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SUMMARY:Public Hearing on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill request to burn PFAS-filled pellets
DESCRIPTION:Public Hearing on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill request to burn PFAS-filled pellets\, Thursday\, January 16\, 2025\, at 6 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)\, at Chapel Hill Town Hall\, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.\, Chapel Hill \n  \n==== \n\nThe North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality’s (DAQ) upcoming public hearing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) cogeneration facility will now be held at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. \nIn addition to changing the location of the public hearing\, the start time has also been moved up to 6 p.m. Also\, the comment period has been extended to Jan. 23. \nPublic Hearing on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\nDate and Time: Thursday\, Jan. 16\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)\nLocation: Chapel Hill Town Hall\nAddress: 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.\, Chapel Hill \nIf attendance at the public hearing reaches capacity\, an overflow room will be set up to allow additional members of the public to watch the public hearing remotely. \nUNC’s cogeneration facility\, at 575 W. Cameron Ave. in Chapel Hill\, Orange County\, currently burns coal and natural gas to produce electricity and steam for use at the Chapel Hill campus. The facility is classified as a major source requiring a Title V air quality permit. \nThe university is seeking to modify its permit to allow it to also burn engineered pellets in its boilers. UNC would be allowed to burn a mix of coal\, gas and pellets\, and says it will be evaluating the pellets to determine if they could be a suitable replacement for coal. \nThe pellets are manufactured by the company Covergen and consist of byproducts from packaging and label industries. The pellets are not considered solid waste. The new pellet fuel is expected to reduce emissions of particulate matter and sulfur dioxide while increasing emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide. There would be no physical changes to the boilers. \nBecause the pellets have been shown to contain small amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)\, the draft permit would require UNC to perform regular sampling of the pellets for PFAS and test its boilers to determine actual PFAS emissions. Based on an analysis of the pellets\, the facility would not emit more than 1.2 pounds of PFAS per year. \nDAQ conducted air dispersion modeling for this application\, which demonstrated that the facility’s emissions of toxic air pollutants are expected to comply with all applicable standards and would not cause an exceedance of any acceptable ambient level. The draft permit would require UNC to continue to operate all control devices including filters and injection systems and continuously monitor its emissions of particulate matter\, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. The facility would be subject to recordkeeping and reporting requirements and regular inspections. \nCopies of the public notice\, draft permit\, draft permit review\, permit application\, draft environmental justice report\, and a one-page project fact sheet are available online. \nThe public is encouraged to attend the upcoming hearing and provide comments on the proposed action. Sign-up will be available upon arrival. Oral comments at the hearing should be limited to three minutes or less. Written comments may also be submitted during the hearing. \nComments on the project can also be submitted by email to DAQ.publiccomments@deq.nc.gov with the subject line “UNC.24A” or by leaving a voicemail at 919-707-8448. Comments can also be mailed to: \nNCDEQ Division of Air Quality\n1628 Mail Service Center\nRaleigh\, North Carolina 27699-1628 \nThe public comment period ends on Jan. 23\, 2025. DAQ will consider all public comments before making a final decision on the proposed permit. \nIf you need this information in Spanish or another language\, please call 919-707-8446 or send an email to Shawn.Taylor@deq.nc.gov.
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/public-hearing-on-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-request-to-burn-pfas-filled-pellets/
LOCATION:Chapel Hill Town Hall\, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.\,\, Chapel Hill\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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SUMMARY:NC Black Alliance conference: Grounded in Justice\, Rooted in Wellness
DESCRIPTION:NC Black Alliance invites you to \nJoin us for the 2025 Environmental Justice and Healthcare Summit\, Grounded in Justice\, Rooted in Wellness: Reclaiming our Health and Environment\, hosted by the North Carolina Black Alliance. This powerful two-day summit will take place Friday\, January 17\, and Saturday\, January 18\, at the Rocky Mount Event Center.\nThe EJH Summit brings together environmental justice and healthcare advocates\, leaders\, and community members to collaborate on strategies that directly impact OUR communities. This year’s theme emphasizes empowerment\, resilience\, and reclaiming agency over our health and environment. Through targeted breakout sessions\, attendees will gain practical tools and knowledge to strengthen community resilience and prepare for the unexpected. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect\, learn\, and return to your community with actionable resources.
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/nc-black-alliance-conference-grounded-in-justice-rooted-in-wellness/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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SUMMARY:Protest SB 678 with the BHS Broughton HS's Student Action for the Environment
DESCRIPTION:Join BHS Broughton HS’s Student Action For the Environment (SAFE) club at the North Carolina Legislative Building on Jones Street to protest SB 678\, which uses phrasing to imply that biomass\, including burning wood pellets is “clean” and “renewable.” Friday\, January 24 · 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/4839/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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SUMMARY:Health and Healthcare in Your Community (Charlotte): An Active Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:Health and Healthcare in Your Community: An Active Listening Session \nSaturday\, January 25\, 2025 from 2 – 4 pm \nGalilee Ministries\, 3601 Central Ave.\, Charlotte\, NC 28205 \nThe Reimagining America Project invites you to join us for an active listening session where your health and health care experiences in your community are listened to and heard. There will be caring\, trained professionals and great listeners available one-to-one to hear your stories. Your input will help us to better understand the health and health care disparities that exist in too many of our communities. Those disparities are differences in health and health care between groups as a result of social and economic inequities. \nAccording to the CDC\, the health of Black Americans is worse than their white counterparts across many measures of health including infant deaths\, pregnancy-related deaths\, and deaths due to diabetes and cancer. Black people have a shorter life expectancy than white people and the gap only widened during the pandemic. \nWe know the statistics but we want to hear about your valuable lived experiences trying to be healthy and get health care in your community. Please share the attached flyer and participate in this important event!
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/health-and-healthcare-in-your-community-charlotte-an-active-listening-session/
LOCATION:Galilee Ministries\, 3601 Central Ave.\,\, Galilee Ministries\, 3601 Central Ave.\,\, Charlotte\, 28205
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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SUMMARY:Community Forum on Contamination in Parks (Durham)
DESCRIPTION:  \nEvent is both in person and online. \nClick here to register for in-person or virtual attendance: qrco.de/soils
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/community-forum-on-contamination-in-parks-durham/
LOCATION:Walltown Park Recreation Center | 1308 W. Club Blvd.\, Walltown Park Recreation Center | 1308 W. Club Blvd.
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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SUMMARY:Webinar: New Year\, New Climate
DESCRIPTION:How can we shape our future together in 2025? Join us for an engaging virtual panel discussion that addresses pressing climate and environmental issues affecting the Triangle and North Carolina! Learn about the fight for clean air\, energy\, and water\, NCEJN’s advocacy for heat safety standards for workers in a warming world\, and discover how you can get involved to make a difference. This is the time to connect–it’s not too late to take action! \nThere will be time for an interactive Q&A session and community dialogue. \nSpeakers:\n– Barbara Foushee\, Carrboro Town Mayor\n– Amy Armbruster\, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Town of Carrboro\n– Bobby Jones\, Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition\n– Katarina Caskey\, Organizing and Community Support Manager at the NC Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) \nDate: Thursday\, January 30th\nTime: 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM\nLocation: Virtual \nRSVP Here
URL:https://ncejn.org/event/webinar-new-year-new-climate/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Justice Event
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