Posts Tagged ‘North Carolina’
Robeson Rises
A new documentary looks at the potential impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Eastern North Carolina.
Read MoreOnward in the Pipeline Fight!
Appalachian Voices is working alongside communities and organizations to stop the wave of fracked-gas pipelines.
Read MoreContest Brings Energy Efficiency to N.C. High Country Homes
Our Energy Savings team is hosting a contest in which five semi-finalists will win a home energy audit and one winner will receive the grand prize of $4,000 in home energy upgrades.
Read MoreChanges for Blue Ridge Parkway in 2018
The Blue Ridge Parkway’s project list for 2018 includes repairs to the Linn Cove Viaduct and Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, planning for 5,300 acres of recently acquired land near Waterrock Knob, the re-opening of the cafe at Doughton Park, and more.
Read MoreDuke Energy Raises Electricity Rates
The North Carolina Utilities Commission allowed Duke Energy subsidiary Duke Energy Progress to raise its customers’ utility bills in part to pay for state-mandated coal ash cleanup.
Read MoreN.C. Rock Faces Closed to Protect Falcons
The U.S. Forest Service is seasonally closing nine recreational rock faces in North Carolina to protect rare peregrine falcon nests.
Read MoreN.C. Struggles to Resolve GenX Contamination
The North Carolina legislature has yet to resolve the debate between the state House and Senate over a bill that seeks to address drinking water contaminated by the potentially cancer-causing chemical GenX.
Read MoreA bigger prize for our N.C. home energy contest!
We’re increasing the amount of our grand prize for our High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest for even more impact.
Read MoreN.C. regulators shift coal ash cleanup costs to ratepayers
The North Carolina Utilities Commission signed off on a rate hike proposed by Duke Energy, effectively shifting the cost burden of cleaning up coal ash onto many families who are already struggling to stay afloat.
Read More1,000 Days on Bottled Water
Jan. 11 marked the 1,000th day that hundreds of North Carolinians living near Duke Energy’s coal ash basins have lived on bottled water. Affected residents spoke at press conferences in Raleigh and Charlotte that day along with lawmakers and representatives from environmental groups, including Appalachian Voices, the publisher of this newspaper. According to Caroline Armijo…
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