In Role as Judge, Donald van der Vaart Rules on Behalf of DEQ, Hog Farms, and Against Environmental Groups
Former DEQ Secretary Donald van der Vaart was appointed to the post by State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby last July. Van der Vaart, known for his anti-regulatory stances, served as DEQ secretary under former Gov. Pat McCrory.
Cooper Signs Executive Order Calling For Deeper Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Focus on Environmental Justice
The 50 percent reductions are in line with U.S. commitments under the international Paris Agreement.
Levels of 1,4-Dioxane Above Health Advisory Goal in Untreated Drinking Water in Pittsboro
The EPA has yet to regulate 1,4-Dioxane, a likely carcinogen, in drinking water.
On the Verge of Extinction, Red Wolves Get a Reprieve; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reinstate Protections, Upending Trump-Era Proposal
Red wolves will be protected in five counties—Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington. Had an earlier proposal become final, people could have killed the wolves in previously protected areas.
EPA Finally Launches Major Effort to Curb PFAS Pollution, to Mixed Reviews About Whether It’s Enough
EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Monday unveiled the agency’s “PFAS Strategic Roadmap.” The 26-page document lays out nearly 40 proposed actions to assess the hazards of PFAS compounds, including GenX, through 2024.
State Supreme Court to Consider Possibility of Involuntary Recusal for Justices Berger and Barringer
Court asks parties for briefs in case challenging 2018 constitutional amendments.
Sunday Reading: Environmental Racism in Black Communities
This noxious history came to mind while reading Scalawag’s “A Lifetime of Damage on a Creosote Plume in Houston’s Fifth Ward.”
More Southern Environmental Law Center Coverage
Smithfield Foods Says It Will Cover Its Lagoons. Critics Say That’s Just Lipstick on a Pig.
“Is it an improvement? Anything they do that is beyond a basic hole in the ground and spraying all the manure on fields is an improvement.”
Does Southern Wake County Really Need a Massive Toll Road?
This post is excerpted from the INDY’s morning newsletter, Primer. To read this morning’s edition in full, click here. To get all the day’s local and national headlines and insights delivered straight to your inbox, sign up here. A few weeks back, there was a kerfuffle over the final environmental impact statement for the completion…
Southern Environmental Law Center: RDU Rejected Land Deal in “Unlawfully Held Closed Session Meeting”
The Southern Environmental Law Center is asking the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority board to rescind any decisions it made in closed sessions over the past two years after questions were raised about a decision not to sell a tract of land by Umstead Park to the Conservation Fund. In a letter sent on behalf of…
Federal Judge Protects Red Wolves, Blasts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Don’t shoot. Don’t even touch. That was the message delivered last week by U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle, as he ordered a temporary injunction that both restricts the federal government’s ability to remove endangered red wolves from private property and prohibits landowners from shooting members of the species. Boyle’s rulingwhich also included scathing criticism of…
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