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New Branch of ALEC Seeks to Further Erode Local Authority
Asheville and Buncombe County residents stand up for local decisions about the drinking water systemDuring the last two legislative sessions, North Carolina lawmakers showed an unusual interest in...
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For immediate release Contact: Hope Taylor, Executive Director, Clean Water for NC 919-401-9600 On May 1st, Clean Water for North Carolina, a statewide environmental justice group that focuses on...
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Public Water Systems Show Little Appetite for Privatization, Despite Hefty Debts
by Jennifer Weaver, Water & Energy Justice Researcher In recent weeks, CWFNC has been looking into the challenges that North Carolina’s publicly owned water utilities face as they try to maintain...
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As local governments across North Carolina continue to take action to protect their residents and resources from potential hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), the right to enact local ordinances has...
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Residents denied clean water in Flint; how you can help?
The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan has turned into an epidemic of environmental injustices. Flint, a city that is 57% African American, 37% White American, 4% Latino, and 4% mixed race sits...
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CWFNC stands with our allies in eastern NC
Princeville in 1999 after Hurricane Floyd (top) and after Hurricane Matthew (bottom). Photos credited to Chris Tyree/Virginia Pilot and Jonathan Drake/Reuters. The devastation in communities in eastern...
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How is climate change impacting NC?
NC has been hit by the harsh extremes of climate change from the mountains to the coast. Drought, flooding, unpredictable rain events, and wildfires have plagued the state in historic proportions....
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