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Showtime series on climate change features WNCA’s Joyner; premiers in April
"Climate Disruption is not a political issue, it's a moral issue." - WNCA's campaign coordinator Anna Jane Joyner, as featured in the Years of Living Dangerously trailer . The new Showtime docu-series, "Years of Living Dangerously," is set to premiere on April 13....
Environmental groups call for immediate disclosure of magnitude of coal ash disaster
February 3, 2014 Contacts: Ulla Reeves, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, ulla@cleanenergy.org, (828) -713-7486 Amy Adams, Appalachian Voices, amy@appvoices.org, (828) 262-1500 Donna Lisenby, Waterkeeper Alliance, dlisenby@waterkeeper.org, (704) 277-6055 Tiffany...
Charlotte Observer: Duke reports coal ash spill in Dan River
From the Charlotte Observer, 2/3/2014 Duke Energy said Monday that 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash and up to 27 million gallons of water were released from a pond at its retired power plant in Eden into the Dan River, and were still flowing. Duke said a 48-inch...
EPA agrees to deadline for first-ever U.S. coal ash regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by Dec. 19, 2014, according to a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health groups...
Feb. 11: NC DOT public hearing on regional transportation priorities
During the 2013 legislative session, the General Assembly passed a bill overhauling how the state prioritizes and funds transportation projects. There are now three pots of funding – state, regional, and local – each with a different set of criteria for determining...
Local groups seek clean up of Duke’s coal ash pollution across North Carolina
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: Jan. 15, 2014 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-967-1450 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Frank Holleman, SELC, 864- 979-9431 or fholleman@selcnc.org Representing: Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse...