Helene
NCDEQ awards $25 million in community recycling infrastructure grants for Hurricane Helene recovery
Funding supports projects to build resilient waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs in storm-damaged communities
North Carolina
BRIEFS: Charlotte transit agency to hold meeting in Rock Hill about the end of bus route
NC DEQ to hold public hearing on proposed Craven County permit modification
North Carolina
North Carolina Created Complaint Systems for Its Industrialized Farms. They Don’t Work Very Well.
Complaints become part of the record only if a violation is found, but the state has only 14 inspectors for thousands of hog, poultry and cattle farms known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
Helene
N.C. announces $5.7M for Flood Resilience Projects in the French Broad River Basin
Down Ballot Staff Reports Today in Woodfin, Governor Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The announcement includes eight projects that will create new floodwater storage,
Environment
A Troubled Hog Farm in Wayne County, North Carolina, Is Hit With a New String of Violations
Equipped with both a biodigester to capture methane from hog waste and a system to spray what’s left of the feces and urine onto nearby farm fields, the former White Oaks Farm continues to pollute the surrounding environment.
Environment
Extreme drought impacts three North Carolina counties
Parts of three counties are in extreme drought: Cabarrus, Stanly and Union counties.
North Carolina
N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater
The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen that can harm the liver and kidneys
North Carolina
DEQ Division of Water Resources awards more than $1.5M for stream restoration, water management, recreation projects
Down Ballot Staff Reports RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support stream restoration, water-based recreation and water management projects across North Carolina. The grants were awarded to nine local governments through the Water
Helene
N.C. launches grants program to support communities harmed by Helene
Hendersonville taking applications for participatory budget process until Dec. 19
State and Local Government
Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27
N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County