The permit that sets the rules for about 2300 swine facilities affecting the public and environmental health of our region is only reviewed every 5 years. NOW IS THE TIME AND COMMENTS ARE DUE MARCH 4. Below is a summary of the issue. If it’s important to you, PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS TODAY! The Department […]
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Chemours Consent Order – Q and A
Q & A: What does the consent order do?It requires Chemours to do as much as possible, as quickly as possible, to stop polluting the Cape Fear River. It will result in a cleaner Cape Fear River in the very near future. What does this consent order do for the 300,000 people drinking Wilmington’s treated […]
Tell North Carolina: Clean Up Your Act!
By Ellen Simon Simon is an Advocacy Writer at Waterkeeper Alliance, the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. Reposted with permission by Waterkeeper Alliance. Hurricane Florence left North Carolina awash in hog waste. We have an opportunity this year to take important steps to address our waste problem, which troubles the […]
Op-Ed: Florence, Factory Farms and Floodplains
Hurricane Florence unveiled one of North Carolina’s dirty secrets to the nation: we allow millions of tons of hog waste to be stored in open pits — in a floodplain. Read our Op-ed, published in the Wilmington StarNews October 7, 2018 for more information. Visit our TAKE ACTION page for ways you can address this […]
‘The Devil We Know’: Your Questions Answered
We hosted a film screening of The Devil We Know in Wilmington, September 6. Nearly 425 citizens showed up for the film and the discussion afterward with Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette, Southern Environmental Law Center’s NC Director Derb Carter, and nationally-recognized lawyer Rob Bilott – who the New York Times Magazine called ‘DuPont’s Worst Nightmare‘. […]
Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette Presents to EPA on GenX
On August 14, 2018, Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette presented to the EPA as they seek to address widespread contamination from chemicals like GenX. Take Action The EPA is seeking public comment on addressing “PFAS” chemicals like GenX until September 28. The best comments are those that tell your personal story, and those that provide […]
EPA Confirms the Cape Fear River is Not a Swamp
On July 31, EPA denied North Carolina’s attempt to reclassify part of our Lower Cape Fear River as “Swamp waters.” This is a huge win for our river and we are grateful for all of your support in making your voices heard to the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). They listened and announced on […]
Chemours wants to be a good neighbor – so, they said.
The parking lot was lined with police cars, and upon entrance, I was asked to walk through what appeared to be a mobile metal detector, and then my bag was rifled through by an officer. Men were patted down. The public had not heard a word from Chemours in the year since news broke of […]
Environmental Onslaught, Courtesy of Corporate Overreach
It’s no secret that the federal government has been eradicating environmental protections and altering the mission of many of the Administration’s environmental and natural resources agencies over the past year and a half. Some states are combating this assault by enacting state laws to protect the vital environmental resources that support their public’s health and […]