For Immediate Release, April 26, 2021
Contact:
Melissa Williams, Sierra Club, melissa.williams@sierraclub.org
North Carolina Air Regulators Propose to Eliminate Restrictions on Harmful Coal Emissions From UNC-Chapel Hill Power Plant
Public’s Opportunity to Comment Ends May 6
ASHEVILLE,
N.C. The North Carolina Division of Air Quality has proposed a new air-pollution permit for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s coal-fired power plant that eliminates crucial protections for local residents and the environment.
The new draft permit puts no limit on how much coal UNC may burn at a time, also known as a “heat input limit.” The limit, which is a part of UNC’s existing air-pollution permit, controls how much pollution is emitted from the plant.
The new North Carolina Oyster Trail is a campaign to expose tourists to the taste of oysters, their environment and their importance to the coastal habitat.
Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency has identified a COVID-19 cluster at the Haywood County Detention Center. Over the last week five incarcerated persons, all in the same pod, have tested positive for COVID-19.
The entire population of the affected pod was tested after the initial case showed mild symptoms, four of the tests came back positive on April 14. All incarcerated persons in the pod have been in isolation since the first onset of symptoms and everyone is being tested every three days throughout the quarantine period per COVID-19 protocols.
On April 17, the fifth person tested positive. Everyone connected with the pod where the cluster occurred will continue to isolate and quarantine until the 14-day period has passed.
These are frantic calls | NCDES sends out some notices to pay back all unemployment benefits received since COVID-19 hit
Greensboro attorney Seth Cohen said his firm gets calls almost daily from people in the Triad trying to fight repayment. Author: Jessica Winters Updated: 6:55 PM EDT April 19, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. Last week, we introduced you to a Greensboro substitute teacher who s been collecting unemployment for more than a year now. That is, until she got a letter from the North Carolina Division of Employment Security (NCDES) saying she needs to pay it all back.
The total Renee Skudra owes? Nearly $23,000.
The story resonated with many of you who got a similar letter from the NCDES.
The hard-fighting fish are not difficult to catch with right rod, bait and hook. You might have to contend with a few hundred others doing the same thing, though.