NCEJN Blog
Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.
‘The Human Cost of Hog Waste’ – virtual forum
NCEJN is happy to publicize this event: Reimagining America Project (RAP) is organizing a virtual form entitled 'The Human Cost of Hog Waste' on January 26 at 7 pm. "For decades, industrial hog farming has fattened the wallets of white corporate farming while creating...
NCEJN Comments to the EPA: Do not encourage CAFO biogas
Last May, numerous EJ organizations submitted a letter to the EPA regarding the implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard e-RINs for wood biomass, landfill gas, and factory farm gas. The letter is available...
Join us: January 21st in Greenville
Join NCEJN and cohost, North of the River Association (NOTRA), for our 2023 Civic Engagement Series kick off event in Greenville, NC. Together, NOTRA and Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition, will share their air quality concerns and we will...
NRCS: Do not fund harmful biogas projects
Forty organizations working for environmental justice in North Carolina signed onto a letter by the Southern Environmental Law Center to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) regarding its allocation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. NRCS will...
NCEJN is hiring!
NCEJN is hiring! We are replenishing and expanding our team! In addition to converting our recent Communications Coordinator call into a full time position, we are also looking for an Operations Associate, Community Organizer for Eastern North Carolina and a Research...
Our monthly series of events for 2023
We were reminded at the 2022 EJ Summit that momentum is a key component in our ability to thrive as a movement against environmental injustice. With that in mind, we have developed a full calendar of events for 2023 aimed at increasing community action and...
Governor Cooper wants to hear your input on Environmental Justice in North Carolina!
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 more details and...
Organizing for Power: Media Advocacy Group
The ladder towards liberation and justice begins with small steps. To achieve our vision of developing a state-wide network that powerfully opposes destructive policies and becomes a platform for proposing and building sustainable policies, we need to strengthen our...
Community Science launch – Spidey Sense-r
Air pollution in the US has been seen as a cost of progress - a necessary evil to have the gains provided by industrial manufacturing. However, black, brown, and rural folks always seem to be caught with the bill for this progress. This “sacrifice” goes largely...
