Written by Sandra Diaz
Sandra Diaz
With Colombian roots, a Philadelphia, Pa.-childhood, and more than a decade in Florida before joining Appalachian Voices, Sandra served as AV's North Carolina campaign coordinator and driving force behind the Red, White & Water campaign from 2007 to 2013.
“It’s just vitamins!” Industry confuses residents on coal ash safety
Duke Energy and the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources continue to confound and confuse families that have the unfortunate luck of living in close proximity to the utility’s coal ash lagoons. So citizens and county officials are stepping in to help residents air their frustrations and, hopefully, to receive some answers.
Keep the Clean Water Act going strong
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ended a decade of confusion with the release of a long-awaited Clean Water Rule, which clarifies the scope of waters that are protected under the Clean Water Act. As the EPA pursues updates to the “effluent limitation guidelines,” we hope the Obama administration ready to continue the trend of strengthening and modernizing the Clean Water Act.
The Public’s Reaction to NC’s Proposed Settlement with Duke Energy: NNNNNO!
You can read The Charlotte Observer article, but…
Of Loincloths and Lean-Tos: The Fight To Protect NC’s Water
Out of the many things that were targeted…
First Annual Climate Convergence in Raleigh, NC
Citizens converged in Raleigh yesterday to demand that…
EPA Releases Proposal To Update Clean Water Act Standards for Power Plant Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally proposed…
Clean Water News: Congress Backs Down, N.C. Steps Up
Last week, there was concern that the U.S….
Will This March Madness Be An Upset for Clean Water?
Help Prevent a Clean Water Upset (Picture by…
