SELC uses the power of the law to champion all the things you love about the South: clean water, healthy air, mountains, forests, rural countryside, and the coast.
To try to comply with state water quality requirements, the company has a creative, if dubious solution.
A proposed deal between Alcoa and the NC Department of Environmental Quality would allow the company to increase the amount of cyanide it discharges into Badin Lake, a popular fishing and swimming destination and a drinking water supply in Stanly County.
DEQ has not yet approved the proposal, called a Special Order by Consent. Based on a review of more than 300 public comments, the agency is “looking at all options,” DEQ spokeswoman Anna Gurney said.
The proposal also covers fluoride that would be discharged into the lake.
The Fayetteville Observer
Farmers in Sampson and Duplin counties have spoken out to share their support for what they believe to be an important opportunity for farmers in North Carolina.
The Align RNG project, or the renewable natural gas project, is a partnership between Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy that will build a 30-mile pipeline between the two counties to convert waste into methane gas. The end goal of the project is to power thousands of homes with natural energy and to help farmers in the process.
So far, the project has been met with staunch pushback from environmental activists, residents, and now 30 democratic lawmakers in the state who say the powerhouse companies are not being transparent about the project’s potential harm and other details. But for farmers, this project means an opportunity to have a greener environment and another stream of income in an uncertain economy that has now been impacted by the pandemic.
Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in February. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state.
This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle. To find out what’s happening this month in the Triangle specifically, check out part one of this week’s column. Another post previews March events.
These columns are an extension of our interactive calendar of tech and startup events. If you’d like to submit an event, feel free to send me an email.
WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar.
Following is a list of February events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners” column. Another post highlights events coming up in March. Meetups that occur regularly are listed here.
If you’d like your event to be included, feel free to send me an email.