Working with communities for clean, safe places to live, work and play.
Asheville, NC
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Clean Water for NC retweeted
Listen up!
Advancing Environmental Health & Justice: A Call for Assessment & Oversight of HealthCare Waste
Feb 21, 2023 at 12pm
ZOOM registration required bit.ly/3WuZkDc
Panelists: Vincent Martin, Omega Wilson and Denise Patel with Natalie Sampson
Clean Water for NC retweeted
🚨This is a code red, @POTUS 🚨
The #ClimateCrisis is sweeping the country and we need ACTION before it’s too late.
Stand with us on Jan. 20th: tinyurl.com/Jan20Action-Map
#JoyeBraunDay #Peoplevsfossilfuels @FightFossils
Clean Water for NC retweeted
North Carolina Utilities Commission falls short of what it could have accomplished with approval of plan to reduce state's carbon emissions, but opportunities remain for meaningful change.
appvoices.org/2022/12/31/car…
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Our friends at NC Conservation Network, Toxic Free NC, and Clean Aire NC are organizing a prep session on December 12 at 6 pm to prepare for Governor Cooper’s first of three virtual community input sessions on December 14.
Please see below for info!
ncejn.org/?p=2779&preview=tr…
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"Thanks to the hard-fought persistence and vocal opposition of environmental justice communities all across the country, the #DirtyDeal has finally been laid to rest."
Read Chair @RepRaulGrijalva's full statement on release of NDAA text with no permitting rider language:
Clean Water for NC retweeted
Yesterday was the Harvest Gathering
I spoke about water contamination
Chief Lovell/myself attended the PFAS conference
We talked about our minority residents in NC being ignored/neglected
NC Stop Genx has provided filters to minority residents. We desperately need funding.
Clean Water for NC retweeted
.@DukeEnergy is leaking one of the most potent greenhouse gases that exists into our air at a higher rate than any other utility company in the US.
Duke is also fighting right now to increase - not decrease - its carbon emissions for the next few decades.
wral.com/duke-energy-has-bee…
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline is unacceptable.
“Appalachia is done being a sacrifice zone, but we’re not saying ‘go put it somewhere else. We’re saying ‘don’t put it anywhere” - @halfalachian
Act now to #StopTheDirtyDeal and #StopMVP: tinyurl.com/blockthedeal ✊
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So ready to rally with @POWHR_Coalition and other folks from Appalachia and around the country TODAY at 5PM in DC to stop @Sen_JoeManchin proposed federal permitting reforms that would benefit the fossil fuel industry AND to stop the #MVP pipeline! See you there!
Clean Water for NC retweeted
Fossil fuel fighters from Appalachia & across the country are coming to DC this THURSDAY! RSVP: tinyurl.com/nodirtydeal 📢 Congress and @POTUS - we cannot afford any more dangerous fossil fuel projects that threaten our climate & communities. #StopMVP
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Permit denied: New York says Bitcoin mining operation in Finger Lakes violates climate law (CLCPA)!
Win for climate and the fight against cryptomining operations wasting massive amounts of energy to enrich a few wealthy elites. #BanBitcoin gothamist.com/news/permit-de… via @gothamist
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On April 24th at 1:30PM EDT, the EHST is hosting an event all about environmental advocacy with special guests, @CleanWaterforNC Interested? Check out the link below and email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to register today!
bit.ly/3xzUonx
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While world leaders discussed climate solutions at #COP26, @NPR & @npratc took on the junk science behind claims that #biomass energy is clean energy. Listen to learn about how burning forests for power is bad for the climate & Southern communities. ow.ly/hnNV50GQe00
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"Scientists and experts [argue] that relying on biomass for energy has a punishing impact not only on the environment, but also on marginalized communities—perpetuating decades of environmental racism in predominantly Black communities." @MajliedePuyKamp
edition.cnn.com/interactive/…
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.@chej .@NCWARN .@CleanWaterforNC .@NCClim8Justice .@350Triangle #environment #jobposting #nonprofit
.@BREDL_HQ seeks an enthusiastic Executive Director to lead a community driven organization with grassroots chapters in 6 states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Info on position and how to apply: bredl.org/pdf6/BREDL_ED_Job_…
Clean Water for NC retweeted
What's in your water? Here's how to find out whether your #northcarolina family is being exposed to lead in your home or in your schools. @SarahOvaska #ncpol @ncchild @NCState @tap_crowd @RTI_Intl @CleanWaterforNC @EnvironmentNC @DrewBaller
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13. This week's #podcast features Hope Taylor, Executive Director Emerita .@CleanWaterforNC anchor.fm/bredl/episodes/13-…
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Belinda Joyner from @CleanWaterforNC and other North Carolina environmental justice advocates discuss the impact of growing wood pellet factories on NC's BIPOC communities and the unsustainable deforestation in this @VICENews video. #NCPol #NorthCarolina
youtube.com/watch?v=9ZwCyPYk…
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#MVP erosion and sediment controls failing on Nov. 12, 2020. NPS pollution leaving MVP corridor on way to the headwaters of the habitat for #endangered #Roanokelogperch #DEQ #StopWorkNow on #MVP #ProtectOurWater @MarkHerringVA @RalphNortham @NatResourcesVA @VirginiaDEQ @EPA
