• Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board Meeting

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its meeting Monday, February 28, remotely via teleconference. Members of the public are welcome to participate online or by phone. Internet access is not required to attend the meeting. WHO:             Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board WHAT:          Board Meeting via teleconference […]

  • EPA Nat’l Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call!

    About this event DATE: March 15, 2022 TIME: 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central, Noon Mountain, 11 a.m. Pacific AGENDA: Leadership Updates Additional Topics to Come Listening Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue […]

  • Moral March on Raleigh

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is bringing a Moral Monday March on Raleigh to the steps of the state legislature on Jones Street. In North Carolina, we know the power of bringing together a fusion coalition of people around a common set of demands. The state legislature continues to drive […]

  • DEQ Public Meeting on Digester System General Permits in Kenansville

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources will hold four public meetings in April on draft Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits. Three meetings will be in-person and a fourth will be online via Webex. Members of the public are invited to attend and submit comments on the draft […]

  • DEQ Public Meeting on Digester System General Permits in Clinton

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources will hold four public meetings in April on draft Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits. Three meetings will be in-person and a fourth will be online via Webex. Members of the public are invited to attend and submit comments on the draft […]

  • DEQ Public Meeting on Digester System General Permits in Statesville

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources will hold four public meetings in April on draft Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits. Three meetings will be in-person and a fourth will be online via Webex. Members of the public are invited to attend and submit comments on the draft […]

  • Virtual Public Hearing on Digester System General Permits

    The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources will hold four public meetings in April on draft Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits. Three meetings will be in-person and a fourth will be online via Webex. Members of the public are invited to attend and submit comments on the draft […]

  • Moral March on Washington and to the Polls!

    The June 18, 2022 Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will be a generationally transformative and disruptive gathering of poor and low-wealth people, state leaders, faith communities, moral allies, unions and partnering organizations. It is NOT just a day of action. It is a declaration of an […]

  • Community Information Session on the Hazards of Chapel Hill’s Coal Ash

    Are you concerned about coal ash in your community? Join (in-person or via Zoom!) the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), Climate Action NC, Friends of Bolin Creek, the Chapel Hill Organization for Clean Energy (CHOCE), and the Alliance of Carolinians Together (ACT) Against Coal Ash for a hybrid in-person and virtual community information session […]

  • Air Permits Training for Meaningful Involvement in EPA Region 4

    Air Permitting and the Public Participation Process June 23rd, 6:00 - 7:30 PM EPA Region 4 invite you to attend their virtual air permits training created to: Help inform communities about air permits and their associated regulations Provide communities with resources which will assist them in becoming more involved in the air permitting process View […]

  • Durham Carbon Plan Hearing Rally

    To fight climate change in North Carolina, we must switch to renewable energy and make it affordable to everyone. This means local communities having a say in how electricity is produced. North Carolina set a goal for 2030 to reduce carbon emissions by 70% and will decide this year how to reach that target. During […]