Today, SELC filed a petition urging North Carolina to confront climate change by joining other states in a cooperative effort to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Petition Filed with N.C. Commission Outlines Proven Action to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. On behalf of Clean Air Carolina and the North Carolina Coastal Federation, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition for rulemaking with the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission for the state to take action against harmful climate change by joining other states in a cooperative effort to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
“With climate change already harming North Carolina, and science telling us we are running out of time to reduce our heat-trapping gas emissions, now is the time to take action,” said Gudrun Thompson, a senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. “Whether we act now or delay determines our future as well as the legacy we leave our children and grandchildren. This petition outlines a cost-effective solution that is proven to work and ready to go to protect North Caroli
The North Carolina Coastal Federation hired contractors for a large-scale marine debris cleanup at the Rachel Carson Reserve. Photo: NC Coastal Federation
Because of the significant contributions from many partners and supporters during this difficult year, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, which publishes Coastal Review Online, has been able to continue its work to protect and restore the state’s coast.
While the federation had to adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit organization was able to restore thousands of acres of wetlands, reduce millions of gallons of polluted runoff, install more than a mile of living shorelines, build oyster reefs, remove hundreds of tons of marine debris from coastal estuaries, and work to promote management decisions and policies that maintain a healthy coastal economy and environment, according to the federation.
A moment during the 2020 Hatteras Island Oyster Roast. Photo: North Carolina Coastal Federation
HATTERAS The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s planned 2021 Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, an annual event to promote local seafood and culture set for Feb. 6, has been postponed until 2022.
Held since 2014 and a major fundraiser for the federation and its work to protect and restore water quality and coastal habitat in North Carolina, more than 500 attended the 2020 roast.
“With the event growing every year, we had to consider the current health and safety concerns for both residents to Hatteras Island and those traveling from out of town. However, we’re excited to begin plans for 2022 with hopes that we’ll be able to reconvene safely,” said Sara Hallas, education coordinator for the federation.
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