Earlier this month in Durham, Health Manager Kirsten Minor and Environmental Health Associate Devon Block-Funkhouser attended the first of six statewide Carbon Plan public hearings. They share their impressions of the hearing here. by Kirsten Minor and Devon Block-Funkhouser On a hot Monday night in July, we were joined by approximately 125 other individuals representing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Joel Porter, CleanAIRE NC, (913) 271-2899 [email protected] Today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA hobbles the Federal government’s ability to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, the driving force behind climate change. This comes at a time when science tells us we only have a limited...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] CleanAIRE NC Statement on Governor Cooper’s FY22-23 Budget, titled “Building on Success” CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Last week, Governor Roy Cooper released his $29.3 billion 2022-23 Budget, which included numerous provisions to protect the environment and continue the transition to a...

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in NC BREATHE 2022! Speaker presentations and recordings of all sessions and panel discussions are now available on the event webpage. We hope you are feeling inspired and ready to build equitable climate solutions. Now the real work begins. Here are six ways you can keep...

by Kirsten Minor 2022 is shaping up to be a very pivotal year for the environment. As the world experiences more extreme weather events, the impact of climate change cannot be ignored.  Economically,  record-breaking gas prices are adding urgency to discussions about shifting away from fossil-fueled vehicles and towards clean transportation. Meanwhile, state governments are...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] Governor Cooper Takes Historic Executive Action on Environmental Justice RALEIGH, N.C. – Today Governor Cooper announced an Executive Order on Climate Change and Environmental Justice, taking a major step towards addressing long-standing environmental inequities in historically disadvantaged communities. As part...