spectrum of environmental groups oppose President Trump’s nomination of former oil company lobbyist David Bernhardt for Secretary of the Interior, the department that will soon unveil Trump’s offshore drilling plan. You can take action to stop his elevation to the post. Since his appointment as Deputy Secretary […]
The Other Side: Climate Deniers Target Schools
The Other Side: Climate Deniers Target Schools Faced with a new generation of citizens learning from childhood about the reality and dangers of climate change, how do the organized climate deniers react? They launch a well-funded effort to cram their propaganda into public schools and universities, of course. Two advocacy entities known to be bankrolled […]
Citizen Action: Support Ending Gerrymandering
Citizen Action: Support Ending Gerrymandering Want to show your support for establishing fair legislative districts? On March 28, two newly elected state representatives who support moving North Carolina to a nonpartisan redistricting process are hosting a gerrymandering town hall in Raleigh. NCLCV’s Conservation PAC endorsed Julie Von Haefen and Sydney Batch. NCLCV, Von Haefen, and […]
