NCEJN Blog
Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.
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...
Help the Hurricane Survivors!
As folks recover from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence with Michael on the way, we stand with them. Stand with us! We need your help! You can donate here at www.ncejn.org and you can bring items for recovery (nonperishable food, cleaning supplies, youth/baby items,...
Calls For Unity In The Midst of Hog Pollution
On August 4, 2018, neighbors impacted by industrial hog farms and environmental justice leaders from Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help (REACH) and NC Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) held a press conference in Duplin County, NC to call for unity in...
Register for our 20th Annual EJ Summit!
Registration for our 20th Annual EJ Summit is now open! The theme is Making Revolution Irresistible: A Summit Celebrating Promise, Change & Action! You can register and find all information under the EJ Summit tab. Register today! Come join us! Be a link in the...
We’re Hiring!
Job Announcement: NCEJN Communications Fellow North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) is seeking a one-year communications fellow position to start this year, for their North Carolina office. This position comes with a unique opportunity to benefit from...
“Rise Up! Roadshow” in Nash County, NC! Join Us!
With Groundbreaking Title VI Settlement Signed, NC Environmental Justice Organizations Vow to Continue Their Fight
RALEIGH, NC, May 3, 2018 — North Carolina environmental justice groups announced today that they reached a settlement agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) of a 2014 Title VI complaint filed with the Environmental Protection...
