Join CleanAIRE NC on Thursday, June 9th, for a special meeting to learn more about the Draft Carbon Plan Duke Energy submitted to the NC Utilities Commission last month. Led by NC Climate Ambassadors, the meeting will provide an overview of the plan, distinguish between strategies that move us closer to a clean energy economy […]
Join us Saturday, June 11th, in Northampton County for a Community Cookout & Listening Session to help develop our new Community Toolkit! To promote all community voices, Clean Water for NC is revamping our Community Toolkit to provide resources you can use to advocate for your neighborhood, learn about environmental justice and issues, and protect your […]
The Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments on the draft Intended Use Plans, including Priority Rating Systems, for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and the Priority Rating System for the Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure Program until June 15, 2022. The Division and the State Water Infrastructure Authority […]
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 […]
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 6 p.m. Location: Cape Fear Community College, 411 N. Front Street, Wilmington Union Station, First Floor Auditorium Register: Speaker registration opens at 5 p.m., onsite signup sheet The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on June 21 and 23 to […]
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 […]
Climate Change Interagency Council to meet virtually June 23 Raleigh- The Climate Change Interagency Council will meet on June 23rd via WebEx. Members of the public are invited to participate online or by phone. Internet access is not required to attend the meeting. Who: Climate Change Interagency Council What: Interagency Council Meeting (Executive and Program Designees) When: Thursday, June 23rd at […]
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 […]
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. Meeting Access: WebEx link: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6a3cebefc6af2776f229c3d4f2c74da9 Event number: 2421 589 1484 Event password: NCDEQ Audio conference: US TOLL +1-415-655-0003, Access code: 2421 589 1484 Register to Speak: Speaker registration by 12 noon, June 23, at https://forms.office.com/g/YEqDLDDDp7 Please contact Peter Johnston if you have issues registering online at 919-707-9011 […]
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comments on a 2022 update to the DEQ Public Participation Plan. The Public Participation Plan includes best practices for community engagement, enhanced outreach methods and additional community resources. The Plan has been updated for 2022 as directed under Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 246. The public […]
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 […]
On May 16th, Duke Energy submitted a proposed Carbon Plan for public comment in compliance with NC HB 951 requiring the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) to develop a Carbon Plan by the end of 2022. The Commission is directed to achieve a reduction of 70% from 2005 levels by the year 2030 and carbon neutrality […]
