NCEJN Blog
Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.
Sponsor the 2019 EJ Summit!
We need your support. Over the past few years, the NC Environmental Justice Summits have been the largest gatherings in its 20-year history. Our attendees are community organizers, lawyers, scholars, students, youth, and government officials. The value of such a wide...
Steve Wing International Environmental Justice Award
Nominations for the Steve Wing International Environmental Justice Award (form linked here) will be accepted through September 30, 2019. Please send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit CoordinatorsEmail: ncejsummit@gmail.com History and Overview In...
NCEJN Community Resilience Award
Nominations for the NCEJN Community Resilience Award (form linked here) will be accepted through September 30, 2019. Please send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: ncejsummit@gmail.com Overview The Community Resilience Award is...
EJ Youth Vanguard Award
Nominations for the EJ Youth Vanguard Award (form linked here) will be accepted through September 30, 2019. Please send any supporting materials (including, but limited to, video, essay, poem, photographs): NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: ncejsummit@gmail.com...
CALL FOR RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
NC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SUMMIT OCTOBER 18-19, 2019 Reclaiming Our Power Sponsored by the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network - http://www.ncejn.org/ The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) will is holding its 21stAnnual Environmental...
Say NO to Enviva’s expansion!
Every single year, the wood pellet industry destroys tens of thousands of acres of Southern forests, turns them into wood pellets, and ships them overseas to be burned for electricity in faraway power stations. The world’s largest wood pellet producer, Enviva, is...
June Quarterly Meeting
Join us for NCEJN’s second Quarterly Meeting of 2019! BE SURE TO RSVP.
We’ll be discussing Environmental Justice issue updates in North Carolina and learning from impacted communities. Attend to learn more and find out how you can get involved!
Continental breakfast & lunch will be served.
Constitutional Challenge to 711 & 467
NC Environmental Justice Network, Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help (REACH), Waterkeepers Alliance, and Winyah Rivers Alliance have filed a constitutional challenge to state laws limiting nuisance suits against industrial hog operations, contending...
DEQ accepting comments on Community Mapping System with Environmental Justice Tool
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment through July 10 on the continued development of the Community Mapping System with Environmental Justice tool. See talking points on the tool. Unveiled last month, the beta release of...
