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for "Environmental protection"
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25301
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Former director of the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation Rob Perks reflects on the years he spent as director. He reflects on everything from what he accomplished while director to his reasons for leaving and even what the experience taught him.
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24345
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After environmentalists fought the construction of a dam on the New River, it was added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1976. Many houses were then built on the banks of the river because of its beautiful scenic reputation. Critics claim today that preventing the dam inadvertently caused development on the river, ultimately undercutting its beauty.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 11 Issue 4, April 1991,
p48-55, il
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3444
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In 1983, the General Assembly passed legislation that allows credit against the state income tax for property donated for land and habitat conservation.
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772
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Despite conventional wisdom to the contrary, research shows that North Carolinians are concerned about the environment and support strong environmental regulations.
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4031
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In 1998, when Bill Holman, a former environmental lobbyist, was named assistant secretary for environmental protection in the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, conservationists were delighted, and many business leaders were not. While a number of measures were passed in the 1998 General Assembly, including reducing nitrogen dumping in the Neuse River, time constraints of Holman's job limited action on other matters, like urban sprawl.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 4, Jan 1999,
p13-17, il, por
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25327
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Over one hundred advocates for family farm and community health attended a meeting on Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations. Many people gave speeches and actress Gloria Reuben launched a project.
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25224
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An advisory council has warned that with the heavy rainfall and increase in nutrients, the time is ripe for another fish kill to occur. In response, Governor Jim Hunt announced a clean water budget plan.
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1071
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Industry officials, activists, lawyers and lawmakers are grappling with the issue of environmental protection. They are seeking a common ground from which to approach the issue. Covered: state law vs. federal law in regard to compliance.
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7403
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Lisa Renstrom came to Charlotte twelve years ago. She was executive director of the now-inactive Voices & Choices of the Central Carolinas. The organization sought to foster environmentally friendly development and preservation of open spaces. In 2001, Renstrom was elected to the Sierra Club board of directors. She was re-elected to the position in 2004, and in May 2005, she was chosen the club's fifty-first president.
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27567
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The Shiloh Coalition for Community Control and Improvement’s fight for clean water and responsible local industry has earned them regional and national recognition. The EPA recognized the group for getting people to act after the Beazer Company leaked chemicals into area groundwater. The group has managed to put public pressure on the company and the company is paying for town access to city water. The group is praised for its excellent example of cooperation among residents toward a common goal. , especially between black and white citizens.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 37, November 16-22 1989,
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28239
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The state’s politicians have let Smithfield Packing abuse workers in Tar Heel, and it is time both groups clean up their mess. Smithfield needs to improve working conditions and allow its workers to unionize. The company also needs to improve its plant’s safety, support training and education programs for immigrant Hispanic workers, and stop supporting hog farms which pollute the area water supply. State politicians need to pressure the meatpacker to make these changes to protect workers and the state’s environment.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 15, April 2007,
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24076
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SouthWings is a non-profit organization that serves eleven southeastern states by monitoring environmental degradation and assists in advocating for conservation. It achieves this by taking people of influence on flights to show them the importance and beauty of protected areas.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 10 Issue 5, May 2013,
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4639
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Lundie Spence, a North Carolina Sea Grant education specialist, has been named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Hero for 2000. The program recognizes heroes for their tireless efforts in preserving and protecting the country's environment. Spence has been with the Sea Grant program twenty-two years. Among her environmental efforts is Big Sweep in North Carolina, a volunteer effort started in 1987 to clean trash from beaches and waterways. The program is now in all 100 North Carolina counties.
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7917
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Private groups are taking an increasingly active role in helping wildlife and its critical habits. Venters describes five diverse groups that are working to save the state's wildlife and environment: the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Ducks unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Quail Unlimited.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1990,
p20-23, il
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25197
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The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation gives insight into the effectiveness of the existing commissions with responsibility for environmental oversight in North Carolina.
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