The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling favoring shrimp trawlers in a dispute involving the Clean Water Act.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 5:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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So-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water are contributing to obesity and making weight loss harder, a new study finds.
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-7th District, touted the importance of modernizing the federal Clean Water Act during a presentation Tuesday to a congressional subcommittee.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wetlands must have a "continuous surface connection" to larger water bodies.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 5:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Norfolk Southern 100-car train derailment and subsequent toxic chemical fallout in East Palestine, Ohio, caused nearly half of the U.S. government investigators to experience symptoms of illness while studying the health impacts, authorities said.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department officials announced a lawsuit on Friday against Norfolk Southern, the company at the center of the train derailment and subsequent chemical fallout in East Palestine, Ohio.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 1:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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The “side deal” Senate Democrats cut with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is beginning to fall apart, as dozens of Democrats announced their opposition to it.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 7:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Democrat 'green' spending bill comes with environmental costs
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:27 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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A bipartisan bill to address PFAS pollution would require polluters like Chemours to reimburse public water systems for cleanup, abatement, and technology needs
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino
Published: Saturday, April 24th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Diane Rufino
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This article is dedicated to our great Founding Fathers - men who had the courage, the foresight, and the wisdom to secure the freedom that I exercise and enjoy every single day. - Diane Rufino
Published: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 @ 8:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump is protecting American communities from excessive Federal overreach and preserving local decision-making.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 3:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Under President Obama’s redefinition, much more of North Carolina, and virtually all of our state east of Interstate 95, would have been designated as Waters of the United States.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Donald J. Trump is protecting Americans by restoring transparency and fairness to the bureaucracy.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two executive orders President Donald Trump signed Wednesday, April 10, could expedite completion of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other interstate energy transmission projects that have been delayed by state regulators.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 9:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The following are statements and readouts from the White House from January 3 to January 4, 2018
Published: Thursday, January 4th, 2018 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Federal environmental regulations are battering farmers, and public policy research analyst Darren Bakst believes there is a mechanism to address the plight
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week Governor Cooper and Attorney General Stein withdrew North Carolina from litigation challenging government overreach on farmers
Published: Friday, April 28th, 2017 @ 1:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 37 of his colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan (CPP), Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and Ozone Standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) Rules
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 18 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The McCrory campaign released the following statement in response to Larry Hall's press conference politicizing coal ash
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 3:23 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory is holding Duke Energy accountable and cleaning up coal ash ponds once and for all, Roy Cooper let this problem fester for more than 28 years during his career as a top lawmaker and as attorney general. Instead of ever addressing coal ash
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2016 @ 5:03 am
By: McCrory Communications
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After a decade of controversy and unnecessary bureaucracy - the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is rescinding their Notice of Violation of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Rose Acre Farms
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 1:01 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis talked Obamacare, energy policy, the federal budget, and the Export-Import Bank during a meeting with Americans for Prosperity activists during a luncheon Monday at the Langtree Plantation in Mooresville
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A nearly eight-year-long legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Alcoa Power Generating Inc. over four hydroelectric dams the company owns and operates on the Yadkin River may be coming to an end.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Three areas designed to hold stormwater runoff back from Greens Mill Run on the campus of East Carolina University are helping improve the water quality in the urban waterway.
Published: Monday, October 5th, 2015 @ 11:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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Even though Alcoa Power Generating Inc. has won two more legal battles against the state of North Carolina dealing with the company’s efforts to relicense its four hydroelectric dams on the Yadkin River, the state plans to continue fighting to gain control of those facilities...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 6:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alcoa Power Generating Inc. scored a victory in federal court May 6 when U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle ruled that the state of North Carolina failed to prove that a 45-mile segment of the Yadkin River where Alcoa operates four hydroelectric dams was navigable for commerce in 1789.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5) is making use of the cromnibus talking points disseminated by Boehner & co.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 8:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today he will let the Coal Ash Management Act, passed by North Carolina's General Assembly Aug. 20, become law without his signature. The governor said that while the bill continues the aggressive approach his administration has taken to attack the coal ash issue...
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 8:40 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 12:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, July 7, 2014
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 1:44 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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On June 11, several experts and agencies testified to the House Committee about the impacts of the Clean Water Act
Published: Monday, June 16th, 2014 @ 4:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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