Every May, The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledges Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW). The goal of this week is to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our air & educating people on how to eliminate harmful factors in our atmosphere. To celebrate, we want to provide background information on this week’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CleanAIRE NC Statement on NC Utilities Commission’s Release of Inaugural Carbon Plan On December 30th, 2022, the NC Utilities Commission issued a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions over the next several decades. While its Carbon Plan includes many commendable provisions, many strategies it outlines put North Carolina at risk of missing...
“Everybody deserves to breathe healthy air.” This simple belief has motivated June Blotnick’s life in public service, leading the fight for cleaner air in North Carolina. But after 17 years of leading CleanAIRE NC, June will step down from her Executive Director role in September. She recently sat down with CleanAIRE NC volunteer Billie Anderson...
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...
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