Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
River Advocates Allege Clean Water Act Violations By N. C. Hog Operation
River advocates served legal notice to a large industrialized hog operation in eastern North Carolina for violations of the Clean Water Act.
Conservation Groups Applaud Right-Sizing of Massive Mountain Highway in NC, TN
The Departments of Transportation in Tennessee and North Carolina are now studying ways to complete the Corridor K project between Chattanooga and Asheville by improving existing roads instead of buil...
Conservation Groups Cheer Settlement Ending Long Fight to Stop Road Through Great Smokies Park
SELC joins conservation groups across the region in applauding the historic settlement that successfully ends the decades-long fight to stop a highway through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Catawba River Interbasin Transfer Controversy Resolved
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc. and SELC reached an agreement with cities to significantly reduce the amount of water transferred out of the Catawba River in North Carolina during drought conditi...
SELC Lauds EPA Proposal to Strengthen Ozone Limit to Protect Health of Southerners
Consistent with the latest scientific data about the growing health threat from breathing smog pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to strengthen the national limit for a...
Groups Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant
Groups today appealed to Wake County Superior Court for a comprehensive review of public health and environmental impacts from the proposed Titan America cement plant after a N.C. Department of Admini...
N. C. Trout Breathe Easier After Court Ruling
The N.C. Court of Appeals this week upheld the state’s protective buffer for trout streams in a victory for North Carolina’s water quality, according to the SELC.
Groups Call on N. C. to Build Safer Route after Sea Reclaims Outer Banks Highway
Six conservation groups today called on the NCDOT to build a safer, less-exposed emergency route for Outer Banks residents and tourists that is not dependent on the section of Highway 12 in Pea Island...
Perdue Administration Decides: No Complete Review of Titan Cement Plant’s Environmental Impact
Governor Perdue’s Department of Administration this week ruled that the full environmental impact of the proposed Titan America cement plant on surrounding areas--including New Hanover, Pender and Bru...
Jordan Lake Petition Response Raises Questions
After Durham County miscounted properties belonging to petition signatories, its announcement yesterday that a citizens’ petition is invalid without specific explanation and citizens must sue for reco...