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As city officials plan to develop a vibrant, residential downtown, many critics express concern that Raleigh will lose its character to high-rises and uniform buildings. The new plan intends to respond to the demand for more housing and to provide a public transit system, but urban development comes with a price.
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Clean Water for North Carolina and a handful of North Carolina county officials filed a complaint against the Mining and Energy Commission (MEC), the State of North Carolina, and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 2, 2015. In prior months, the MEC ruled that local governments could not pass ordinances to forbid fracking within their jurisdictions. The lawsuit attacks this action, contending that the Legislature violated the state constitution by allowing the MEC to draft this law. A temporary statewide ban on fracking could occur if a judge decides the case has worth.
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