goodnessadmin, Author at North Carolina League of Conservation Voters

Sonic Blasting Permit Blocked, Company Will Appeal

The Roy Cooper Administration recently used federal Coastal Zone Management Act authority to block WesternGeco’s request to conduct sonic blasting to search for offshore oil and gas deposits — but the company has asked the Trump Administration to override the objections. WesternGeco requested permission to conduct the tests along the outer continental shelf from Maryland […]

Building a Just Climate

Last week, more than 70 environmental justice, social justice, and other advocacy groups…

Are You Kidding Me?

Last week, President Donald Trump gave a speech declaring himself an environmental champion. This is the same Donald Trump who: Made the United States the only country to withdraw from the critical Paris Climate Agreement to fight the climate crisis Directed his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which was […]

EPA Seeks to Silence Community Voices

It’s a standard play from the polluter-friendly playbook: Change the rules so that only polluters get a seat at the negotiating table. The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to release a change in rules which would bar impacted individuals or community groups from appealing pollution permits to the agency’s appeals board. But […]

Algae Blooms Return

Large-scale algae blooms have returned to the Albemarle Sound, Chowan River…

Budget Veto Override, Rate Hike Bill Still Stalled

The top Republican leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly…

Hotlist 7/9/19: VOTE NO ON SB 559

Fresh off Independence Day celebrations, we’re still dealing with a lack of consumer agency in the Duke Energy rate hike bill (Senate Bill 559). Over the long weekend, The News & Observer published an op-ed from a North Carolina business owner highlighting how this legislation allows Duke to increase utility rates and earn excess profits. […]