NCDEQ Has Granted Enviva a Permit to Expand in Ahoskie What is the purpose of an Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board (EJEAB) if their recommendations go ignored? North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) organized the EJEAB in 2018. The EJEAB advises the state (NCDEQ) on matters of environmental justice and equity. In November […]
Lumberton, North Carolina, in Robeson County is a microcosm of the issues we face as a nation. Business as usual marches on while we reel from a global pandemic, from wrongful murders, and from the constant onslaught of racism, climate change, and a system that continues to prioritize corporations and profit with no regard for […]
Guest post written by Raksha Doddabele, a Dogwood Alliance intern. As global surface temperatures continue to rise, it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we phase out the use of fossil fuels for energy generation. To do so, we need to find a suitable renewable energy replacement. Wood pellet manufacturers claim that the replacement should be bioenergy, […]
We cannot not be silent in the face of such injustice.
