The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold a special meeting via WebEx on Tuesday, May 10 on the topic of cumulative impacts. 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 […]
The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) meetings have been scheduled for the Committee meetings on Wednesday, May 11,2022, and the full EMC meeting on Thursday, May 12, 2022. 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 […]
The Environmental Management Commission is a 15-member commission appointed by the Governor, the Senate Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air and water resources. Commission members are chosen to represent various interests, including the medical profession, agriculture, […]
EPA invites Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates to participate in the next National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call taking place on May 17, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (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-may-17-2022-registration-325114615567 Agenda: Leadership Updates Focus Topic: Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience & Sustainability Grants Focus Topic: Dialogue […]
The Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Board will hold its quarterly business meeting at NC State’s McKimmon Center at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 19. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or listen online. Who: Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory BoardWhat: Quarterly business meeting via WebExWhen: Thursday, May 19th at 3pmWhere: 1101 Gorman St, […]
Event Details Date: 06/01/2022 8:30 am - 1:35 pm Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Host: Cape Fear River Watch Address: 502 N Front St, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, US Event Website Information We hope that you can attend our first ever State of the River forum! This event is free and open to all and vegetarian/vegan breakfast and lunch are […]
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 […]
