Several alternative ways of hog waste management have been studied, but few have been implemented in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hog farming is an integral part of the agricultural industry in North Carolina, contributing $10 billion in economic output a year
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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WASHINGTON, N.C. –– The Cherry Run Solid Waste Collection Site, located at 2860 Cherry Run Road, Washington, NC 27889, will temporarily close for repairs on Monday, Nov. 20
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 11:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Chocowinity Solid Waste Collection Site, located at 164 Gray Road, Chocowinity, N.C. 27817, will temporarily close for repairs on Monday, Oct. 30. The site will remain closed for approximately four weeks.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 1:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two recent headlines grabbed my attention. The first was the announcement that Toyota, having already announced a major project to build batteries for electric vehicles in Randolph County, has expanded their plans.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said this week that the dire conditions on the U.S.-Mexico border allows the administration the legal right to waive dozens of laws and regulations in order to rapidly build sections of border wall
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 1:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The River Road Solid Waste Collection Site at 1057 Magnolia School Road in Washington will temporarily close for repairs on Monday, October 2. The site will remain closed for approximately six weeks.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A warehouse operated illegally in central California stored pathogens, including HIV, chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, hepatitis B and C, herpes, rubella, and malaria, and contained roughly 1,000 dead or nearly dead mice, according to investigators.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 6:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday night, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners received the Manager’s Recommended Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 8:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Pioneer researcher receives lifetime achievement award
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 5:54 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The federal government ordered Norfolk Southern to stop removing hazardous materials from East Palestine, Ohio, where one of its trains derailed earlier this month causing an environmental disaster.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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“ ... he doesn't need to use a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in Berlin did in the bunker in May 1945.”
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 @ 3:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine announced during the early morning hours on Sunday that Russian missiles have hit a radioactive waste disposal site near the capital city of Kyiv.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 9:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Cooper Announces Amgen Will Create 355 Jobs at New Biomanufacturing Facility in Wake CountyCompany intends to invest $550 million in Holly Springs
Published: Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 @ 7:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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“There’s nothing good going on after midnight that you need to be part of,” my momma repeatedly told me.
Published: Friday, August 6th, 2021 @ 3:04 am
By: Tom Campbell
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hundreds of toxic used wind turbines blades abandoned at 3 Iowa sites
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Steed
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As the governor continues to tout an energy policy insistent on wind and solar, lawmakers leverage growth in natural gas and nuclear to meet future demand and lower emissions in a new energy proposal.
Published: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 @ 2:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Effective December 4, 2020, the following operational changes are being implemented at the Yeatesville solid waste collection site located at 16954 US 264 Hwy E, Washington, NC 27889.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 3:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Emergency non-congregate sheltering for COVID-19 can help provide more than 16,500 units of individual housing
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 10:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Is a financial agreement between the governor of North Carolina and a private party legal just because the governor says so?
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 @ 10:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Every two months North Carolinians throw away enough trash to fill dumpsters, lined back to back, across the entire length of Interstate 40. Our 10 million residents generate some 12 million tons of trash each year
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 10:50 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Continuing our strong record of eliminating and simplifying job-killing rules, both the Senate and House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of House Bill 56 and Senate Bill 16 this past week
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2017 @ 9:57 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Rep. Jimmy Dixon, a retired Duplin County hog farmer, pleaded with fellow House members to remember the people who put food on the table
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Republic Services, Inc. will open a full-service Customer Resource Center in Mecklenburg County, creating in excess of 350 new jobs during the next three years...
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2016 @ 3:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Think politics has taken a nasty turn? You're certainly not alone. Too many politicians and activists resort too often to personal insults and the character assassination of their adversaries rather than crafting, articulating, and defending a substantive agenda for addressing difficult issues...
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. General Assembly's biennial short session opens Wednesday. North Carolina does not have statutory session limits, so the session will last as long as necessary to finish business.
Published: Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 @ 7:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does North Carolina need an energy policy? In my view, it depends on what you mean by the phrase. If by "energy policy" you mean a detailed plan of requirements and timetables for producing and distributing electricity and fuel in proportions set by government fiat, then the answer is a resolute...
Published: Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Court of Appeals recently delivered a mixed verdict to Charlotte in its dispute with Cedar Greene Apartments over garbage collection.
Published: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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