The Plan For Offshore Drilling In North Carolina
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a proposal this week that paves the way for energy companies to search for oil in the Atlantic, including off the North Carolina coast.
View ArticleBoard of Governors Panel Recommends Elimination Of Centers
A panel of the UNC System Board of Governors recommended the elimination of three campus-based centers and on-going assessment of 13 others yesterday.
View ArticleUNC Board of Governors Close Academic Centers
Over the protests of students, the UNC Board of Governors moved forward with tuition and fee increases, as well as the controversial decision to close three academic centers in UNC system.
View ArticleDuke Energy Faces $171 Million In Penalties This Week
This week, Duke Energy has paid $171 million to shareholders and the state of North Carolina.The first bill was for $146 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company misled shareholders...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Changing Energy Policy
State lawmakers recently negotiated a deal that originally would have weakened North Carolina's requirements for renewables as one source of the state's energy portfolio. Instead, the House agreed to...
View ArticlePreparing For A New North Carolina Coast
A few weeks ago, the ocean washed away a 200-foot stretch of Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk. It wasn’t destroyed by a hurricane or a Nor'easter. It was just another storm. Geologists say it is one more...
View ArticleWind Energy In NC
A stretch of land that was once called “The Desert” by locals is now the site of a potential new economy in North Carolina: wind energy. And the market for the energy produced by the wind farms already...
View ArticleNC Officials Respond To New EPA Clean Power Plan
Earlier this week the Obama Administration announced its EPA Clean Power Plan that directs states to lower greenhouse gas emissions from coal-burning power plants by around 32 percent by 2030.
View ArticleEnvironmental Provisions Still On The Table In Budget Negotiations
State lawmakers have 10 days before the latest temporary budget expires.The House and Senate are trying to reconcile their $21 billion spending plans, and among the sticking points are environmental...
View ArticleThe Turmoil Over A New UNC System President
The UNC Board of Governors is deeply divided over how to elect a new leader. Some board members have called for the resignation of chair John Fennebresque after he called an emergency closed-door...
View ArticleEnvironmental Regulations In Question
State regulators meet this week to decide whether to expedite the implementation of a new law that would change environmental standards. It includes a cut to the number of air quality monitors in the...
View ArticleThe Wood Pellet Industry In North Carolina
The wood pellet industry is booming in North Carolina, thanks in part to high demand from Europe. Power plants burn the wood product to create energy, but wood pellet companies are cutting down trees...
View ArticleState Regulators At Odds With Environmentalists Over Coal Ash Cleanup
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says Duke Energy
View ArticlePolitics And Politicians Delay Coal Ash Clean Up
Next month will mark two years since 40,000 tons of coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water flowed into Dan River as a result of a Duke Energy spill. The electric utility giant is working...
View ArticleSolar Energy In North Carolina
North Carolina is one of the leading states in solar energy.
View ArticleLeaving No Child Left Behind
Although put into law with bipartisan support in 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act has failed to create a good accountability system to best serve schools. Due to its shortcomings, many states have...
View ArticleThe Day After
The results are in, and Democratic candidate Barack Obama is president. But while the country went blue, North Carolina is now colored solidly red. The Republican Party has its firmest grip on the...
View ArticleHow Charter Schools Are Changing Public Education
Seventy new charter schools have applied to become part of North Carolina’s growing population of alternative public schools. For the longest time, the number of charter schools in the state was capped...
View ArticleThe Plan For Offshore Drilling In North Carolina
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a proposal this week that paves the way for energy companies to search for oil in the Atlantic, including off the North Carolina coast.
View ArticleBoard of Governors Panel Recommends Elimination Of Centers
A panel of the UNC System Board of Governors recommended the elimination of three campus-based centers and on-going assessment of 13 others yesterday. The working group suggested the closure of the...
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