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Once planned for North Carolina, Active Energy’s wood pellet experiment in...
Source: Active Energy investor chat webinar Active Energy, the company behind a controversial wood pellet plant in Lumberton, has produced only a fraction of the amount it promised to deliver from a...
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Democrats unite around ‘climate corps’ that could employ youth, prevent fires
Image: AdobeStock U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged on Tuesday to include a Civilian Climate Corps in a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill later this year, as a broad swath of Democrats...
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Duke University scientists found a new way to trace coal ash in soil....
This story has been updated with comments from Duke Energy. Coal ash particles have been found in soil near two coal-fired power plants: Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman near the...
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Yes, it’s a “climate emergency”
In this morning’s edition of the Weekly Briefing and other recent NC Policy Watch commentaries, reference is made on more than one occasion to the “climate emergency” that currently confronts the...
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Biden to nominate NC’s Hooks for FEMA deputy
Sec. Erik Hooks President Joe Biden will nominate Erik Hooks, state Public Safety secretary, to be FEMA’s deputy administrator, the White House announced Tuesday. Hooks has led Public Safety, which...
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PFAS-contaminated foam found in Falls Lake, Neuse River
Maps by Lisa Sorg; source data, NC DEQ Latest state data show 15 locations across NC in which PFAS have been detected in foam or nearby surface water First it appeared in Gray’s Creek in southern...
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Visiting a popular national park? Pandemic crowds have forced some to require...
WASHINGTON — Watching the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain at Maine’s Acadia National Park is a gorgeous view — so breathtaking that on some days, as many as 500 cars could be found vying for the scenic...
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‘Big and bold’ infrastructure bill still falls short on helping states fight...
Image: AdobeStock The Senate is poised to pass a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that would upgrade state transportation networks, electric grids, water systems and more. It’s a major...
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The latest sobering climate report: A lead author explains what the warnings...
Image: AdobeStock [Editor’s note: The following article is republished from The Conversation.] Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans...
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IPCC report on climate change: “a reality check”— and that reality is grim
Graphic: Climate Central The numerical difference between 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees Celsius is small, but it stands between all that is alive and a potentially cataclysmic capsizing of the natural...
View ArticleOpposed 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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