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T-15 Pipeline to fuel unneeded gas power plants. Comment Today!
Continue readingWoodland Elementary School is located close to the pipeline route, raising local concerns that any leaks or accidents could endanger children. Your concerns (in your own words!) about the T-15 […]
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Press Release: Person Co. Commission Puts Gas Plant Rezoning Back on Agenda, Without Public Comment or Response to Concerns
Continue readingFebruary 13, 2025 CONTACT Steph Gans, Communications Manager, Clean Water for NC, (609) 802-4126, steph@cwfnc.org ROXBORO, N.C. — On Feb. 3, The Person County Board of Commissioners voted to table […]
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TODAY- Call or Email Person County Commissioners to Delay Rezoning for Hyco Gas Plants
Continue readingA rainbow above Woodland Elementary School. One concern from community members is that the pipeline for the gas plants runs too close to the school, potentially endangering students. On Feb. […]
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Tell Person County Commissioners to Delay Rezoning Land for Hyco Gas Plants
Continue readingThe meeting location in the Person Co. Office Building The Person Co. Board of Commissioners will consider Duke’s request to rezone the land for the Hyco Gas Plants, that would […]
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Microplastics Found Even in Remote Areas of NC, in WCU Study
Continue readingBy: Jonathan Poston Microplastics pollution in Western North Carolina’s waterways, is an environmental challenge that extends even to remote, seemingly untouched regions. New research, led by Jerry Miller, professor in […]
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Two Decades of Fighting to Protect NC from “Forever Chemicals”
Continue readingGuest article by: Madeline Jones, author of “All About Water” Blog, student at Southlake Christian Academy Is there a local environmental issue you care about? Consider writing about it for […]
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PFAS don’t HAVE to be forever, IF we stand up. Here’s how:
Continue readingPFAS seep into groundwater when they are manufactured, used in products or agriculture, and through the landfills where they are disposed PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because they last […]
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Air Permit Hearing Tonight on Gas Power Plants in Person County
Continue readingA combined cycle methane gas power plant. Duke Energy wants to build two new methane gas power plants in Person County (north of Durham). What we know: Investing in fossil […]
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Coal Ash in NC and in the Triangle
Continue readingCoal ash community advocates & CWFNC staff in 2019. CWFNC has been involved in the environmental justice fight for coal ash clean-up for over a decade. Thank you to Jonathan […]
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Decades of Challenging the Wood Pellet Industry’s Harms to Communities
Continue reading20 years ago, at a time when few in NC were aware of the rapidly growing wood pellet industry, CWFNC’s Northeast Organizer, Belinda Joyner, got word from a contact in […]
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Moriah Energy Center (MEC)—Big Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Coming to SE Person County
Continue readingDominion Energy is proposing to build the Moriah Energy Center (MEC). MEC would liquefy and store natural gas for when demand is high. The MEC would be a major investment […]
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Clean Water for NC to Carry on Our Mission, Hope Taylor Returns
Continue readingThe Board of Directors of Clean Water for NC continues to evaluate various options for carrying out our mission with a smaller staff, and we have enlisted the help of […]
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ACT Against Coal Ash: We Want Answers
Continue readingPress Release 828 Martin Luther King Boulevard is the location of a police station and 60,000 cubic yards of coal ash waste in Chapel Hill. The Town acquired the property […]
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Check out Clean Currents Fall & Winter 2022!
Continue readingOur latest Clean Currents newsletter is available to read! Check out one of the articles below. Finding Camaraderie at the EJ Summit In 1998, the 1st annual NC Community Environmental Justice […]
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A Heartfelt Farewell from Rachel Velez, Water Justice Program Director
Continue readingAfter five inspiring years at Clean Water for North Carolina (CWFNC), I have made the difficult decision to step down from the organization to start a new career working in […]
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40 Years of EJ Wrap-Around: Thank You to Our Panelists & Video Recording!
Continue readingPlease join US in thanking Rev. William Kearney, Angella Dunston, and Danielle Koonce for their wonderful perspectives and input in commemorating 40 Years of Environmental Justice! They spoke in a […]
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Warren County commemorates 40 years of environmental justice struggle
Continue readingBy: Will Atwater, North Carolina Health News September 21, 2022 At around 7 a.m. last Saturday, cars began collecting in the parking lot of Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church in […]
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Viewpoints: We’re Still Waiting on Chapel Hill Coal Ash Answers
Continue readingBy: Amanda Strawderman, Op-Ed for Chapelboro.com September 9, 2022 May 16, 2022. That was the date the Town of Chapel Hill and NC Dept of Environmental Quality held a virtual […]
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Consumer Confidence Reports: Opportunities and Challenges for Small NC Water Systems
Continue readingWhere does my drinking water come from? Is my water safe to drink? How is my water being treated? If you’ve ever found yourself asking these common drinking water questions, […]
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No Sacrifice Zones: Appalachian Resistance comes to DC September 8th!
Continue readingIn order to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, Senators Manchin and Schumer made a deal which introduces a separate piece of legislation that would fast-track permit approvals for fossil fuel […]
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EJ Index- Cumulative Impacts & Health Burdens for EJ Communities
Continue readingCumulative Impacts Cumulative impacts are incremental and combined effects from pollution sources, that while individually might be minor, collectively have much greater health and environmental impacts. Contaminants can find their […]
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Promoting Viable, Equitable Drinking Water & Sewer Infrastructure for NC Communities
Continue readingOver the next 20 years, North Carolina water and wastewater infrastructure needs are estimated to range from $17B to $26B. The State Water Infrastructure Authority’s (SWIA) Master Plan outlines where […]
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Much Work Remains for Meaningful Public Participation in North Carolina
Continue readingOn January 7, 2022, NC Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order (EO) 246, “North Carolina’s Transformation to a Clean, Equitable Economy.” The EO 246 required, among many things, that each […]
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Join us at our Durham Community Picnic!
Continue readingYou’re invited! Join Clean Water for North Carolina at our summer picnic and listening session! The event will be held on Saturday, July 23rd at 1pm at Hillside Park in Durham. We’re […]
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Celebrate Freedom on Juneteenth: Community Events Near You!
Continue readingJuneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Freedom Day or Jubilee Day commemorates June 19, 1865, as the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, TX learned they were free. […]