Kenansville Public Hearing: CAFOs General Permit
2023-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | James Sprunt Community College, 133 James Sprunt Drive, Kenansville, NC, 28349, United States
Are you impacted by the smells, air, and water quality concerns from concentrated animal feeding operations? Do you feel it is unjust that North Carolina’s environmental regulations surrounding hog, poultry, and dairy production regularly promote industry more than they protect our communities?
The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is holding a series of public hearings across North Carolina, seeking public comments on a new General Permit regulating:

Dangerous pollution from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (also known as CAFOs); and
Hog waste biogas, a dirty source of energy that is converted from untreated waste at CAFOs.

We invite you to attend the public hearing nearest you to share your story and urge state regulators to protect clean air, clean water, and healthy families:
Kenansville
6 PM on October 5, 2023
James Sprunt Community College
133 James Sprunt Drive, Kenansville, NC 28349
Goldsboro
6 PM on October 10, 2023
Wayne Community College
3000 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534

Statesville
6 PM on October 24, 2023
Statesville Civic Center
300 S. Center St., Statesville, NC 28677
Virtual
6 PM on October 26, 2023
Click here for the Virtual Meeting Link
and Comments Sign-up Form

Nobody should have to live with feces or urine in their air and drinking water. Yet this is an unfortunate reality near industrial-scale hog farms that spray untreated waste into the surrounding environment, posing huge health risks for nearby communities.
To adequately protect public health, NC DEQ must ensure new permitting requirements for CAFOs include:

Transparent recordkeeping & reporting
Safer waste management technology
Monitoring of health & environmental impacts

Goldsboro Public Hearing: CAFOs General Permit
2023-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Wayne Community College, 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, 27534, United States

NC Marine Debris Symposium 2023
2023-10-11 09:00 - 2023-10-13 12:30 | Duke University Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC, 28516, United States
The North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium provides a collaborative forum for the exchange of information on recent research and top-down solutions that prevent and remove plastic pollution.
Learn more and register here: coastalcarolinariverwatch.org/marine-debris-symposium

Biketoberfest 2023
2023-10-22 12:00 - 18:00 | Triple C Brewing Company, 2900 Griffith St, Charlotte, NC, 28203, United States
Registration is now open for Sustain Charlotte‘s ninth annual Biketoberfest on Oct. 22!
Get your tickets today! Biketoberfest is a fun, scavenger-hunt-style event for all ages and abilities and a great way to explore and discover new places around central Charlotte without a car. Participants choose a route and bike, walk, jog or ride transit to local businesses, parks, and greenways, collecting stamps for their Biketoberfest passports along the way.
Stamps are then traded in for raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes during the after-party. Biketoberfest is a fundraiser that helps Sustain Charlotte continue advocacy work to make Charlotte a more vibrant, healthy, and equitable city, a mission we share. The event starts and ends at Triple C Brewing in South End, where there will be an afterparty with a special Biketoberfest beer and live music.
Learn more and register here!

Statesville Public Hearing: CAFOs General Permit
2023-10-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Statesville Civic Center, 300 S. Center Street, Statesville, NC, 28677, United States

The Smell of Money Free Film Screening
2023-10-25 17:30 - 20:00 | Lenoir-Rhyne University–Asheville, 36 Montford Ave #302, Asheville, 28801, United States
A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina community fight the world’s largest pork corporation for their freedom to enjoy fresh air, clean water, and a life without the stench of manure. Watch the trailer: smellofmoneydoc.com
Join us on October 25 at Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Asheville Campus for a special screening of The Smell of Money, a film about the pork industry’s impacts on eastern NC communities. Tickets are free, but seats are limited. Register here >>
Sponsored by CleanAIRE NC, Lenoir-Rhyne University – Asheville, and the North Carolina Conservation Network.

Virtual Public Hearing: CAFOs General Permit
2023-10-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual

Halloween Street and Stream Cleanup
2023-10-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Long Creek Greenway, 9841 Northlake Centre Pkwy, Charlotte, NC, 28216, United States
Volunteers will work with the Keep Charlotte Beautiful and NC League of Conservation Voters teams to remove trash from streets and streams. Wear your best, kid-friendly, costume to join the costume contest and win prizes!
Sign up now at mobilize.us/lcvnc/event/588382/

CleanAIRE Affair
2023-11-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Discovery Place, 301 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States

Election Day
2023-11-07 06:30 - 19:30 | NC

Webinar: Federal Funding for Improving Electric Vehicle Infrastructure & Resilience
2023-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
This webinar will give an overview of federal funding sources that can be used to improve the resilience of electric vehicle infrastructure.
Register now.

A Summit on Climate and Environmental Justice, Racism, and the Law
2023-11-16 08:00 - 2023-11-17 17:00 | Durham, NC, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
Save the Date for a Summit on Climate and Environmental Justice, Racism, and the Law on November 16-17 in Durham, North Carolina.
This will be a space for frontline advocates, lawyers, and scholars–particularly those working on climate, environmental, energy, water, and land justice–to come together, share information, engage in political and legal education, build consensus around law and organizing strategies, and advance just solutions rooted in Civil Rights and Black Liberation.
Registration will open August 29th.

No Man's Land Film Festival 2023
2023-11-28 18:30 - 21:00 | New Belgium Brewing’s Brewhouse, 21 Craven Street, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
MountainTrue and New Belgium Brewing Co. are proud to invite you to No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) – the premier all-women adventure film festival featuring Conservation-focused documentary shorts – at New Belgium Brewing’s Brewhouse in Asheville, NC, on November 28 (Giving Tuesday!).
NMLFF is free to attend, and the event will also be available virtually for those who cannot attend in person. The NMLFF in-person screening is first come first serve – be sure to arrive early to get your seat(s)!
Register here.

Webinar: How to Be a Citizen Intervenor (part 1)
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Please join BXE and regulatory expert Nancy LaPlaca as they unpack Duke Energy Carolina’s (DEC’s) fuel docket in four one-hour webinars. (The first webinar is Thursday, December 7th.)

Why the fuel docket? Because Duke’s much-criticized rush to build more gas plants is dependent on fuel to keep those plants going. DEC (and DEP) are planning to run these fossil gas plants for 30 years, but how much pollution will that create, and how much risk to ratepayers for increasingly volatile gas costs? Duke Energy conveniently ignores the enormous effect that fossil gas has on our climate, a stunning 86 times worse than CO2 emissions from coal power.

Learn about how a docket works: how to intervene, and what to look for in sometimes-voluminous filings. Learn how to make a difference on critical policy issues that will affect our future, our climate, good local clean energy jobs, reduce air and water pollution, and our pocketbooks.

Register for the webinar here.

Climate and Age-Friendly Communities with Author Danielle Arigoni
2023-12-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
In her new book Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housing expert Danielle Arigoni argues that we cannot achieve true resilience until communities adopt interventions that work to meet the needs of their oldest residents.
Join this America Walks webinar for a discussion on how to integrate age-friendly resilience into community planning and disaster preparedness efforts The discussion will be hosted by America Walks board members Arlis Reynolds, a city council member from Costa Mesa, CA, and David Dixon, an urban planner with Stantec.
Register here: https://americawalks.org/webinar-climate-and-age-friendly-communities/
The discussion will be hosted by America Walks board members Arlis Reynolds, a city council member from Costa Mesa, CA, and David Dixon, an urban planner with Stantec.

Sustainability Trivia Night
2023-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Divine Barrel Brewing, 3701 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Join Sustain Charlotte for a FREE trivia night at Divine Barrel Brewing in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood! Learn a little bit about the city while having some low-key competitive (or cooperative) fun!
RSVP here

Impact 704 Academy
2023-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Charlotte Art League, 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC, 28213, United States
This in-person series will equip you to help shape our future and meet others who share your desire to make an impact!
Impact 704 Academy is an advocacy-focused series hosted by Sustain Charlotte about sustainable land use and transportation. The December 14 session will dive into transportation systems and their critical role in land use and smart growth decisions. Staff from the Charlotte Department of Transportation and CATS will give presentations followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.
Learn more and register.

Forever Chemicals: North Carolina's Toxic Tap Water (Documentary Screening)
2023-12-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Petty Thieves Brewing, 413 Dalton Avenue, Suite B, Charlotte, NC, 28206, United States
Join NC Conservation Network for a special screening of WRAL’s 20-minute documentary, Forever Chemicals: North Carolina’s Toxic Tap Water. Also known as PFAS chemicals, they’ve been found across the state and are harming our communities’ health and well-being. The screening will start promptly at 6:30 so we encourage you to arrive early to secure your spot.
Learn more and reserve your tickets at ncconservationnetwork.org/events/charlotte-forever-chemicals-film-screening

Forever Chemicals: North Carolina's Toxic Tap Water (Documentary Screening)
2024-01-10 18:45 - 20:00 | Protagonist Brewery and Pizza, 227 Southside Dr, Unit A, Charlotte, 28217, United States
Join NC Conservation Network for a special screening of WRAL’s 20-minute documentary, Forever Chemicals: North Carolina’s Toxic Tap Water. Also known as PFAS chemicals, they’ve been found across the state and are harming our communities’ health and well-being. The screening will start promptly at 6:45 so we encourage you to arrive early to secure your spot and mingle with everyone in attendance. If you plan to come, RSVP by clicking the link below, or email kristen@ncconservationnetwork.org if you have any questions.
Reserve your tickets: https://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/page/61609/subscribe/1
Stick around after the screening to join a short discussion about forever chemicals in our state and learn about some immediate actions you can take to help stop forever chemical pollution. NC Conservation Network also will be raffling off a reusable tote bag!

Sustain Charlotte Social: Equity + Growth in CLT
2024-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Town Brewing Co., 800 Grandin Road, Charlotte, NC, 28208, United States
On January 31st Sustain Charlotte is hosting a public panel discussion with Charlotte City Council Members about equity and smart growth. The purpose of this event is to discuss how Charlotte can grow equitably while allowing the public to ask questions.
Click here to register for the event.
Light fare and social time will begin at 6pm. At 6:30pm Sustain Charlotte will give a short presentation about how the city is growing, followed by a 30-minute moderated panel discussion with City Council members. This free event includes ample time for audience questions and comments and an opportunity to meet fellow Charlotte-area residents who care about the future of our city.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Charlotte City Council Members Ajmera, Mayfield, Graham, Mitchell, Driggs, Brown, and Mayor Pro Tem Anderson.
While Sustain Charlotte will not be providing childcare, kids are welcome if supervised.

Climate Justice: How It Helps All Of Us
2024-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Catawba College, 2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC, 28144, United States
Join the Reimagining America Project and others on February 1st for a community conversation on the intersections of climate inequities, and the social and environmental changes needed to empower and bring effective, local solutions to NC communities.
CleanAIRE NC’s Jeffrey Robbins joins a panel discussion with other distinguished speakers including Gemale Black (Salisbury-Rowan NAACP), Edgar Miller (Yadkin River Keeper), Jennifer Roberts (former Mayor of Charlotte), and Dr. Mercedes Quesada-Embid (Catawba College).
Refreshments begin at 6PM. Click here to register and learn more about the event.

2024 Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative Summit
2024-02-05 09:00 - 2024-02-06 13:00 | North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC, 27709, United States
The Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative will hold its 2024 Summit, “Transitioning to a Net-zero Energy Future in North Carolina: Equity, Environmental, and Economic Considerations” on February 5 & 6, 2024 at the NC Biotech Center in RTP, NC. The Summit will consider NC’s zero-carbon future and implications for environmental health with discussions in three topic areas: 1) Energy/Power, 2) Building, Agriculture/Forestry/Wood Pellet, and 3) Transportation.
Learn more and register here: https://environmentalhealthcollaborative.org/2024-summit/
Additional partners for this summit include US EPA, NIEHS, Duke, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC DEQ, NC Commerce, and RTI International. Attendees will include stakeholders, thought leaders, and experts representing state/federal/local governments, academia/research, community groups, and businesses across North Carolina.
Goals of the Summit include understanding the opportunities and challenges in NC from a transition to a net-zero CO2 future, developing a framework for characterizing the full positive and negative consequences (with an emphasis on impacts on rural and urban underserved communities), identifying the “low hanging fruit” net zero investments, and helping identify gaps in data and scientific understanding.

Invasive Plant Removal at the Charlotte Museum of Natural History
2024-02-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28215, United States
Join Clean AIRE NC for Invasive Plants Removal at The Charlotte Museum of History! The museum’s mission is to build and maintain a nature trail, creating a certified native plant and wildlife habitat, and we need your help! Bring your landscaping tools and equipment (loppers, small handsaws, weeding tools, hand shovels, garden gloves, etc.)! We will have a limited selection of tools available to borrow if you don’t have any of your own.
Sign up to volunteer here!

PEPH 2024 | Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Engaging Diverse Teams
2024-02-20 09:00 - 2024-02-22 17:00 | The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC, 27709, United States
The purpose of this three-day meeting is to bring grantees and partners within the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health network together for the first time since February 2020 to discuss common issues, approaches, and opportunities. The focus will be on engaging diverse teams in the context of the intersection of climate change and environmental justice.
Registration is free and open to the public. Follow the link to register for the meeting!

Forever Chemicals: North Carolina's Toxic Tap Water (Documentary Screening)
2024-02-21 18:15 - 19:30 | The RAD Brewing Co., 13 Mystery Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
Join NC Conservation Network for a special screening of WRAL’s 20-minute documentary, Forever Chemicals: North Carolina’s Toxic Tap Water. Also known as PFAS chemicals, they’ve been found across the state and are harming our communities’ health and well-being. The screening will start promptly at 6:15 so we encourage you to arrive early to secure your spot and mingle with everyone in attendance. If you plan to come, RSVP by clicking the link below, or email kristen@ncconservationnetwork.org if you have any questions.
Reserve your tickets: https://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/page/62743/subscribe/1
Stick around after the screening to join a short discussion about forever chemicals in our state and learn about some immediate actions you can take to help stop forever chemical pollution. NC Conservation Network also will be raffling off a reusable tote bag!

2024 Minority Health Conference
2024-02-23 09:00 - 16:30 | Friday Conference Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
The Minority Health Conference is the largest and longest-running student-led health conference in the country. The conference aims to raise awareness around health disparities and mobilize students, academics, and community members to take action for change.
Learn more here.

Shaping the Carbon Plan Through Community Engagement
2024-03-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual

Northhampton Community Health Day
2024-04-06 09:30 - 14:30 | NC

Carbon Plan Public Hearing: Asheville
2024-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Buncombe County Courthouse, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
The NC Carbon Plan will determine how we transition to clean energy and ensure a just and equitable future for all communities. Lawmakers are actively seeking public input to ensure the Carbon Plan reflects the needs and aspirations of all NC residents, and have scheduled a series of public hearings across the state, starting April 9th in Asheville. Now, we need to ensure community perspectives are heard. Let’s pack every room to support a Carbon Plan built around clean energy and environmental justice!
2024 Public Hearing Dates
Asheville
April 9, 2024 | 7:00pm
Buncombe County Courthouse
60 Court Plaza – Courtroom 1-A
Charlotte
April 10, 2024 | 7:00pm
Mecklenburg County Courthouse
832 E. 4th Street – Courtroom 5350
Virtual
April 23, 2024 | 6:30pm
Webex Registration will be posted when available

Wilmington
April 29, 2024 | 7:00pm
New Hanover County Courthouse
316 Princess Street – Courtroom 317
Durham
April 30, 2024 | 7:00pm
Durham County Courthouse
510 S. Dillard Street – Courtroom D7

Need help preparing for the public hearing? Join CleanAIRE NC and community leaders on March 13th for a Lunch & Learn webinar to support community engagement in the Carbon Plan process!
This webinar will equip participants with valuable knowledge, tips, and resources on how to effectively engage during public hearings and submit compelling written comments. Register for the webinar today at: https://bit.ly/CarbonPlanQA

Carbon Plan Rally & Public Hearing: Charlotte
2024-04-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Mecklenburg County Courthouse, 832 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, 28202
April 10, 2024 | 5:00pm Rally | 7:00pm Public Hearing
Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Courtroom 5350
832 E. 4th Street
Parking is available in the nearby parking deck at the corner of McDowell and 4th streets.
Join us for the Carbon Plan Hearing on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 pm at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse in uptown Charlotte. The Charlotte hearing is one of four in-person hearings being held across the state to take public comment on Duke Energy’s proposed changes to the NC Carbon Plan originally approved by the Utilities Commission in December, 2022.
On April 10th before the Charlotte hearing, a press conference and rally will be held at 5:00 pm behind the Courthouse, 832 E. Fourth Street.
The Carbon Plan significantly impacts every North Carolinian – from air quality and public health to economic opportunities and environmental sustainability. Organizers intend to use the rally to call out the NCUC and their lack of power against Duke Energy thus far.
Speakers at the rally will discuss the negative impacts the updated Carbon Plan will continue to have on BIPOC and low-income individuals already struggling to pay their energy bills. Community leaders and energy advocates will share insights on how North Carolina communities can build a collective voice. Attendees will walk away with actionable steps to voice their concerns and shape the plan’s direction during this public comment process.
