From outliers to luminaries: Warren County s PCB protests get mainstream attention as more communities grapple with environmental justice issues made worse by climate change wunc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wunc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new exhibit in the Keohane-Kenan Gallery highlights the community’s response to the N.C. Governor’s decision to construct a toxic landfill in predominantly Black Warren County in 1978. Through legal challenges and grassroots organizing, the residents pushed back, coming together across racial and generational lines to launch a protest in 1982 that sparked the national environmental justice movement.
Panel celebrates 40th anniversary of Warren County environmental justice movement dukechronicle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dukechronicle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Duke Climate Commitment, which will be announced on Sept. 29, is centering its efforts around four areas of focus: Energy Transformation Duke’s technology and policy expertise continue to develop
There’s a direct line from Warren County, N.C., in 1982 to Flint, Mich., in 2014 to Lowndes County, Ala., in 2022. What started as a mass protest against the dumping of toxic PCBs in Black