• Earth Day Live 2021!

    April 22, Earth Day Live! 12 PM, online Parallel to the Biden Administration’s global climate summit, EarthDay.org will have its second Earth Day Live digital event. Workshops, panel discussions, and special performances will focus on Restore Our Earth. You can watch it here.


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  • No MVP Southgate Pipeline Walk!

    No MVP Southgate Pipeline Walk! Sunday, May 2, 2021 10 AM – 8 PM  SIGN UP HERE 3pm – Press Conference at Draper’s Landing on the Dan River, NC 6pm – Closing Ceremony Red Slide Park, Haw River, NC Water Protectors! On behalf of our waterways and our Mother Earth, please join us on Sunday, May 2 when a regional community of concern will walk adjacent to the proposed route for the Mountain Valley Southgate pipeline. Starting near the proposed Lambert MVP/MVP Southgate Compressor Station in Pittsylvania County, small groups will walk their…


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  • Virtual Hearings on Duke Energy’s 15 Yr Energy Plans (IRP)!

    Virtual Public Hearings for Duke Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan have been rescheduled for 6PM on the following dates! April 14th & 19th May 5th, 12th, 17th, 26th Please view Clean Water for NC’s brief fact sheet on Duke’s proposed 15 year energy plans. NO new speakers can sign up, but over 200 speakers have signed up to give comment. Each speaker will have 5 minutes and will be assigned to a certain date. If you were not able to sign up but would like to watch, it will be…


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  • Comments Due: Blue Ridge Paper’s Draft Wastewater Permit!

    April 30, 2021 Email your comments to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov, with the subject heading “Blue Ridge Paper.” A summary of the history of the variance, review of applicable regulations, and a reevaluation of the stream conditions may be viewed here. And please review CWFNC’s Fact Sheet for more information and to help you draft your comments! Clean Water for North Carolina has been a long-time ally of several TN and NC groups and downstream residents in the fight for a Clean Pigeon River.  In 2010, after many delays led NC Water…


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  • Public Hearing Rescheduled on Draft Air Permit for Madison Asphalt!

    The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has rescheduled the public hearing on the Madison Asphalt, LLC draft air permit to Monday, May 3 at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend the meeting online or by phone. DAQ will also extend the comment period on the draft permit through May 5. This proposed facility, located at 3807 U.S. 25/70 in Marshall, North Carolina, will be classified as a small facility for air quality permitting purposes. If you wish to speak at the public hearing, you must register…


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  • Deadline to Comment on Optima TH Biogas Facility!

    Deadline to Submit Comments on Optima TH Biogas Facility in Tar Heel, Bladen Co.! Sunday, April 4, 2021 If approved, the Optima TH facility will further entrench North Carolina in dirty energy programs that continue to pollute our drinking water and the air we breathe. While industry giants, including Smithfield Foods and Duke Energy, tout this process as a green energy solution, this “waste-to-energy” industry falls short of more sustainable options like solar power and wind power. The Smithfield Foods/Optima TH biogas project does nothing to address the legacy of environmental and community health concerns created by the hog…


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  • Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed “Biochar” Facility in Hamlet

    Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Biochar Facility in Hamlet March 1, 6:00 PM An industrial plant that would “cook” creosote-treated railroad ties and release tons of harmful air emissions is proposed for a predominantly low-income neighborhood near Hamlet, an area already burdened by pollution. Participate by phone: US TOLL +1-415-655-0003 Access Code: 178 470 3734 WebEx Link: https://bit.ly/39golwj Event Password: NCDAQ If you wish to speak at the public hearing, you must register by March 1 at 4 p.m. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/3iJjiHU or call (919) 618-0968.   DAQ…


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  • NC Climate Change Interagency Council Virtual Meeting

    NC Climate Change Interagency Council Virtual Meeting Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 AM ATTEND ONLINE: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/onstage/g.php?MTID=efa9fc1e2a9873c86c0df9bd2f36344e4 Event Number: 185 381 9370 Event Password: CCIC ATTEND BY PHONE: +1-415-655-0003 (US TOLL) Access Code: 185 381 9370 Public comments will be limited to two minutes and speakers are asked to sign up online by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 23. On October 29, 2018, Governor Cooper established the North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council as part of Executive Order No. 80 North Carolina’s Commitment To Address Climate Change And Transition To A Clean Energy Economy: The Secretary or designee of each cabinet agency…


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  • NC Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board virtual meeting

    Feb. 22, 3:00 – 5:00, NC Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board virtual meeting.  Topics include a panel discussion on public outreach and engagement, and a public comment period will be held from 5-6PM. Join the meeting here Meeting number:  178 020 1965 Event password: NCDEQ Phone: +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Access code: 178 020 1965


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  • Historic Thousands on Jones (HKonJ) in Raleigh and online!

    Historic Thousands on Jones (HKonJ) in Raleigh and online! There won’t be thousands crowded onto Fayetteville St., but folks are planning a BIG caravan, and there will definitely be music, speakers, and a livestream! Keep watch on the NC Poor People’s Campaign website and Facebook page for details on how you can be part of this annual People’s Assembly.


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