Executive Watch: Veto the Big Hog Injustice Bill
Executive Watch: Veto the Big Hog Injustice Bill Environmental justice advocates are urging Gov. Roy Cooper to veto the bill which “jeopardizes the health and property of vulnerable neighbors” being harmed by corporate factory farms. NCLCV joined the coalition of nonprofit groups calling on Cooper to veto SB 711 because it “eliminates property rights that […]
Hotlist 6/13/18: Farm Bill Shields Hog Industry from Waste Disposal Lawsuits
Farm Bill Shields Hog Industry from Waste Disposal Lawsuits The bill of interest this week, Senate Bill 711, is putting North Carolina’s rural citizens at risk of continued exposure to hog pollution, reducing health and property rights for the individual. We encourage House members this upcoming week to vote “NO” on SB 711 to protect […]
Hotlist 6/11/18: Budget Cuts Mean Troubled Waters for NC Environment
Budget Cuts Mean Troubled Waters for NC Environment This week’s Hotlist focuses on our recently passed budget. After rejecting a motion to re-refer the Appropriations Act of 2018 to the Conference Committee, the Senate’s budget bill was passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 72 to 45 on Thursday. The total proposed […]
The Other Side: Explore Offshore, Big Oil Front Group
The Other Side: Explore Offshore, Big Oil Front Group Since the push to open the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil and gas drilling has run into serious opposition from the real grassroots America, Big Oil has decided to launch another artificial turf group: “Explore Offshore.” This front group was just rolled out last week by […]
Legislative Watch: Protecting Big Hog at the Expense of Neighbors
Legislative Watch: Protecting Big Hog at the Expense of Neighbors Last week, the North Carolina Senate voted to strip away injured neighbors’ right to seek court protection against the stench and health impacts from corporate hog farms. SB 711, “NC Farm Act of 2018,” goes beyond prior industry efforts to limit the amount of damages […]
Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Broken Budget Bill
Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Broken Budget Bill Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the broken budget bill that would kill light rail and jeopardize clean drinking water. In his news conference announcing the veto, Cooper zeroed in on the bill’s shortcomings in education, health care, and the environment. Two of its environmental problems received particular […]
Around the States: Surprising New Ally Against Offshore Drilling
Around the States: Surprising New Ally Against Offshore Drilling In defense of its newly cleaned beaches, New Jersey has become a key player in the Atlantic states’ political wall against offshore drilling. Visitors to the famous Jersey Shore in the late 1980s will remember its garbage-strewn beaches, victims of the once-legal practice of offshore garbage […]
Washington Watch: Defending Clean Water
Washington Watch: Defending Clean Water Anti-environmental forces in Congress are making another attempt at rolling back the crucial Clean Water Rule by attaching the repeal as a rider to an energy and water spending bill. Conservation advocates are prepared to fight back. A wide-ranging coalition of 39 national, regional, and state-level conservation advocacy groups (including […]
Legislative Watch: Killing Light Rail, Ignoring Clean Water
Legislative Watch: Killing Light Rail, Ignoring Clean Water In its take-it-or-leave-it backroom budget bill, the North Carolina General Assembly acted to sabotage light rail and continue playing politics with our drinking water. Last week, both chambers voted mostly along party lines to approve a $24 billion, 267-page budget bill which most members had seen for […]
Education & Resources: Wood Pellet Mills and Public Health
Education & Resources: Wood Pellet Mills and Public Health A new report released this month asserts that wood pellet mills pose a public health threat in North Carolina. The study by the Environmental Integrity Project analyzes publicly available data on the emissions from wood pellet mills permitted in several states, including North Carolina. A lively […]
