NCEJN Blog
Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.
CALL TO ACTION: NC Swine General Permit
Until March 4, North Carolinians have a chance to tell the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to update the state’s animal feeding operation permits so that they will protect our health, rivers, and drinking water and address cumulative and racially...
DEQ’S “COMMUNITY MAPPING TOOL”
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has been required to develop an environmental justice (EJ) mapping tool. They are holding three public meetings and is currently accepting public input on the tool. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find out how you can...
NC Climate Justice Summit
Do you want to learn new skills to protect your community from climate disasters?
Do you believe everyone deserves clean air, pure water and a healthy environment?
Do you want your local economy to provide good jobs so everyone can thrive?
If your answer is yes to these questions, register now for the NC Climate Justice Summit!
Rachel Carson Council’s new report on biomass and wood pellets
The Rachel Carson Council’s new report, Clear Cut, takes a comprehensive look at the forces driving the wood pellet industry’s hold in the United States. Industrial-scale wood pellets have been globally touted as a ‘green’ technology to lessen dependence on fossil...
Survivor’s Summit
We hope you will join us for the Just Florence Recovery Survivor’s Summit to meet and talk about Hurricane Florence recovery with impacted community members from affected counties in North Carolina. Click “attend” for more information.
Quarterly Meeting 10/29
Lunch will be provided at the meeting, so we need to know if you are coming on Saturday, Dec. 29!
The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network quarterly meeting is hosted by The Concerned Citizens of Northampton County. After the meeting, it will be possible to view some of the damage caused by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
This gathering will include discussion on community issues and concerns in Northampton County, news on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, an update on the election outcome and updates from the Julius L. Chamber Center for Civil Rights!
Cool Spring Community Center, 120 Cherry St., Gaston
Do You or a Neighbor Need to Test Your Well After Florence or Other Contamination?
ACT Against Coal Ash has gotten funding to provide certified testing of any apparent coal ash, hog, human or livestock waste or fuel contamination that is suspected in the vicinity of a drinking water well as a result of flooding, or Florence-related damage, or other...
ATTN: Nov. 27 – NC DEQ 2019 Swine State General Permit Stakeholder Meeting
The following text is from Christine Lawson, Program Manager, Animal Feeding Operations Program, NC Dept. of Environmental Quality: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has rescheduled the day-long stakeholder event originally planned for Oct. 4 and cancelled...
The Water Next Time?
Princeville was originally founded as Freedom Hill in 1865. It has been destroyed by flooding nine times since 1800. The community continues to rebuild after every storm. Scalawag’s Dr. Danielle Purifoy, a NC Environmental Justice Network Board member, reports on what...
