There was scant transparency and public engagement for the $30 million land deal, which impinges on Raleigh’s Westover-Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
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Former Army Missile Plant in Burlington Poses “An Urgent Public Health Risk”
Private owners neglect the contaminated property, posing an environmental threat to a Black and Latinx neighborhood
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A Former Army Missile Plant Has Polluted a Black, Latino Neighborhood in Burlington for More Than 30 Years
The military and a private owner have allowed toxic contaminants to fester and avoided penalties while residents bear environmental burden.
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Pittsboro Commissioners Balk at Route for North Chatham Park Way
While the parkway could improve the connection between north and south Pittsboro, its primary purpose is to benefit transportation needs within the 7,000-acre Chatham Park mega-development.
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Skilled In Diplomacy, Elizabeth Biser Coasts to N.C. DEQ Secretary Confirmation
The full Senate is expected to take up and approve the nomination Thursday morning.
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IPCC Report on Climate Change Is “A Reality Check.” And That Reality Is Grim.
As soon as 2030—a decade earlier than previously estimated—the Earth’s average temperature is on track to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial times, if warming continues to increase at the current rate.
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Former DEQ Secretary Hired as Chief Administrative Law Judge
Van der Vaart resigned from the Environmental Management Commission last week.
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Once On the Fast Track, Super-Secret Energy Bill Derailed Over Costs, Nukes, and Unproven Claims
Rep. John Szoka says House Bill 951 “is not perfect.” That, opponents say, is an understatement.
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Uncharted Territory: Senate Committee Rejects Nomination of NC DEQ Secretary Delli-Gatti
This is the first time lawmakers have rejected a cabinet-level nomination since 2017.
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Senate Committee Limits Public Comments On Controversial Farm Bill That Would Limit Public Comments
Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee shut down public discussion of contentious portion of the Farm Act; the bill itself limits public input on swine farms that install biogas systems and anaerobic digesters.
