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Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: June 3, 2019 CHALLENGE FROM CLEAN AIR GROUPS FORCES NC WOOD PELLET FACTORY TO INSTALL POLLUTION CONTROLS Enviva Biomass Plant Under Construction in Richmond County Agrees to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollutant by 95 Percent Charlotte, N.C. (June 3, 2019) — The...

by Daniel Parkhurst This month Clean Air Carolina, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), won a settlement with Enviva Hamlet and the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that will result in a 95% reduction in dangerous emissions from a key unit...

by Andrew Whelan For most people the connection between health and air pollution is easy to grasp. But what about health and climate change? “When we think of climate change, we don’t often think about how it affects children and adults with respiratory issues,” says Candace Cahoon of Vidant Roanoke-Chowan...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2019 CONTACT Andrew Whelan (919) 408­-7031 [email protected] J.T. Williams Montessori to Hold Ozone Garden Dedication Ceremony CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Students, staff, and community members will gather at J.T. Williams Montessori this week to dedicate a new ozone garden. The school’s ozone garden will alert families...