Campaign Watch: Municipal Races Down to Final Week
One more week before local elections take place in municipalities across North Carolina.
Executive Watch: Scientists Fill Out Science Panel
It took a while, but the new Secretaries’ Scientific Advisory Board membership has been filled — with 15 genuine scientists.
Washington Watch: FERC Approves Atlantic Pipeline
In a quick whipsaw, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has cast a split vote to approve the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, for which a major state permit request had been rejected earlier that week.
Legislative Watch: Industry Cheerleader Named to ‘Conservation’ Seat
Thanks to the nudge by state Senate leader Phil Berger, the NC Senate has named fracking enthusiast and Lee County Commissioner Jim Womack to the state’s Oil and Gas Commission as the required “conservationist.”
Judicial Watch: Supremes Asked to Review Rooftop Solar
The NC Supreme Court will have the last word on whether parties other than public utilities can finance the installation of small ‘rooftop’ solar energy systems for third parties in North Carolina.
Education & Resources: Town Hall on Risks of ‘Regulatory Reform’
What does the much-repeated mantra of “regulatory reform” actually mean for the public health and environment of the people of North Carolina? Find out October 26th in Raleigh.
Conservationists: Nicole Stewart, New Raleigh City Council Member
Conservationists: Nicole Stewart, New Raleigh City Council Member Congratulations to our conservation colleague Nicole Stewart, a staff member with the NC Conservation Network, on her results from the recent municipal elections. By finishing in the top two spots for the at-large seats in the Raleigh voting on October 10, she will become one of Raleigh’s […]
Judicial Watch: Duke Releases Coal Ash Spill Impact Maps
Judicial Watch: Duke Releases Coal Ash Spill Impact Maps Now North Carolinians downstream of Duke Energy coal ash pits can find out how deeply they’d be buried under toxic coal ash if the upstream pit dam fails. The maps were released in response to threatened litigation by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). The detailed […]
Washington Watch: Pruitt Will Terminate Clean Power Plan
Washington Watch: Pruitt Will Terminate Clean Power Plan Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt relied on flawed assumptions and pro-dirty energy bias to justify his decision to end the Clean Power Plan (CPP). Pruitt announced last week that the EPA was issuing a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to repeal the CPP, which sets […]
Executive Watch: Scientist Named to Head Advisory Panel
Executive Watch: Scientist Named to Head Advisory Panel In the era of Trump, it can be noteworthy when a major state agency does its job by naming a real scientist to an important post calling for actual environmental science expertise. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Dept. of Health and Human Services (HSS) […]
