Opposed by many, loved by (very) few, energy bill in Senate committee today,...
This is a developing story. Look for updates after today’s Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment committee meeting on the energy bill. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and will be livestreamed. As a...
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5 takeaways from today’s hearing on the energy bill
Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant, near New Hill in southwestern Wake County (Photo: Duke Energy) A Senate committee today took public comment on the unpopular energy legislation, House Bill 951, which...
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House environmental budget appropriates money for flood control … then rolls...
High water during Hurricane Florence Update: The House amended the budget Wednesday night to strip the isolated wetlands language from the bill. The House released its $25.7 billion budget proposal...
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Democratic state lawmakers ask FERC to temporarily stop MVP Southgate from...
The proposed MVP Southgate route (Map: MVP Southgate website) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has agreed to suspend MVP Southgate’s ability to use eminent domain for its natural gas pipeline...
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National Park Service renews mask mandate for all visitors
Visitors at Rocky Mountain National Park (N. Guarino/NPS/Public domain) The National Park Service on Monday reinstated a mask mandate for all visitors, workers and volunteers at NPS buildings and...
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White House pledges to fight court order on oil and gas leases, but activists...
Photo: Daily Montanan The Biden administration plans to appeal a federal court decision forcing the government to restart oil and gas leases that have been paused since January. But administration...
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Biden to nominate first tribal member to lead National Park Service
Charles Sams III – Photo: Northwest Power and Conservation Council President Joe Biden plans to nominate the first enrolled tribal member to head up the National Park Service—Oregon conservationist...
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Environmental justice advocates look to historic $3.5T spending bill for bold...
Image: AdobeStock Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration want to use their massive $3.5 trillion spending plan to help communities that have been devastated by environmental pollution...
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Biden administration to restart oil and gas leasing
Photo: The Daily Montanan The Interior Department will make significant steps toward restarting its leasing programs for onshore and offshore oil and gas development in the coming months, the Biden...
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Chemours cited for violation over failure to rein in GenX emissions
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality today cited Chemours with a Notice of Violation for exceeding the facility-wide GenX annual air emissions limit as laid out a 2019 Special Order...
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Weather Channel offers helpful recommendations for helping Hurricane Ida victims
A shelter at Southern University in Baton Rouge. (Photo by JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator) A residents of the Gulf Coast reel from the devastating impact of Hurricane Ida, the folks at the Weather...
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People of color, low-income residents more likely to be harmed by flooding,...
Black people are 34% more likely to currently live in areas with the highest projected increases in childhood asthma diagnoses (Photo: EPA) Vulnerable communities, particularly low-income and people of...
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From a Clear and Present Danger, to the latest on Leandro, to having your say...
1. Clear and present danger: Former Army missile plant has polluted a Black, Latino neighborhood in Burlington for more than 30 years Military, private owner have allowed toxic contaminants to fester,...
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Waccamaw Siouan tribal members are sick, and they want to know why
The Waccamaw Siouan, one of eight state-recognized Native American tribes in North Carolina, are known as “The People of the Falling Star.” Tribal history says their homeland was formed when a meteor...
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OSHA to ramp up workplace heat checks as global warming progresses
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Federal workplace safety regulators say they are taking steps toward protecting workers from heat-related illness. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on...
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U.S. Senate to vote on GOP-opposed conservation advocate as public lands chief
Tracy Stone-Manning responding to a question during her confirmation in the U.S. Senate (Pool screen capture). The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as Thursday on the nomination of Tracy...
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U.S. Senate confirms Stone-Manning as public lands chief, overcoming months...
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines Thursday night to make Tracy Stone-Manning (pictured at left) the first confirmed director of the Bureau of Land Management since the Obama administration. The...
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DEQ fines Chemours $305,000 for exceedances of GenX air emissions
The NC Department of Environmental Quality today announced it has fined Chemours $305,611 in civil penalties for exceeding facility-wide GenX annual air emissions limits at its Fayetteville Works...
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U.S. House plan for new mining royalties draws objections from Western senators
Formerly an open pit copper mine, the toxic Berkeley Pit in Montana is part of the largest Superfund site in the United States. (Photo by Janie Osborne/Getty Images) U.S. senators of both parties at a...
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Council of Churches: Energy bill “compromise” should be rejected
Image: AdobeStock Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to sign House Bill 951 — the “compromise” energy bill approved by the General Assembly last week — this afternoon. One group, however, that makes a strong...
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