• 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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  • NC Oil & Gas Commission Meeting

    Feb. 9, 10:00 – 12:00, NC Oil and Gas Commission virtual meeting. For more information, and to view the agenda, click here.


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  • Virtual Public Hearing on Revised Swine Biogas Permits for Align RNG!

    Jan. 26, 6:00 PM: Virtual Public Meeting on Revised Swine Biogas Permits for Align RNG! Review the revised permits here. Don’t let Dominion Smithfield fool you! Biogas is NOT a clean energy solution for NC. For this upcoming hearing, 4 farms in Duplin and Sampson counties are requesting to build anaerobic digesters on their properties in order to break down the hog urine and feces and “feed” biogas to the Align RNG facility. Tell DEQ’s Division of Water Resources to DENY these permits and protect our NC communities from the hog industry’s air and…


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  • Pork Has a Giant Manure Problem: Biogas is Not The Solution – WEBINAR

    Jan. 9,  Pork Has a Giant Manure Problem: Biogas is Not The Solution 12:00-2:30 pm, online Join the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network and FoodPrint for a look at biogas, a false solution to the problem of CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feedlot Operations). Certain people in the hog industry are saying that the solution to this factory farm waste is to turn it into energy: biogas, they’re calling it. It’s being proposed as a “green” solution to the harmful effects of factory farming. But it does not reduce harm to local communities, and lets the hog business continue business as usual, with large-scale polluting…


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  • Science Advisory Board Virtual Meeting

    Science Advisory Board Virtual Meeting December 7, 9:30 – 2:00 PM View the Agenda Meeting link Meeting Number: 178 308 4586 Password: NCDEQ Join the audio conference only: To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the event, or call the number below and enter the access code. +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL *Mute your telephone upon entering* Access Code: 171 308 4586  


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  • Align “Renewable” Natural Gas Hearing & Comment Deadline

    Align Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), LLC, a joint venture between Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, is proposing to build and operate a new directed biogas facility in Duplin County. North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality will host a virtual public hearing on November 16, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss the air quality permit application, followed by a public hearing. If you wish to speak at the public hearing, you must register by 4 p.m. on November 16. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/33qAtqx


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  • NC Oil & Gas Commission Meeting

    November 10, 2020 Virtual Meeting: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WebEx: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/j.php?MTID=mf4bed09cf25cc27cf6f763adbcb15cbb  Meeting Number (Access Code): 171 335 5455 Meeting Password: OGCNOV2020 Join by Phone: +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Access code: 171 335 5455 DRAFT Agenda DRAFT Minutes August 2020 Oil and Gas Commission Meeting


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  • Pittsboro & Haw River PFAS Exposure Study

    Oct. 24, 10-11 AM, Pittsboro & Haw River PFAS Exposure Study, Duke researchers are studying PFAS levels in the Haw River (the source of Pittsboro’s drinking water) and the blood of Pittsboro residents. All are invited to attend to learn about the study and ask questions of the researchers. More info!


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  • NC Environmental Justice Network’s 22nd Annual Env. Justice Summit

    NCEJN’s 22nd Annual Environmental Justice Summit (2020) We Can’t Breathe: Policing, Pollution, Public Violence, and Pandemic Meeting Location This year’s EJ Summit will be virtual! Once you register, we will share the Zoom information with you. Event Dates Live-stream events will include: Saturday, October…


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  • NC Climate Change Interagency Council Virtual Meeting

    NC Climate Change Interagency Council Meeting October 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Access the meeting online. Event number is 171 011 9841 and the password is ICCC. To listen to the meeting by phone, call 1-415-655-0003. The access code is 171 011 9841. The draft agenda is available now. There will be an opportunity for individuals and organizations to provide input to cabinet agency representatives on the implementation of climate change and clean energy initiatives. Comments will be limited to two minutes and speakers are asked to sign…


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