An East Carolina University associate professor will travel to Zambia next year to assist in water quality testing of the African nation’s groundwater system.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 @ 3:41 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources voted Thursday, June 13, to send Senate Bill 568 to the Finance Committee amid protests from some committee members.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to twenty one North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2019 @ 8:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bladen County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser approved a consent order Monday holding the Chemours chemical manufacturer accountable for release of GenX and other PFAS emerging contaminants which have polluted the Cape Fear River Basin and surrounding groundwater.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although top national environmental regulators confirmed GenX and related chemical compounds are used to produce solar panel components, they say their research does not prioritize what risks that might pose to the environment and human health
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state and federal agencies investigate GenX in groundwater, Carolina Journal has learned GenX and its family of unregulated emerging contaminants are present in some of the solar panels increasingly dotting North Carolina's landscape
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his nominations and appointments to 19 boards, commissions, and councils
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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The state Utility Commission will weigh whether the GenX compound that has polluted the Cape Fear River Basin could contaminate the Wilkinson Solar Plant in the Terra Ceia community of Beaufort County
Published: Saturday, May 26th, 2018 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House and Senate Republicans from southeastern North Carolina want Gov. Roy Cooper to close the Chemours chemical manufacturing plant by June if operators don't stop polluting public waterways with the GenX chemical compound
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 @ 11:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Carolina Journal readers know, North Carolina Republicans have raised objections to Gov. Cooper’s Atlantic Cost Pipeline fund
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Gloria Jean Reed, age 68, a resident of Greenville, NC died Sunday January 14, 2018 at her home
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 @ 4:27 pm
By: Announcements
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The General Assembly will take up legislation to resolve the GenX water pollution case and judicial redistricting and reform when it returns to special session Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans beat back several attempts Wednesday by Democrats to expand the regulatory scope of a bill dealing with the GenX contaminant dumped into the lower Cape Fear River region, as the measure passed 116-0.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, the N.C. Dept. Commerce released the county tier designations for 2018
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Gov. Cooper will veto House Bill 56, An Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws. Gov. Cooper shared the following veto message
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2017 @ 5:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A total of 32 small, technology-oriented companies across 18 North Carolina communities will get $1.9 million to help them grow and provide good jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Monday, August 21st, 2017 @ 5:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina has no plan for disposing of millions of tons of material from solar installations dotting the state
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 10:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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 @ 11:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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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 Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointment today
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 12:19 am
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's press office released the following information refuting deceptive and misleading attacks on the governor's record of protecting the environment
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2016 @ 9:08 pm
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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The Republican-led General Assembly in the just-ended 2016 short session maintained spending restraint, created and enlarged fiscal safeguards in case of an economic downturn, granted more income tax relief
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the least discussed but most important elements of the Connect NC Bond package is the $309 million designated for clean water and sewer infrastructure.
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 8:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In rural eastern North Carolina, septic systems are the primary way sewage is treated. While the systems are simple yet effective, some experts now wonder if the systems and the rules governing their installation are sufficient to keep ground and surface water clean from the modern synthetic...
Published: Tuesday, January 20th, 2015 @ 7:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A major federal study of hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania was finalized last month. Conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, the study's preliminary findings have already been discussed in a prior issue of this newsletter as well as two separate reports.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Civitas' annual poll of unaffiliated North Carolina voters provides insights into the views of this key voting bloc as the state heads into the election season.
Published: Friday, September 12th, 2014 @ 11:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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Since the 1940s, over a million wells have used hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") safely.
Published: Thursday, August 28th, 2014 @ 9:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In one of its last actions for the 2014 legislative session, the House defeated a Senate proposal to restructure county sales taxes, with a number of House members voicing concerns and voting against the economic development components included in H1224
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In June 2014 the General Assembly passed and Gov. Pat McCrory signed the Energy Modernization Act.
Published: Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 @ 7:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With budget done, Medicaid and coal ash resolutions could wait
Published: Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory issued Executive Order 62 to address the coal ash issue because comprehensive legislation has not been passed during the Short Session.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 11:48 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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