/tags/environment-nc Environment NC en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:28:27 GMT /environment/2023-10-20/bachmans-warbler-nc-sc-extinct-extinction-endangered-species-act-removal-21-species-fish-wildlife-service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently removed nearly two dozen species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, including one that called the Carolinas home. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:28:27 GMT /environment/2023-10-20/bachmans-warbler-nc-sc-extinct-extinction-endangered-species-act-removal-21-species-fish-wildlife-service Sophie Mallinson /news/2022-02-18/umstead-park-supporters-cheer-quarry-permit-denial Wake Stone wanted to expand its operation at a site near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:49:01 GMT /news/2022-02-18/umstead-park-supporters-cheer-quarry-permit-denial Jason deBruyn /news/2021-06-24/after-senate-rejection-cooper-picks-new-environment-leader North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has named a longtime legislative lobbyist and policy adviser on environmental issues as his next secretary for the environment, Elizabeth Biser. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:01:35 GMT /news/2021-06-24/after-senate-rejection-cooper-picks-new-environment-leader Associated Press /environment/2020-09-28/doj-says-order-on-nc-offshore-drilling-wont-stop-surveying-efforts The Trump administration has said a recent executive order banning offshore drilling that included North Carolina has no legal effect on current... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:45:36 GMT /environment/2020-09-28/doj-says-order-on-nc-offshore-drilling-wont-stop-surveying-efforts Michael Falero, David Boraks /environment/2020-01-27/state-and-local-leaders-set-climate-goals-but-can-we-meet-them With the federal government's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, state and local governments in North Carolina have set their own ambitious... Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:09:00 GMT /environment/2020-01-27/state-and-local-leaders-set-climate-goals-but-can-we-meet-them David Boraks /environment/2019-12-04/the-trump-administration-wants-more-coastal-drilling-nc-environmental-group-lays-out-the-risks A North Carolina environmental group has released a report detailing the potential risks of the Trump administration’s plans to open the nation’s… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:53:26 GMT /environment/2019-12-04/the-trump-administration-wants-more-coastal-drilling-nc-environmental-group-lays-out-the-risks Jay Price /environment/2019-09-16/environmental-advocates-push-for-mandatory-testing-for-lead-in-water-at-nc-schools Even low levels of lead can cause harm to children, but 22 states, including North Carolina, don’t require schools and day cares to test the levels of… Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:17:27 GMT /environment/2019-09-16/environmental-advocates-push-for-mandatory-testing-for-lead-in-water-at-nc-schools Elizabeth Friend /environment/2019-04-24/using-tons-of-data-to-analyze-the-state-of-the-environment-in-nc North Carolina Conservation Network just released its first-ever “State of the Environment” report. It includes data analysis, polling and more than 100… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:21:58 GMT /environment/2019-04-24/using-tons-of-data-to-analyze-the-state-of-the-environment-in-nc Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-24/using-tons-of-data-to-analyze-the-state-of-the-environment-in-nc North Carolina Conservation Network just released its first-ever “State of the Environment” report. It includes data analysis, polling and more than 100… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:21:58 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-24/using-tons-of-data-to-analyze-the-state-of-the-environment-in-nc Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /health/2019-03-21/nc-schools-arent-required-to-test-for-lead-in-their-water-a-new-bill-would-change-that A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is rolling out a bill that would require school districts and child care facilities to conduct routine testing of… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:24:33 GMT /health/2019-03-21/nc-schools-arent-required-to-test-for-lead-in-their-water-a-new-bill-would-change-that Will Michaels