• NC Science Advisory Board Virtual Meeting

    Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board August 31, 2020 Virtual Public Meeting 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Agenda WebEx call-in information: Meeting link: Join NCSSAB Meeting More ways to join: Join the audio conference only +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL *Mute your telephone upon entering* Access Code: 171 617 8847 **PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to speak during the Public Forum, you must register using this form: NCSSAB August Meeting – Register to Speak Form REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE AT 5 pm, 8/27/20.


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  • Duke Energy Carolinas & Progress Expert Witness Hearing

    Aug 24, 2:00 PM Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) consolidated virtual expert witness hearing Rate cases for both Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) are currently underway, with Duke seeking to recover costs associated with coal ash cleanup, upgrades to their fracked gas infrastructure and costly “grid modernization,” with no clear benefits to customers or cleaner energy. Impacts of the proposed rates would hit hard, as DEC wants to raise electric rates by at least 6.7%–increasing annual electricity bills for an average customer by over $100, while DEP is proposing to raise rates by…


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  • NC Environmental Justice Advisory & Equity Board Virtual Meeting

    The North Carolina Environmental Justice Advisory and Equity Board will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, August 24, 2020, at 3 PM Event address for attendees: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/onstage/g.php?MTID=ebe5a226af805f4166e042a73c51fb8d7 Event number (access code): 161 731 5807 Meeting Password: 1894 Phone: +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Event number (access code): 161 731 5807


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  • NC Oil & Gas Commission Meeting

    August 11, 2020 Virtual Meeting: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WebEx:https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/j.php?MTID=m3fcd78706fb68f23ccab449b9c6eb0be Meeting Number (Access Code): 161 265 2272 Meeting Password: NCOANDG Join by Phone: +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL Access code: 161 265 2272 DRAFT Agenda DRAFT Minutes June 2020 Oil and Gas Commission Meeting Learn more about the North Carolina Oil & Gas Commission


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  • Online rally to STOP MVP Southgate!

    ACP is gone! SAY NO to MVP Southgate Extension in NC! Indigenous Online Rally, July 25 10:00 AM! Register Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2599540470362056 The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 303 mile pipeline being constructed to carry fracked gas from West Virginia into Virginia. MVP is working to get approval for an extension of that pipeline that will take it an additional 70 miles from southern Virginia into central North Carolina. The addition, the MVP Southgate project, will cut through Rockingham and Alamance counties, ending at a point…


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  • Comment deadline for Buck Steam Station Closure Plan!

    Help protect Coal Ash Communities! NC DEQ is asking that comments for the Buck Steam Station closure plan be resubmitted by July 24! Public comments may be submitted by email to: buckcomments@ncdenr.gov. Written comments may be submitted to: Louise Hughes, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Attn: Louise Hughes 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1601. Closure plans, public notices and more details can be found online at: deq.nc.gov/news/key-issues/coal-ash-excavation/2020-coal-ash-closure-plans-buck-cape-fear-hf-lee-and.


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  • Comment Deadline on ACP’s Request to Extend Construction to 2022!

    July 2, 5:00 PM Comment deadline on ACP’s request to extend construction to 2022! ACP’s construction window, as outlined in FERC’s certificate, is set to expire in Oct. 2020. Legal challenges caused by Duke and Dominion’s rushed permitting process have completely halted construction, and developers are still missing 8 permits! Tell FERC to DENY ACP’s request! This is our chance to stop this unneeded, unjust project that will devastate our most vulnerable communities and water sources. FERC encourages electronic filings of comments using the “eFiling” link in the top right sidebar at http://www.ferc.gov. Include ACP’s docket…


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  • Digital Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington!

    Mass Poor People’s Assembly & National Moral March on Washington, DC: A Digital Gathering June 20, 2020 Broadcast at 10 AM EST & 6 PM EST The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington is going digital! On June 20th, we will hold the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-income people, moral and religious leaders, advocates, and people of conscience in this nation’s history. A global pandemic is exposing…


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  • EPA Webinar on Clean Water Act Rule Change

    June 17, 2:00 PM, EPA public webinar on proposed changes to Water Quality Certifications under the Clean Water Act, registration link will be posted here before the webinar


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  • Deadline to Request Public Hearing & Submit Comments on Align RNG facility!

    The joint venture between Dominion Energy and Smithfields Foods would produce biogas from hog waste and pump toxic air emissions into Duplin Co. MORE INFORMATION Write Dept. of Air Quality TODAY and demand a public hearing on the proposed facility so communities members can provide adequate input. Send to daq.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov with the subject line “Align Energy.” Proposed talking points: – Duplin Co. is already overburdened by toxic air pollutants from animal operations – The area of the proposed facility has one of the higest density of COVID cases in the state – ANY additional air permits should be prevented or…


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