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Hearings are Virtually Meaningless—But Speak Up For Communities!
Continue readingRight now, Americans are dealing with the day to day realities of a global pandemic. This is not the time to be burdened by worries about increased pollution that could […]
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Stopping Rate Hikes for Duke Energy’s Dirty Energy & Climate-Busting Plans!
Continue readingRate cases for both Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) are currently underway, with Duke seeking to recover costs associated with coal ash cleanup, upgrades to their fracked gas infrastructure and costly “grid modernization,” with no clear benefits to customers or cleaner energy. Impacts of the proposed rates would hit hard, as DEC wants to raise electric rates by at least 6.7%–increasing annual electricity bills for an average customer by over $100, while DEP is proposing to raise rates by at least 14.3%, adding over $200 annually to an average electric bill.
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Consumers shouldn’t pay cleanup costs for coal ash dumping
Continue readingImpacted community members and environmental justice activists won a huge victory earlier this month when the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, community groups and Duke Energy signed a settlement agreement requiring the utility giant to fully excavate 80 million tons of coal ash from leaking, unlined pits in six sites across the state.
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NEW REPORT: Working Towards Water Justice in North Carolina Mobile Home Parks
Continue readingThis summer, we worked with our Duke University Stanback intern, Elizabeth Allen, to conduct a “listening canvas,” reaching over 100 mobile home park communities in 9 counties to learn whether and where advocacy was needed to protect residents’ right to drinking water. Our outreach uncovered concerning patterns regarding landord disputes and drinking water access and quality.
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Presentations from 35th Annual Meeting Celebration!
Continue readingThanks to all those who attended our 35th Anniversary Celebration at this year’s Annual Meeting! Click on the links to view the presentations from our amazing speakers!
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Celebrating 35 Years of Working with NC Communities!
Continue readingJoin us in celebration of 35 years of working together! Sept. 21, 1:30 – 5:00 PM The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Avenue, Asheville Register on our Eventbrite Page! Clean Water […]
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Standing Together Against Coal Ash Injustice
Continue readingThe news was announced on April Fools Day, but it was no joke! DEQ (The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality), backed by strong science, stood with coal ash communities in their decision to order Duke Energy to excavate coal ash from every remaining site in the state and move it into lined landfills. Duke Energy wasted no time in rebuking DEQ, speaking scathingly about the ordered clean-up, and leveraging its power to safeguard its own interests, but NC residents, businesses, and organizations, will not be standing down.
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Victory for Coal Ash Communities Across NC!
Continue readingYou did it! You spoke out against injustice, and won! On April 1st, DEQ announced that communities across North Carolina will have toxic coal ash removed from unlined, leaking pits […]
