Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents demand federal regulators “rescind and...
Three citizens groups opposed to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have filed a motion demanding that federal regulators rescind the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Only after substantial revisions,...
View ArticleThis Week in Pollution: DEQ, enviro commission still squabbling with EPA over...
The Environmental Management Commission squeezed its denunciation of an EPA decision from six pages into two, but the message to the feds remained the same: You’re wrong. For several months, the EMC,...
View ArticleFor crops, rivers, living beings, drought could spell a bummer of summer
For North Carolinians who were living here in 2007, you might remember that year’s drought — worse than 2002, even worse than 1925, which in a more innocent time, was considered the very worst of the...
View ArticleRichmond County Commission’s public comment policy has violated First...
A s Richmond County Commissioner Kenneth Robinette walked to the administration building for his monthly meeting, he passed about a half-dozen demonstrators who had assembled near the steps outside....
View ArticleRenewable energy popular among voters, regardless of party. Duke Energy, not...
W hile Republican state lawmakers are crafting bills to stall or roll back renewable energy, that could cost them votes in the next election — even among hard-core conservatives. A new poll sponsored...
View ArticleDon’t spray this at home: Bee-friendly bill would limit public sales of...
T oday was Ag Day at the legislature, and the commons was packed with people promoting North Carolina livestock, fruits and vegetables, including watermelons, strawberries, sweet potatoes and even...
View ArticleBidding reaches $7.5 million for state’s first offshore wind farm — and it...
[Update 2: In Round 17, one company bid $9 million. No other company has matched or exceeded it. Stay tuned for the BOEM’s announcement of the winning bid.] [Update 1: There have now been 15 bidding...
View ArticleWith a $9 million bid, Avangrid wins offshore wind farm lease near Kitty Hawk
This is what $9 million will buy: The historic Powerhouse Square on West Street in Raleigh. More than 11,000 iPhones. Seven heart transplants. Three weekend trips to Mar-a- Lago for President Trump....
View ArticleDEQ Secretary Michael Regan signals he will fight for environmental justice
While caterers released the aroma of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans from a fleet of steaming pans, Michael Regan sat a table designated “reserved,” and reviewed his lunchtime speech....
View ArticleTaking the fun out of Superfund: What’s at stake when Trump and Company gut...
In the mountains, near the Pisgah Forest, and small-town neighborhoods. In cities, like Raleigh, and military bases, such as Camp Lejeune. Throughout North Carolina, 39 Superfund sites are polluted...
View ArticleDuke Energy alleges breach of contract against insurance companies over coal...
D uke Energy is threatening to sue 30 insurance companies over allegations that they are refusing to cover the utility’s claims to clean up its coal ash sites. The notice of complaint for breach of...
View ArticleHouse Bill 467 would shield industrial hog industry from many legal claims
Nuisance (noun): A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance Examples of nuisances: Pollen. A mosquito bite. A car alarm that goes off at midnight. But industrialized hog...
View ArticleBetween Trump and the NC legislature, it’s been a rough week for those who...
I t’s only Thursday morning and already the Earthlings are in trouble. First, a disturbing public meeting occurred on Monday about Duke University‘s controversial proposed natural gas power plant (more...
View ArticleWestinghouse declares bankruptcy, casting nuclear plant projects into...
T he Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County was supposed to have siblings. But in 2013, Duke Energy filed paperwork with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to stop further development of the two...
View ArticleState ag commissioner Troxler “pleased” with EPA’s ruling to allow...
W arhawk, Hatchet, Eraser and Vulcan: The pesticide chlorpyrifos is sold under many lurid, yet apt brand names. Known to harm a child’s developing brain, the chemical is nonetheless sprayed on golf...
View ArticleNew Atlantic Coast Pipeline documents raise more environmental concerns;...
N ew documents show that more than 1,700 acres of North Carolina forest; dozens of rare, threatened or endangered species; and seven vital waterways would be affected, and even harmed by construction...
View ArticleVote on hog “nuisance” lawsuits happened so fast, some lawmakers’ heads were...
I n his next career, House Speaker Tim Moore should become a magician. On Thursday afternoon, a procedural sleight of hand wound up fast-tracking a controversial — and possibly unconstitutional —...
View ArticleJudge Fox: DEQ acted improperly in allowing coal ash to be buried in unmined...
A fter two years, North Carolinians now know the legal distinction between a mine and a landfill. That makes all the difference to residents of Chatham and Lee counties, where millions of tons of coal...
View ArticleSix things to have on your radar this week ahead of Easter
Making it official – Dr. James C. “Jimmie” Williamson, who began his role as the eighth president of the NC Community College system in July, is officially being installed today on the campus of...
View ArticleLive blogging the House vote on hog bill, H467
T he prayer just started, followed by the pledge. The Speaker is recognizing Marcia Morey, the new representative from House 30 in Durham. She’s a former judge. We’re warming up with a couple of other...
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