FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Duke Energy’s Updated Carbon Plan Fails to Meet the Moment The Carbon Plan should be an opportunity to reshape North Carolina’s energy future and protect community health. That means no new fossil fuel infrastructure or power plants. Unfortunately, the draft Carbon Plan filed by Duke Energy today fails to meet the moment....

On June 27 the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held a public hearing at the Sampson County Courthouse to listen to community feedback on an air quality permit application for Sapphire Renewable Natural Gas (SRNG). If approved, this permit could allow the facility to emit harmful air pollutants that would negatively impact residents and...

by Marina Courtney Many things contribute to air pollution, including motor vehicles, fossil fuel combustion, and industrial facilities. However, the one thing they all have in common is human activity.  The societal “big hair” trends from a few decades ago are a telling example. Excessive use of hairspray aerosols containing chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs,...

CleanAIRE NC is excited to announce that Brittany Griffin is joining the team as our new Policy Manager! Brittany has always been passionate about serving others and climate advocacy. Her earliest memory as an environmentalist dates back to high school, where she created a recycling system at the after-school program she tutored at. Brittany served...