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...
by southeastej | Oct 28, 2013 | Coal Ash, EJ Issues, Partner Organizations, People of Color, Sutton Lake
Join the NCEJN this Wednesday, October 30th at 5:30 pm to discuss Environmental Justice and Coal Ash Contamination at Sutton Lake. We’ll meet with local advocates from the NAACP and Cape Fear Riverwatch at the offices of Cape Fear Riverwatch, 617 Surrey Street,...
by southeastej | Sep 23, 2013 | EJ Indicators, EJ Issues, Human Health & EJ, Partner Organizations, People of Color, Poverty & EJ
The Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) is celebrating a very significant milestone this year – the 30th anniversary of its founding! LLPP was founded in 1982 by the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers to curtail the widespread loss of African American...
