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Yearly Archives: 2024
EMC’s Selective PFAS Regulation: A Limited Step Forward Amidst Concerns Over Industrial Influence
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Thank you for your celebratory donation!
Read more below about Elaine’s retirement! Elaine Chiosso Retires from HRA after 30 Years at the Helm; Emily Sutton Steps Up! HRA Executive Director, Elaine Chiosso, is stepping down as E.D. August 31, staying on through the end of the…
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Public Hearing Notice: Nov 21, Dec 2 & 3
Public Hearing Notice: EMC Proposed Groundwater Quality Standards for Three Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – they need to hear from you by December 31. The Environmental Management Commission is intending to amend the rule, 15A NCAC 02L .0202 Groundwater…
Tagged with: 14dioxane, Clean Water, Environmental Justice, haw river, Haw River Assembly, PFAS, pfas pollution, pittsboro nc, Pollution, water pollution, Water Quality
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Riverkeepers Unite: Strength, Resilience, and Dedication to Their Communities
Riverkeepers United,by Emily Sutton, Haw River Assembly Executive Director and Haw Riverkeeper
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NCDEQ strengthens temporary standards for PFAS to protect public health.
Haw River Assembly calls for stronger temporary groundwater standards for addressing PFAS pollution.
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Resource lists for helping victims of Hurricane Helene:
Chatham Journal News, Pittsboro and Siler City area: https://chathamjournal.com/2024/09/29/chatham-cares-activates-disaster-relief-efforts-for-western-north-carolina-following-hurricane-helene/ WUNC of Chapel Hill/Durham area: https://www.wunc.org/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene Chapelboro: https://chapelboro.com/news/business/here-are-ways-you-can-donate-to-local-drives-for-hurricane-helene-relief#HurricaneHelene WFDD of the Triad/Greensboro area: https://www.wfdd.org/story/list-triad-organizations-accepting-donations-hurricane-helene-recovery Saxapahaw and Southern Alamance County Area: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAoSZfgPuFy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 10/2: “A full truckload went out today! For the next…
NC Judge Rules Against Against Clean Water in North Carolina
“Administrative Law Judge, Van der Vaart, strips North Carolina of a key tool used to limit toxic chemicals, threatening nearly 1M people” – Southern Environmental Law Center
Tagged with: Clean Water, Environmental Justice, haw river, Haw River Assembly, NC Politics, NC Rivers, NC Water, NC Water Quality, north carolina, Pollution, Water Quality
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Community Action Spurs Rulemaking Petition: NC Water Resources to Consider Groundwater Standards for All 8 PFAS
ommunity Action Spurs Rulemaking Petition: NC Water Resources to Consider Groundwater Standards for All 8 PFAS
Tagged with: Clean Water, Environmental Justice, haw river, Haw River Assembly, Pollution, water pollution
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Happy Labor Day! What’s on your grill this weekend?
Happy Labor Day! What’s on your grill this weekend? Ben Grimes at Dawnbreaker Farms (Hurdle Mills, NC) shares some river-friendly farming practices.
Tagged with: Clean Water, Farming, Haw River Assembly, Regenerative Farming
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