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 […]
EPA invites Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates to participate in the next National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call taking place on July 19, 2022 at 2 PM (Eastern Time). These calls are free and open to the public. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-june-21-2022-registration-325152619237 Agenda: Leadership Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Paint Remediation Program update Engagement Session and Dialogue: […]
You’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 hosting this event to engage with the community, build relationships, and get to know you! We are also hoping to speak with folks on what […]
What would a Just Transition towards an equitable future look like for Triangle residents? Join Climate Action NC, UE-150, Progressive Democrats of Orange County, Carrboro Workers’ Coalition, and the New North Carolina Project as we learn from speakers, followed by a creative community visioning session. We will focus on how environmentalists and organized labor can […]
The International Energy Agency has concluded that there must be no new oil, gas or coal development if the world is to reach net zero by 2050. On September 6th at 7 pm (ET), Climate Action Now will host a free action party with four extraordinary activists battling the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Senator Manchin's side […]
September 8, 2022 at 5:00 PM Robert A Taft Memorial Carillon (intersections New Jersey Ave and Constitution Ave) 100 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC Join the Stop MVP Coalition x People Vs Fossil Fuels and allies on September 8th in Washington, DC to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline! Come out to show massive public opposition […]
Webinar with Dollie Burwell, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., and the Rev. William Kearney Hosted by United Church of Christ Location: Online/Virtual only (see link below) Description: This September will mark the 40th anniversary of the Warren County protests that would ripple outward around the world with far reaching impacts that continue until today. […]
Hosted by UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library Location: UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library Description: This exhibition is open July 25-December 22, 2022, showcasing four years of how a group of concerned citizens in Afton (Warren County) responded to the state’s plan to build a toxic landfill laced with cancer-causing PCBs in their community, mounting legal and […]
Hosted by Duke University Location: Duke University Chapel & Virtual Description: Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. in conversation with Catherine Coleman Flowers. The Robert R. Wilson Distinguished Lecture will feature the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., who is credited for coining the term "environmental racism," which he declared from his prison cell after […]
Hosted by Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church Location: Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church, 244 Parktown Road, Warrenton, NC 27589 Description: The African American church (Coley Springs Missionary Baptist) has historically been on the frontline in our fight for social and now environmental justice - the community healing worship service will again center our faith communities in […]
From NC Policy Watch Chemours plans to expand its Fayetteville Works plant in northern Bladen County, where the company would ramp up production of PFA, a type of perfluorinated compound. PFA belongs to the larger family of perfluorinated compounds, of which there are at least 10,000. They are known to be toxic in drinking water; […]
Hosted by Warren County Environmental Action Team Location: Meet @ 200 block of East Macon Street, Warrenton, NC 27589 Description: This will be a grand tour that is broken down into three 1-hour sessions scheduled as follows: 5-6pm: Guided tour of downtown Warrenton 6-7pm: Session w politicians, music, general information about EJ movement 7-8pm: Historical Jail Museum The […]
