by Rania Masri | Jan 4, 2023 | EJ Issues, Human Health & EJ, Partner Organizations
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...
by Rania Masri | Dec 5, 2022 | Events, Partner Organizations
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...
by Acacia | Apr 12, 2019 | Coal Ash, EJ Issues, Partner Organizations
Check out this op-ed featured in the Goldsboro Daily News, written by our co-director Ayo Wilson & Bobby Jones, with the Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition- North Carolina’s electricity system is broken, and the only way to fix it is to...
by Acacia | Jan 22, 2019 | EJ Issues, Partner Organizations
The Rachel Carson Council’s new report, Clear Cut, takes a comprehensive look at the forces driving the wood pellet industry’s hold in the United States. Industrial-scale wood pellets have been globally touted as a ‘green’ technology to lessen dependence on fossil...
by southeastej | Feb 6, 2014 | EJ Indicators, Partner Organizations, People of Color
NCEJN is still reorganizing and will, consequently, post less here. In the meantime, we still support other advocates for justice. This Saturday, February 8th, please attend NC NAACP’s 7th HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones St.) in Raleigh. Click HERE for...
by southeastej | Nov 6, 2013 | EJ Issues, Partner Organizations, People of Color
November events: Toxic Tour in Wilmington When we see the sources of toxic pollution, in person, we better understand the problem and work smarter to eradicate it. On Saturday, November 9th, the Cape Fear River Watch and the Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club are...
