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The Coastal Plains Environmental Advocate

The Coastal Plains Environmental Advocate

Covering the climate and environmental issues that impact the people, practices and policies of North Carolina's Coastal Plain

By Melba Newsome

What Does It Mean to Be a Good Corporate Citizen?

Despite a string of lawsuits and fines for repeated environmental violations, the Chemours Company is racking up awards for being a good corporate citizen.
Jan 19

The US EPA Will Investigate Title VI Claims against DEQ

The federal agency will look into the merits of the claims filed against the state environmental agency for granting the biogas permits to Align RNG
Jan 18

The Cooper Administration Uses Executive Orders to Promote Environmental Justice

Governor Cooper’s most recent Executive Order will raise climate ambition and build a more equitable clean energy economy.
Jan 10

Mining Company Sues Residents For Opposing New Quarries

When a grassroots environmental group stymied Carolina Sunrock's plan to build two rock quarries in Caswell County, the company went after the individual residents in court.
Dec 31, 2021

Environmental Justice Advocates Sue to Stop Gerrymandering

Environmental groups are challenging political redistricting maps on the basis of environmental protection and environmental justice for communities of color.
Dec 30, 2021
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EPA Approves PFAS Testing in the Cape Fear Watershed – Or Did It?

Environmental groups say the approval falls short of what’s needed to protect the health of North Carolinians.
Dec 30, 2021

Industrial Poultry Farms Inundate the Catawba River Basin

Lax and non-existent regulations make it difficult to calculate the damage they're causing to the water and air.
Dec 29, 2021

Court of Appeals Upholds Near Ban of Nuisance Lawsuits

In affirming the constitutionality of the restrictions on lawsuits against Big Ag, the NC Court of Appeals removes the only legal remedy available to hog farm neighbors.
Dec 28, 2021

Civil Rights and Environmental Groups Put Brakes on Massive Cape Fear Building Project

Opponents of a planned development say it threatened the already fragile ecosystem the cultural history of the Gullah Geechee corridor
Dec 27, 2021

Environmental Groups Get Stronger Pollution Restrictions on Greensboro

The state’s Environmental Management Commission recently approved stronger penalties and enforcement for the City of Greensboro for discharging a cancer-causing chemical downstream.
Dec 23, 2021
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