by Rebecca Sauer, Andrew Rasetti, and Kat Soltany CleanAIRE NC is excited to welcome our 2021 summer interns! Rebecca Sauer and Andrew Rasetti join us from Duke University’s Stanback Fellowship Program as an Environmental Health Associate and Environmental Policy Associate, respectively. And Kat Soltany is working with us as a Citizen Science Innovation Associate from the Davidson Sustainability...

by former Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts A successful Greening Our Faith Communities Summit was held May 20 – 21, focusing mostly on the faith community in the Charlotte area, but drawing interest and speakers from around North Carolina. The two-day virtual summit was organized primarily by GreenFaith and Clean Air Carolina, with support from ecoAmerica, Good Solar, MeckMIN, and numerous other...

by Joel Porter North Carolina can’t afford to wait any longer, we must limit carbon dioxide emissions from our state. That is why we joined the NC Coastal Federation and Southern Environmental Law Center on a petition for rulemaking at the NC Environmental Management Commission that would join our state in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)....

by Rev. Amy Brooks It is amazing that all faith traditions teach some version of this truth: that the earth is a sacred gift and that humanity is expected to take care of this gift. Sadly though, when we look around we realize we must do a better job, not just for the planet but...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, Clean Air Carolina, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] Stephanie Johannes, Clean Air Carolina, (704) 307-9528, ext. 111, [email protected] SIXTH ANNUAL NC BREATHE CONFERENCE TO SEEK CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE HEALTH AND EQUITY IN NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Policymakers, community groups, medical professionals, and environmental advocates will participate...

Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Sullivan Sothern Environmental Law Center 919-945-7106 [email protected] LAWSUIT SAYS SMITHFIELD, DOMINION HID INFORMATION ON AIR POLLUTION FROM FIRST LARGE SCALE BIOGAS FACILITY IN NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — On behalf of Clean Air Carolina, the Southern Environmental Law Center...

Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Kathleen Sullivan Sothern Environmental Law Center 919-945-7106 [email protected] NORTH CAROLINA TO CONSIDER CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION AS COMMUNITIES FEEL IMPACTS Petition Filed with N.C. Commission Outlines Proven Action to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—On behalf of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Joel Porter, Policy Manager, Clean Air Carolina; (704) 307-9528, ext. 105; [email protected] Andrew Whelan, Marketing Communications Manager, Clean Air Carolina, (919) 408-7031; [email protected] ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OUTLINE STEPS DUKE ENERGY MUST TAKE TO MEET ITS STATED CLIMATE GOALS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today a group of environmental advocates and energy experts...

Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 CONTACT Mike Mather, SELC Communications; (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464; [email protected] LAWSUIT: GOVERNMENT ILLEGALLY “CUT CORNERS” TO RAM THROUGH NEPA CHANGES The White House rewrite will mask pollution’s full harm to communities, environment CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — A group of 17 environmental...