by Claire Brantley The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a proposed rule entitled, “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.” The rule was presented as a tool to increase...
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by Joel Porter In June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 7.6% unemployment rate in North Carolina. Earlier this week the Raleigh News & Observer noted that 1.5 million utility accounts have gone unpaid during the pandemic, 1.3 million of which are...
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MAHA’s support helps protect health of Fairfield Harbour community by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky "We couldn’t have accomplished this without [MAHA’s] invaluable insight, help, and support,” said Cindy Pellegrini. In the summer of 2018, Medical Advocates for Healthy...
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by Claire Brantley, Cole Jones, and Katie Jackson Clean Air Carolina is excited to introduce our 2020 summer interns! Claire Brantley, Cole Jones, and Katie Jackson will be working with us remotely all summer long on a variety of big projects and campaigns. Priority...
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by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky The US EPA is required to review the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standard every five years to consider whether it should be changed based on new scientific evidence. In April, EPA decided the standard did not need to change in...
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Clean Air Carolina has long pursued both equity and public health. This past week, the connection between these two goals was painfully demonstrated once again: Racism is a Public Health Crisis. Something is clearly broken when, time after time, a society condones...
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By: Stephanie Cleland For my public health practicum, I completed an advocacy and education internship at Clean Air Carolina. I engaged in multiple science and health communication activities such as tabling at the UNC Minority Health Conference and developing...
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Clean Air Carolina, Southern Environmental Law Center, and the Sierra Club have been working to hold the CPI Roxboro Power Plant in Person County accountable for burning filthy feedstock. This plant is a 55MW generation station that creates electricity by burning...
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by Calvin Cupini In late January Clean Air Carolina hosted workshops in both Greenville and Asheville, meeting with local stakeholders to assess priorities for potential community environmental projects. The workshop attendees brought diverse backgrounds and local...
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COVID-19 is impacting everyone, especially vulnerable groups such as older adults, people with heart and lung disease, and minority populations. These are the same vulnerable groups that Clean Air Carolina has been working to protect from air pollution for the last 15...
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