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SUMMARY:Pulling Back the Curtain: Who's Charting Our Energy Future?
DESCRIPTION:Pulling Back the Curtain: Who’s Charting Our Energy Future?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow does North Carolina incentivize clean energy production and infrastructure? What are the rules governing household electricity rates? How are we helping families adopt rooftop solar and electric vehicles\, and what more could we be doing? \n\nLearn in plain language how the current regulatory system works\, and how advocates like you can get involved to move North Carolina toward a clean energy future.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin CleanAIRE NC for a Six-Part Webinar Series\nSeptember 21 – December 14\nLearn more and register today!\nDOWNLOAD/PRINT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS HERE (PDF) \n\n\n\n\nBeginning September 21st\, webinar sessions are offered on select Tuesdays at 12:00pm (EST) and again at 5:30pm (EST); both times cover the same content so you may attend only one or both. Choose your time(s) during registration.
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/pulling-back-the-curtain-whos-charting-our-energy-future/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Public Meeting
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SUMMARY:Give Comment on NEPA Revisions! Oct 19 & 21
DESCRIPTION:The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is inviting public comment on these proposed revisions to the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).  \nTwo public meetings on the proposed rule will be held online on October 19\, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 pm EDT and October 21 from 5:00-8:00 pm EDT.  To learn more or register\, please visit http://nepa.gov. \nRead the White House Press Release Below:  \nAs part of the Biden Administration’s whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis and confronting environmental injustice\, CEQ is proposing to restore three core procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to provide communities and decision makers with more complete information about proposed projects\, their environmental and public health impacts\, and their alternatives. \nThe changes put forward in this “Phase 1” proposed rule would generally restore three key regulatory provisions that were in effect for decades before being modified for the first time in 2020.  The 2020 changes caused implementation challenges for agencies\, and sowed confusion among stakeholders and the general public. These reforms would restore durability and regulatory certainty\, cut down on conflict\, deliver sounder results on the ground\, and aim to get more American workers on the job building our next generation of infrastructure. \n“The basic community safeguards we are proposing to restore would help ensure that American infrastructure gets built right the first time\, and delivers real benefits – not harms – to people who live nearby\,” said CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory. “Patching these holes in the environmental review process will help reduce conflict and litigation and help clear up some of the uncertainty that the previous administration’s rule caused.” \nThe proposed rule would make the following three important changes to the 2020 NEPA rules: \n\nRestore the requirement that federal agencies evaluate all the relevant environmental impacts of the decisions they are making. This proposed change would make clear that agencies must consider the “direct\,” “indirect\,” and “cumulative” impacts of a proposed decision\, including by evaluating a full range of climate change impacts and assessing the consequences of releasing additional pollution in communities that are already overburdened by polluted air or dirty water.\nRestore the full authority of agencies to work with communities to develop and analyze alternative approaches that could minimize environmental and public health costs. This proposed change would give agencies the flexibility to determine the “purpose and need” of a proposed project based on a variety of factors\, and to work with project proponents and communities to mitigate or avoid environmental harms by analyzing common sense alternatives. The 2020 NEPA rule limited federal agencies’ ability to develop and consider alternative designs or approaches that do not fully align with the stated goals of the project’s sponsor\, often a private company.\nEstablish CEQ’s NEPA regulations as a floor\, rather than a ceiling\, for the environmental review standards that federal agencies should be meeting. This proposal would restore the ability of Federal agencies to tailor their NEPA procedures\, consistent with the CEQ NEPA regulations\, to help meet the specific needs of their agencies\, the public\, and stakeholders.\n\nCEQ is inviting public comment on these proposed revisions. Two public meetings on the proposed rule will be held online on October 19\, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 pm EDT and October 21 from 5:00-8:00 pm EDT.  To learn more or register\, please visit http://nepa.gov. \nOver the coming months\, CEQ will also work toward proposing a set of broader “Phase 2” changes to the NEPA regulations to help ensure full and fair public involvement in the environmental review process; meet the nation’s environmental\, climate change\, and environmental justice challenges; provide regulatory certainty to stakeholders; and promote better decision-making consistent with NEPA’s goals and requirements. \nBackground: \nEnacted by Congress in 1969\, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a cornerstone of our Nation’s efforts to protect the environment and engage the public in government decision making. NEPA was enacted to improve Federal decision making by ensuring high quality information about the environmental effects of proposed actions and their reasonable alternatives are made available to decision makers and the public before an action is taken. \nAs the agency responsible for implementing NEPA\, CEQ works to ensure that environmental reviews for Federal actions and infrastructure projects are thorough\, efficient\, and reflect the input of the public and local communities. \nCEQ’s NEPA regulations apply to a wide range of Federal agency actions\, from permits and authorizations for major infrastructure projects like bridges\, transit\, and renewable energy installations\, to Federal land use plans and restoration activities. CEQ first issued NEPA regulations in 1978 (“1978 regulations”). \nThe fundamental principles of informed and science-based decision making\, transparency\, and public engagement are reflected in NEPA. CEQ seeks to advance these core principles in this proposed rule.
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/give-comment-on-nepa-revisions-oct-19-21/
CATEGORIES:Action Item,Comment Deadline,Public Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211019T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211019T220000
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SUMMARY:Public Hearing for Enviva Sampson Wood Pellets Air Permit!
DESCRIPTION:The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality\, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has scheduled a virtual public hearing for Enviva Pellets Sampson first time Title VI air permit on October 19. \nPublic notice\nEnvironmental Justice Snapshot\nDraft permit\nDEQ page with all permit info\n\n  \n\nEvent title: Enviva Pellets Sampson\, LLC\nDate and Time: October 19\, 2021 at 6 p.m.\nPhone: US TOLL +1-415-655-0003\, Access code: 161 095 3474\nWebEx Link: https://bit.ly/3BO53d2\nEvent Password: NCDAQ \nIf you wish to speak at the public hearing\, you must register by October 19\, 2021 at 4 p.m. To register\, please visit: https://bit.ly/3BCyCOG or call (919) 618-8446. \nInternet access is not required to participate in the hearing. To comment by phone\, when your name is called\, press *3 so the moderator can identify and open your line. Once you have made your comment\, please press *3 to end your comment. \nCopies of all data and the application submitted by Enviva Pellets Sampson\, LLC are available for public inspection on the DAQ website at https://deq.nc.gov/enviva-tv or in person by appointment only at: \nNCDEQ\nDivision of Air Quality\nAir Permits Section\n217 West Jones Street\,\nRaleigh\, NC 27603 \nor \nFayetteville Regional Office\nSystel Building\n225 Green Street\, Suite 714\nFayetteville\, NC 28301-5094
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/public-hearing-for-enviva-sampson-wood-pellets-air-permit/
CATEGORIES:Hearing
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