Administrative Watch: NC Denies Pipeline Permit
Administrative Watch: NC Denies Pipeline Permit It seems that shoddy science and corporate political connections are no longer enough to grease the skids for a major environmental decision in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last week rejected a requested erosion and sedimentation permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. DEQ said that […]
Campaign Watch: Vote This Week in City Elections Across NC
Voters go to the polls on Tuesday, October 10, to fill key local leadership posts in cities and towns across North Carolina, including Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Fayetteville, Greensboro, and Raleigh (as well as many smaller communities).
Legislative Watch: Legislators Enact More Polluter Protections
The NC General Assembly last week continued its anti-environmental ways, enacting two more polluter protection packages over Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes.
Campaign Watch: Local Races Elevate Environmental Issues
Campaign Watch: Local Races Elevate Environmental Issues Create new parks or sell off the land of existing ones? Require tree protection in new developments or expand the parking lots and pave it all? Add new greenways, bike paths, and transit options or rely on just more roads, roads, and roads? Local leadership posts that make […]
Legislative Watch: Menaces in the Latest Special Session
The Thing that Wouldn’t Go Home is set to return to Raleigh this Wednesday for the latest in a seemingly endless series of “special sessions.” The NC General Assembly plans to take up an anti-environmental agenda that includes possible veto overrides of bad bills passed earlier, as well as new efforts to further gut state protections for clean water, clean air, and public health.
Executive Watch: Governor Declares Clean Energy Week
Executive Watch: Governor Declares Clean Energy Week Gov. Roy Cooper declared last week (Sept. 25-29) as Clean Energy Week in North Carolina, “to recognize that clean energy drives North Carolina’s energy future and fosters economic growth.” In a news release last week, NC Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Michael Regan said, “Our state leads […]
Administrative Watch: Challenged Fracking Board Meeting Delayed
Individuals claiming authority under a state panel found illegal by a court ruling last year didn’t try to meet last week to debate rules on fracking for natural gas.
Judicial Watch: Conservation Groups Demand Coal Ash Maps
Facing the threat of legal action, Duke Energy announced that it would release previously secret maps showing areas at highest risk if any of its coal ash pit dams fail.
Executive Watch: NC Joins Climate Action Pact
Last week, North Carolina joined with 14 other states in the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of states committed to working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement.
Legislative Watch: Cooper Vetoes HB 56
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed HB 56, “Amend Environmental Laws,” which features anti-environmental items such as a repeal of the popular Outer Banks plastic bag ban, which protects sea turtles and other marine life, as well as weakening clean water protections.
