Webinar: An Equitable Carbon Plan for NC
2022-10-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
By the end of this year, the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) will publish a state Carbon Plan that is supposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from North Carolina electricity generation 70% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Duke Energy’s approach to decarbonization involves very large amounts of new fracked gas infrastructure and new nukes, and woefully inadequate solar and storage capacity and energy-saving programs.
On October 26 NC WARN and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP will outline a very different vision for an NC Carbon Plan. It has no new gas or nukes, but lots more solar plus storage, and it avoids perpetuating the environmental justice issues of the past. Join their free webinar to hear more from:

Bill Powers, environmental engineer, author of NC Clean Path 2025
Tina Katsanos, Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP
Moderator: Sally Robertson, NC WARN policy coordinator

Learn more and register here.

2022 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit
2022-10-27 13:00 - 2022-10-29 17:00 | East Carolina Heart Institute, 115 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States
The 2022 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit will bring together hundreds of stakeholders interested in advancing safe roads and healthier, more equitable communities for all road users in North Carolina.
Sessions are designed to provide information and foster collaboration. Summit participants will hear from national, statewide, and local leaders on how to make transportation safer and more equitable for all users, especially pedestrians and people who use bikes.
Learn more and register here.

Biketoberfest 2022
2022-10-30 12:00 - 17:00 | Triple C Brewing Company, 2900 Griffith St, Charlotte, NC, 28203, United States
This exciting event will take over Charlotte the day before Halloween. Sustain Charlotte‘s annual fundraising event sends participants on a scavenger hunt on two wheels equipped with a passport to support local businesses, visit new destinations, see the infrastructure available to support safer riding, and collect stamps in their passports along the way. At the end of the event, there is an after-party at Triple C Brewing, where participants can exchange those stamps for raffle tickets to win prizes.
Learn more and sign up here.

American Public Health Association: 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo
2022-11-06 11:00 - 2022-11-09 17:00 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
CANC Health Manager Kirsten Minor will attend and present at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting. Join her in Boston Nov. 6th – 9th to engage with public health experts, collaborate with other advocates, and learn opportunities to grow professionally.
Learn more and register here.

Workshop: Practical Passive Solar Design Principles for NC Homes
2022-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Hosted by Green Built Alliance, this free online workshop goes over the main design principles, with examples and best practices, of passive solar design for energy-efficient homes in North Carolina climates. Participants will understand how design choices about the orientation, shading, lay out, window sizes and locations, use of thermal mass, and use of high performance building envelope principles in a new home construction project can contribute to energy savings, homeowner satisfaction, and even earn rebates and incentives in North Carolina.

Learn more here.

Clean Air Book Club Meeting
2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual

Growing Our Greenways: Long Creek Greenway
2022-11-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Long Creek Greenway, 9841 Northlake Centre Pkwy, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States

Ribbon Cutting: Clean Air Garden at Beatties Ford Road
2022-11-29 13:00 - 13:30 | Beatties Ford Road Clean Air Garden, 2512 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States

Southeast Renewable Energy Summit
2022-11-30 09:00 - 2022-12-02 17:00 | Omni Charlotte Hotel, 132 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
The Southeast Renewable Energy Summit covers this region’s burgeoning clean energy market, bringing in key state policymakers, critical decision-makers, and leading utility executives and renewable energy players from the most dynamic states in the region — including North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky — to provide the most definitive updates on the issues you’ll need to understand to seize the very best opportunities.
Learn more and register here.

Public Hearing EJ Prep Session
2022-12-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
In preparation for the December 14th EJ Community Input Session, Toxic Free NC will host a 90-minute storytelling workshop on Monday, December 12th, to help community members tell their story.
You can register for this important meeting here.

Environmental Justice Community Listening Session
2022-12-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking community input on environmental justice issues. Join a special Community Input Session on Wednesday, December 14th to share your community’s story with NC policymakers.
No one knows your story better than you. But you can share your unique perspective on the issues that impact you and your community. When policymakers better understand the problem, they can create more informed solutions.
You can register for the event, or sign up to be a speaker, here.
Additionally, our partners at ToxicFree NC will host a storytelling workshop on Monday, December 12th, from 6pm – 7:30pm to help community members prepare for the listening session. You can register for this important meeting here.

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule: Info Session
2023-01-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Over the next few weeks state policymakers will hold a series of meetings to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina. And they want to hear from you.
The meetings will start Monday with a virtual Info Session, hosted by the NC Dept. of Environmental Quality. Please attend to learn how we can shape the ACT and cut tailpipe emissions across NC’s highways and communities.
Learn more and join online here.
Four public hearings will follow the information session to allow community input on how NC should promote the shift to cleaner vehicles. All meetings are open for community participation:

Charlotte Hearing | Friday, January 13, 9-11 am | Register here >>
Burlington Hearing | Monday, January 23, 4-6 pm | Register here >>
Pembroke Hearing | Wednesday, January 25, 1-3 pm | Register here >>
Virtual Hearing | Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30 pm | Join here >>

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule: Public Hearing (Charlotte)
2023-01-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Centralina Regional Council, 10735 David Taylor Drive #250, Charlotte, NC, 28262, United States
State policymakers are gathering community input to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and listening session in Charlotte on Friday, January 13. Please attend to help shape the ACT and cut tailpipe emissions across NC’s highways and communities.
Registration is required — register here.

Additional public hearings will take place in Burlington, Pembroke, and virtually. All meetings are open for community participation:

Burlington Hearing | Monday, January 23, 4-6 pm | Register here >>
Pembroke Hearing | Wednesday, January 25, 1-3 pm | Register here >>
Virtual Hearing | Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30 pm | Join here >>

DEQ will also host a virtual Info Session before the hearings begin to help communities prepare. You can join the January 9 Info Session here.

NCEJN Civic Engagement Series: Spidey Sens-r Workshop
2023-01-21 10:00 - 14:00 | C.M. Eppes Community and Recreation Center, 400 Nash Street, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States
Did you know you can monitor air quality using spider webs? Metals in the air settle as dust onto webs, allowing us to detect differences in air quality at the neighborhood level. Attend this free workshop to learn about innovative air quality tools communities can use to monitor their environment, including the Spidey Sens-r Network!
Attendees will learn how to identify and collect webs, log coordinates, and send them to the lab where the type and amount of metals in the sample can be identified. Click here to learn more and to register for this amazing workshop.

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule: Public Hearing (Burlington)
2023-01-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Alamance County Center, 209-C North Graham Hopedale Road, Burlington, 27217
State policymakers are gathering community input to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and listening session in Burlington on Monday, January 23. Please attend to help shape the ACT and cut tailpipe emissions across NC’s highways and communities.
Registration is required — register here.

Additional public hearings will take place in Charlotte, Pembroke, and virtually. All meetings are open for community participation:

Charlotte Hearing | Friday, January 13, 9-11 am | Register here >>
Pembroke Hearing | Wednesday, January 25, 1-3 pm | Register here >>
Virtual Hearing | Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30 pm | Join here >>

DEQ will also host a virtual Info Session before the hearings begin to help communities prepare. You can join the January 9 Info Session here.

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule: Public Hearing (Pembroke)
2023-01-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Lumber River Council of Governments, 30 CJ Walker Road, Pembroke, NC, 28372, United States
State policymakers are gathering community input to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and listening session in Pembroke on Wednesday, January 25. Please attend to help shape the ACT and cut tailpipe emissions across NC’s highways and communities.
Registration is required — register here.

Additional public hearings will take place in Charlotte, Burlington, and virtually. All meetings are open for community participation:

Charlotte Hearing | Friday, January 13, 9-11 am | Register here >>
Burlington Hearing | Monday, January 23, 4-6 pm | Register here >>
Virtual Hearing | Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30 pm | Join here >>

DEQ will also host a virtual Info Session before the hearings begin to help communities prepare. You can join the January 9 Info Session here.

CleanAIRE Book Club Meeting
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-03-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual

EPA Training on Proposed Clean Air Act Rule
2023-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
EPA to Host Virtual Training on Proposed Clean Air Act Rule

EPA will host a training on January 31, 2023 to provide an overview of the proposed rule to update the Agency’s regulations governing the timelines and other requirements for state plans to limit pollution from existing sources under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. It will also provide information on how to effectively engage in the regulatory process and an opportunity to ask clarifying questions. Although this training is open to the public, it will include information tailored to specific groups: communities with environmental justice concerns, tribal nations, tribal environmental professionals, and small business stakeholders. This virtual event is FREE and open to the public. The event will be held using Zoom, and a toll-free call-in number will be available.

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM (Eastern time)
Register Here: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-qrrj4pG2o5wylIh3ZMgga71ynw1KE

To read the proposed rule and an accompanying fact sheet, please click HERE. EPA will take public comment on the proposed updates through Feb. 27, 2023.

Background: On December 14, 2022, the EPA Administrator signed the proposed updates to the Agency’s regulations governing the timelines and other requirements for state plans to limit pollution from existing sources under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EPA’s “Implementing Regulations” apply to states that must submit plans for existing sources of pollution covered by Emissions Guidelines and to eligible Tribal Nations that choose to develop their own plans. The proposed updates would revise several timing requirements for state plans, including the allowed time for states to submit plans and for EPA to review them, among others. The proposal also would provide states clear guidance on when they can apply a less-stringent standard to a facility or class of facilities. In addition, it would require states and EPA to conduct meaningful engagement as part of state plan and federal plan development, including with communities and Tribal Nations most affected by, and vulnerable to, the plans’ impacts.

Environmental Open House
2023-02-11 15:00 - 19:00 | Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
Meet with 14+ environmental groups in the Charlotte area and learn about how you can get involved.
Location: BirdSong Brewing, 1016 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28206
Hosted by Charlotte Mecklenburg Climate Leaders

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule: Virtual Public Hearing
2023-02-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
State policymakers are gathering community input to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina. The NC Dept. of Environmental Quality will hold a virtual public hearing and listening session on Tuesday, February 21. Please attend to help shape the ACT and cut tailpipe emissions across NC’s highways and communities.
Learn more and join online here.

The burning of fossil fuels in our transportation sector remains the greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in both the United States and North Carolina and is the greatest threat to both our climate and health. Medium and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles with fossil fuel-burning internal combustion engines make up 3.2% of NC’s registered vehicles but emit 26% of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 32% of particulate matter (PM), putting our health at risk. State officials will hold two final virtual meetings in February to develop an Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that promotes clean, electric trucks in North Carolina.
Attend a public session and let your voice be heard, and tell NC why you support cleaner transportation for better air and health.
Virtual Hearing | Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30 pm | Join here >>
Your voice matters. If you are unable to attend any of the hearings, you can also email your comments to state leaders at daq.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov.

Arbor Day Festival
2023-03-25 12:00 - 16:00 | John Chavis Memorial Park, 505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Join us for a free festival featuring live music, food trucks, environmental educators, tree giveaways, paper air monitors, seed balls, and more. Discover the diverse ways trees help us all.
Learn more at https://weplantitforward.org/arbor-day-festival.

2023 NC BREATHE Conference
2023-04-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States

Earth Action Vigil: Banking On Love
2023-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Uptown Center City, 100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
GreenFaith joins with local and regional climate activists including 350.org and Rainforest Action Network for a day of action at Bank of America in advance of the annual shareholders meeting. Banks need to hear from us! Help us send the urgent message to stop funding fossil fuel projects that are driving climate change, endangering lives, infringing on Indigenous rights and threatening the well-being of future generations.
This event is part of a nationally coordinated action with STMP targeting bank headquarters around the country as 4 major US banks (Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank and JP Morgan Chase) continue to bank on dirty fossil fuels. RSVP here to show your support for a healthier planet and cleaner air!

Charlotte Earth Day
2023-04-15 10:00 - 15:00 | First Ward Park, 301 E 7th Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
CleanAIRE NC is a proud sponsor of Charlotte’s Earth Day celebration at First Ward Park. Come celebrate the beauty and diversity of our ecosystems, and discover climate solutions and the park’s new air quality monitoring station.
Don’t forget to visit our CleanAIRE NC exhibit table and say “hi!”
Learn more at charlotteearthday.com/

NoDa Arbor Day
2023-04-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Divine Barrel Brewing, 3701 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
On Sunday, April 16th, join us and the NoDa NBA for a free and family-fun Arbor Day Celebration of the wonderful things NoDa’s tree canopy does for the neighborhood! The event will include two showings of the movie “The Lorax;” live music; food trucks; seedlings giveaways; family-friendly outdoor games; and free books for tree-loving children and adults.
Be sure to stop by CleanAIRE NC’s booth and say “hi”! Learn more and reserve your spot.

Corporate Earth Day Breakfast
2023-04-20 08:30 - 10:30 | The Royal Banquet, 3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
EarthShare NC is holding the 9th annual Corporate Earth Day Breakfast, which brings together businesses with common goals of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. The event will feature an inspirational and interactive session with a Fortune 500 advisor, corporate networking, an awards ceremony, and breakfast. Get your tickets here and consider sponsoring a table to spread brand awareness!

Decolonizing Practice in Global Health & Beyond
2023-04-20 09:00 - 2023-04-21 15:00 | Duke University School of Nursing, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
The Decolonize, Dismantle and Redesign student working group is hosting a two-day hybrid webinar event entitled From Academia to Action: Decolonizing Practice in Global Health and Beyond on April 20-21. Join a conversation with global health practitioners, scholars, and activists from across the globe to explore decolonizing practice, broaden perspectives on collective-building and solidarity, and learn how to participate in decolonial action. This event aims to acknowledge the harmful nature of academic institutions and elucidate pathways to healing and reform. Join us in person at the Duke School of Nursing, Room 1103, or via Zoom. In-person attendance is limited to 80 people. This event is open to the public.
Register in-person or on Zoom here.

Celebrate Earth Day 2023
2023-04-21 17:00 - 22:00 | Dorothea Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Join the City of Raleigh for a FREE community event to explore earth-conscious vendors and organizations while enjoying live music, games, and activities for all ages.

LEARN about what the City of Raleigh and Community Partners are doing to create a more sustainable Raleigh.
TAKE ACTION and pledge to volunteer and make personal changes to support the environment.
CELEBRATE the Raleigh Environmental Award Winners taking climate action across the community.
WATCH the movie WALL-E at the conclusion of the event.

More details, vendor information, and event schedule can be found here.

Film Screening: The Smell of Money
2023-04-21 18:00 - 20:30 | UNC–Charlotte, Cone University Center, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28223, United States
Join documentary film producer Jamie Berger for a special film screening of The Smell of Money, followed by a conversation about the impacts of industrial-scale hog farming in eastern North Carolina.
Tickets are free but limited. Reserve your spot here.
