by southeastej | Jun 30, 2017 | EJ Issues
When the final chapter is written on these cases (nuisance lawsuits against the hog industry), we’ll see the people being represented are being prostituted for money. -NC State Rep. Jimmy Dixon (Duplin, R) “Deep financial ties exist between the...
by ncejsummit | Jun 27, 2017 | EJ Issues
NC EJ Summit 2017: Building People’s Power Against State Violence Through the Lens of Environmental Justice Location: The Franklinton Center at Bricks (Whitakers, NC) Date: October 20-21, 2017 Dear NC EJ Network Family, Happy Summer! We hope this message finds...
by southeastej | May 24, 2017 | EJ Issues
We decry the NC State Legislature’s override of Governor Cooper’s decision to veto HB 467, which eliminates compensation for our partner communities beyond the fair market value or fair rental value of their homes in nuisance lawsuits against Big-Ag–even...
by southeastej | May 5, 2017 | EJ Issues
“House Bill 467, “AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE IN PRIVATE NUISANCE ACTIONS AGAINST AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY OPERATIONS” The agriculture and forestry industries are vital to our economy and we should encourage them to thrive. But nuisance laws can be...
by southeastej | May 4, 2017 | EJ Issues
Photo courtesy Larry Baldwin Photo courtesy Larry Baldwin In case you missed it or would like to see it again, HERE is the Democracy Now! interview with Naeema Muhammad, NCEJN Organizing Co-Director and Will Hendrick of Waterkeeper Alliance, discussing HB 467, a bill...
by southeastej | May 2, 2017 | EJ Issues
Naeema Muhammad, NCEJN’s Organizing Co-Director, will appear LIVE on Democracy Now!, an independent news service on Wednesday, May 3 with Elizabeth Haddix (UNC Center for Civil Rights) and Will Hendrick (Waterkeeper Alliance), discussing HB467, a bill that...
