The young man who sat next to me during a workshop on equity at the Carolinas Climate Resiliency Conference which took place in Charlotte earlier this month was a meteorologist who had been working at Duke Energy for just a couple of years. Jumping at the too-rare...
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NC Bike Summit-Pedal Forward in 2016
Clean Air Carolina is proud to again sponsor the 2016 NC Bike Summit hosted in Asheville NC this September. Over 180 advocates, cyclists and active transportation users met to discuss the current state of cycling and walking in the state. Much attention in the...
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Its Official! Leadership Charlotte has selected Clean Air Carolina for Class 38’s Service Project
Since it was founded in 1978, Leadership Charlotte has cultivated over 1,800 community leaders. Schley Lyons, then chair of the UNCC Political Science Department, envisioned a leadership program that extended beyond the tight ring of downtown business leaders that...
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CANCELLED-Join Our 2nd Citizen Science Uptown Mapping Event, Sept 24
Become an AirKeeper! We would love to have you participate in our second group event to monitor particle pollution in the uptown area. If you missed the first one, here is your chance to join in, and if you are now a veteran, we hope you will join us and further test...
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Wake Co. Transit Referendum Addresses Traffic, Can Improve Health
Spending significant amounts of time sitting in traffic on a daily commute causes stress and exposes drivers and people who live near congested roadways to toxic emissions. It also robs drivers of time they could spend doing almost anything else – working, visiting...
read moreHere’s to hoping kids grow up cycling in SouthPark
Until last spring, every Friday afternoon I feared the beep of my cell phone. By 4 p.m. my husband would text me the question, “What are we doing this weekend?” It was a loaded question. He hoped for an answer that was a choice of a couple’s dinner at a restaurant,...
read moreHurricane’s record-breaking flooding in NC nothing unusual as sea level rises – will our policy-makers act?
Dare County N.C. officials warned residents over Labor Day weekend that flooding from Hurricane Hermine was going to be more than had been forecast, and to brace for surge, wave run-up, erosion and overwash during high tide. Record flooding by as much as five feet...
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Give the gift of Clean Air with every purchase at Amazon Smile
Starting today, support Clean Air Carolina with your purchases at Amazons giving arm, AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Clean Air Carolina every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find...
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MAHA to Present on Public Health Issues at Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference
The public health impacts of unchecked climate change are severe, and the best ways to address this are to invest in protection that develops resilience, and join with others to advocate for policies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Medical Advocates for...
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Novant Women’s Center Benefits from Clean Air Partnership
Under a bright blue sky in early August dignitaries mingled with pregnant women and children at the Open House for Novant Health’s Women’s Center in Matthews, NC just outside of Charlotte. It was a celebration complete with food, live music, speeches, and tours of the...
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