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For first time, guidance would require veterinary oversight for all antibiotics important for human health By: Karin Hoelzer Topics: Antibiotics & U.S. Policy Projects: Antibiotic Resistance Read time: 1 min The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a draft policy to ensure that veterinarians oversee any use of animal…Read More »
By Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch Back in the early 1990’s, the late and sorely missed Bob Hensley – a talented, feisty and frequently funny trial lawyer and Democratic state representative from Wake County – was engaged in a tense debate on…Read More »
In October, the Trump administration repealed 2015 regulations that protected streams, wetlands and rivers from polluting chemicals. (Adobe Stock) RALEIGH, N.C. — Conservation groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers over the Trump administration’s rollback of Clean…Read More »
A coal-ash site and a coal-fired power plant both sit on Lake Norman. (Adobe Stock) MOORESVILLE, N.C. — During a recent public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed loosening of coal-ash disposal regulations, Mooresville resident Susan Wind told agency officials she believes…Read More »
On Saturday, September 28th, ROC members and others from the community came together for the ROC Broad River Fall Sweep river clean-up. Thanks to their efforts,1,180 pounds of trash and 46 tires were removed from the river. Sections 2, 3, 4, and…Read More »
Application deadline is Dec. 13 RALEIGH – Starting Monday, Oct. 14, county governments and nonprofit groups may apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects. This year’s request for proposals includes statewide…Read More »
By Dr. Walter Robinson, NC Policy Watch On September 23rd, leaders from around the world met in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit. Four years ago, in Paris, it was agreed to limit global warming to less than two degrees…Read More »
The Town of Lake Lure, NC proactively lowers the lake on a three-year cycle to allow lakefront property owners to maintain their lake structures. The Marine Commission held a special public forum on 8/13/19 to discuss and gather input on the cycle…Read More »
OCTOBER 1, 2019, BY NEILL CALDWELL Dr. Mandy Cohen, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, discusses coming changes to the way Medicaid is provided to recipients in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of DHHS. North Carolina is in the process of a…Read More »
Input from 160 individuals and groups shaped NC Clean Energy Plan to modernize NC electricity system Raleigh Governor Roy Cooper’s Climate Change Interagency Council presented four key plans related to clean energy and climate change to the Governor today. The plans were a…Read More »
