Democrats say the bill, which could govern electricity generation for decades to come, was drafted in secrecy. Rep. John Szoka, the bill’s primary sponsor, said “I’m not buying that.”
Greg Barnes
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North Carolina Petition to Curb Carbon Dioxide Emissions Advances
The state is considering whether to join an initiative that has significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in other eastern states.
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A New N.C. State Study Finds Vulnerable Communities Bear the Brunt of Pipelines
The study used data to show that socially vulnerable communities have significantly higher natural gas pipeline densities and are therefore exposed to more pollution and health and safety issues.
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EPA Rejects N.C. Environmental Groups’ Petition for “Forever Chemicals” Study
Over 300,000 people have possibly been exposed to PFAS; they have also been found in vegetables grown near the plant and in fish, alligators, and other wildlife downstream.
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Court Barbecues Smithfield’s Claims, Giving Neighbors of Hog Farms Optimism
The court also ruled that punitive damages awarded in the case—originally set at $5 million per plaintiff but cut in half under the same law —were unfairly weighted against Smithfield’s corporate assets and must be reconsidered.