Clean Water For North Carolina Inc

CWFNC PROMOTES CLEAN, SAFE WATER AND ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS, THROUGH ORGANIZING, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WITH OFFICES IN DURHAM AND ASHEVILLE.

WATER JUSTICE: >ESTABLISHED OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND WELL USER NETWORK SO PRIVATE WELL USERS CAN CONNECT WITH OTHER NC WELL USERS TO WORK FOR STRONGER WELL PROTECTIONS AND MORE FUNDING TO HELP WELL USERS OF MODEST MEANS GET SAFE REPLACEMENT WATER. >UNVEILED OUR WEEKLY WELL WATER WISDOMS DIGEST TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH PRIVATE WELL USERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. >PARTNERED WITH UNC-CHAPEL HILL SUPERFUND RESEARCH PROGRAM (UNC-SRP), FOCUSING ON WATER QUALITY IN DRINKING WELLS THROUGH POLICY RESEARCH, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

POLLUTER ACCOUNTABIITY: >KICKED OFF OUR COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEANAIRE NC AND WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE. WE BEGAN PRELIMINARY MONITORING OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY NEAR MAJOR POLLUTING INDUSTRIES LIKE CAFOS AND CERTAIN GREENWASHED WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES. >THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ALERTED DEQ'S EJ & EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD (EJEAB) ABOUT THE HARMS OF CAFO WASTE-TO-ENERGY BIOGAS EFFORTS AND THE EJEAB EXERCISED ITS HIGHEST AUTHORITY BY ISSUING ADVISORY STATEMENTS TO THE DEQ SECRETARY ON THIS ISSUE IN FAVOR OF COMMUNITIES. >JOINED WITH DOGWOOD ALLIANCE AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AT THE "WHERE'S COOPER RALLY & PETITION DELIVERYX AND PRESS CONFERENCE, CALLING ON GOVERNOR COOPER TO TAKE ACTION ON THE WOOD PELLET INDUSTRY. THE GOVERNOR RESPONDED BY EXCLUDING WOOD PELLETS FROM THE NC CLEAN ENERGY PLAN.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: >INTRODUCED OUR COMMUNITY TOOLS PROJECT, FOCUSED ON BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, AND CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO WIELD HIGHLY TECHNICAL ONLINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND MAPPING OTHERWISE UNTENABLE FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON. >HOSTED A VIRTUAL PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETING: "THE INTERSECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE" - A PRIMER ON EJ ISSUES IN NC AND TITLE VI. MAJOR GUEST SPEAKERS, NAEEMA MUHAMMAD AND BELINDA JOYNER, PROVIDED PERSONAL ACCOUNTS AND EXPERIENCE, AND ATTENDEES WERE ABLE TO JOIN IN A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER AND MUSEUM IN GREENSBORO, NC. >RELEASED OUR COVID MORATORIUM REPORT: "A PANDEMIC'S IMPACT: UTILITY DISCONNECTIONS, EVICTIONS & HOUSELESSNESS," WHICH EXPLORED THE NUANCES AND IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON UTILITY INSECURITY, EVICTION INSECURITY, AND HOUSELESSNESS IN THE U.S., AND SPECIFICALLY NORTH CAROLINA, DURING COVID-19.