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| 2010-01-28 | |
| "Today’s announcement of $520 million in transportation federal stimulus dollars is a first step towards building a 21st century transportation infrastructure in North Carolina; one that relies less on cars and trucks and more on public transportation and rail systems, reduces pollution and benefits the environment." | |
| 2009-12-07 | |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today will finalize its proposed finding that carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations, setting the stage for regulating the pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The announcement comes as world leaders kick off two weeks of negotiations in Copenhagen on a global climate treaty. | |
| 2009-11-24 | |
| The Marshall coal-fired power plant in Catawba County on Lake Norman is the dirtiest power plant in North Carolina based on carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution, ranking it as the 25th dirtiest plant in the country for 2007, according to a new analysis of government data released today by Environment North Carolina. | |
| 2009-11-17 | |
| North Carolina’s global warming pollution increased by 39 percent since 1990, according to a new analysis of government data released today by Environment North Carolina. North Carolina ranks 13th nationwide for the highest levels of global warming pollution. | |
| 2009-09-30 | |
| Washington, DC--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry and Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act today. | |
| 2009-09-22 | |
| Raleigh, NC − Record numbers of North Carolinians rode the bus or the train last year, fueling an increase in transit ridership that outpaced all but one other state. A new Environment North Carolina report, “Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership Increases Energy Independence,” shows ridership was up 16 percent in 2008—thanks in part to the 20 percent surge in ridership in the Triangle. | |
| 2009-09-15 | |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation today proposed the first-ever uniform standards to improve fuel economy and reduce global warming pollution from new passenger vehicles. The standards largely mirror those already adopted by California and 13 other states. | |
| 2009-07-01 | |
| Between 2010 and 2030, North Carolina will spend as much as $782 billion on oil, coal, and other fossil fuels - 3.5 times the total earnings of all North Carolina workers in 2007. At the same time, pollution from fossil fuels is the number one source of air and global warming pollution and a leading source of water pollution, said Environment North Carolina in their new report. | |
| 2009-06-26 | |
| Today, Congress took an historic step toward a new clean energy economy and a healthy future in passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act by a vote of 219-212 | |
| 2009-06-16 | |
| State-owned vehicles will be less polluting and cheaper to operate, if North Carolina lawmakers have their way. By a vote of 43-0 today, senate lawmakers approved a measure that requires the state to purchase more efficient vehicles whenever possible. The bill will to go back to the House for concurrence due to an amendment on the Senate floor. | |
