The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a webinar to prepare communities for how to get involved and provide EPA with their input on the upcoming proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The public webinar will be held on November 2, […]
Please join us at Cstone Church (2304 US HWY 70 E New Bern, NC) for a special screening of "The Smell of Money" followed by a Q&A session. This event is free however, please register to secure your seat! Movie Description: This film exposes the true impacts to our waters and to the communities being impacted by […]
November 9, 2022 EMC Meeting Information and WebEx Information This meeting will occur in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC. Commissioners, staff, and scheduled speakers will attend in-person. Limited seating will be available to the public. Face coverings are optional for employees and visitors. Meeting audio […]
November 10, 2022 EMC Meeting Information and WebEx Information This meeting will occur in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC. Commissioners, staff, and scheduled speakers will attend in-person. Limited seating will be available to the public. Face coverings are optional for employees and visitors. Meeting audio […]
ACT Against Coal Ash Press Conference: We Want Answers on 828 MLK Remediation What: The Alliance of Carolinians Together Against Coal Ash (ACT) is hosting a press conference to discuss the unanswered questions and concerns about the 828 Martin Luther King Blvd. Coal Ash Disposal Site Remediation Project. Who: Local Chapel Hill residents, Coal Ash […]
The Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold an in-person special meeting on biomass on November 17. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or online. Who: Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board What: Special Meeting When: Thursday, November 17 at 6 p.m. Where: Green Square Training Room […]
Cucalorus Film Festival presents The Smell Of Money & Five Cents- Thalian Black November 17 | 7pm The Smell of Money When a corporate hog farm moves in––uninvited––on land her grandfather had purchased after claiming his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring decides to fight back. But as her rural community becomes the epicenter of the pork industry’s explosion in […]
Join the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition, POWHR and 7 Directions of Service for an update on our fight to stop Sen. Manchin and Schumer’s dirty deal. This call will be led by leaders on the frontlines of campaigns to stop fossil fuel projects, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The intention of this virtual call […]
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Virtual Public Meeting Tuesday November 29 – Thursday December 01, 2022 The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will convene a hybrid in-person public meeting with a virtual option. The public meeting will start on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The NEJAC […]
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a community information meeting on Tuesday, November 29, at the Community Center in Riegelwood Community Park. DEQ will share updates on private well sampling underway for PFAS contamination in Columbus, New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Staff will also answer questions from the public about […]
North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet December 5 RALEIGH- The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, December 5th in the Archdale Ground Floor Hearing room at 10am. The public is invited to attend the meeting in-person or online. What: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board Meeting When: December 5, 2022, at 10:00am Where: Archdale Ground Floor […]
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-dec-13-2022-registration-458954193347 The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice continues to be integrated into EPA programs and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm EPA’s continued commitment to work […]
