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By Lisa Sorg, NC POLICY WATCH – 2/21/2020 Beset by budget cuts, bankruptcies, legal disputes and broken equipment, the cleanup of the ABC Cleaners property has been further delayed. ABC Cleaners, a jumble of buildings with a warped vinyl facade and an…Read More »
Remember safety first when cleaning up storm debris RALEIGH – Recent severe storms resulted in damaged and downed trees and a lingering threat of wind and flooding. The N.C. Forest Service is encouraging homeowners and anyone looking to clean up after a storm to exercise…Read More »
Press Release For Immediate Release The Town of Lake Lure’s Emergency Preparedness Plan has been activated and a State of Emergency has been declared. The Town’s Flood Sirens were sounded and the Town sent out a notification from Everbridge early this morning…Read More »
FROM THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE — The Town began refilling the Lake on 1/10/20. The Lake is currently at the Town’s target level of 6 feet below full pond as of 1/17/20. The plan is to maintain this level so dredging…Read More »
BREVARD, N.C. – The city of Brevard has received $1 million from the state to undertake a stream restoration project aimed at preventing the city’s water treatment plant from being damaged by high levels of sediment. Brevard City Manager Jim Fatland says…Read More »
“People have the right to float any river in North Carolina,” Colburn said. “It’s part of an incredible water system that reaches almost everyone’s backyard.”
By Rob Schofield, NC POLICY WATCH In case you missed it, a new report released earlier this week by the good people at Environment North Carolina confirms once again the utter folly of the Trump administration’s plan to bring offshore oil drilling to…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In October, the Trump administration repealed 2015 regulations that protected streams, wetlands and rivers from polluting chemicals.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 »