NCEJN Blog

Here you can explore articles and stories that we are telling from the front-lines of climate change.

New Aberdeen Elementary School

Aberdeen planners have given initial approval to a sweeping new neighborhood that would stretch from N.C. 5 southwest to Roseland Road and include more than 500 homes. A small neighborhood shopping area on N.C. 5 will lead to a 515-home residential subdivision near...

Sponsor the 2020 EJ Summit!

We need your support. Over the past few years, the NC Environmental Justice Summits have been the largest gatherings in the Summit’s 20+ year history. Our attendees include community organizers, lawyers, scholars, students, youth, and government officials. We could...

Steve Wing International Environmental Justice Award

THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org History and Overview In 2007 Gary R. Grant...

Elsie Herring Community Resilience Award

THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org Overview The Community Resilience Award is...

Naeema Muhammad EJ Youth Vanguard Award

THE 2023 NOMINATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22. Click the link above to submit nominations via our registration form, and/or send any supporting materials via email to: NCEJN EJ Summit Coordinators Email: summit@ncejn.org Overview  We believe in our young people and...

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.