RALEIGH: On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 12:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that President Biden will designate longtime leader Laura Daniel-Davis as Acting Deputy Secretary, effective today.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Funding will support projects under the Endangered Species Act and leverage an additional $17.6 million in partner funds
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 4:27 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Policy updates expand opportunities for Tribes, underrepresented communities
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 3:45 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) Secretary Reid Wilson celebrated Earth Day by visiting Goose Creek State Park in Washington.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled what he called his “First in Opportunity” budget at a press conference Wednesday, proposing to spend $32.95 billion in the first year of the biennium and $34.23 billion in the second year.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 7:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Biden administration’s approval of an $8 billion oil drilling project in Alaska has anti-fossil fuel activists feeling double-crossed.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 11:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of Republican senators sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland demanding the Biden Administration end its assault on domestic oil and gas production and continue to sell oil and gas leases on federal land and water.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 1:37 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Last July the Biden administration instructed Americans to “relish” a supposed savings of 16 cents on a “4th of July BBQ.” Pres. Joe Biden then assured the nation that price increases were “temporary.”
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) Secretary Reid Wilson participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Bobs Creek State Natural Area.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 1:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his intent to sign the legislative budget, citing necessary investments in teacher and state employee pay, critical infrastructure and aid to help families and businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Elizabeth Biser to lead the Department of Environmental Quality as Secretary.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 8:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the release of the funding notice for eight different types of preparedness grants worth nearly $1.87 billion.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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105 Republican congressional members send letter to President Biden asking him to rescind his climate change executive order.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 1:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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Doug Domenech explains for Federalist readers key Trump administration environmental achievements that attract little attention from the Biden team.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 2:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grants to Protect Natural Areas, Waterways, Historic Sites and Military Buffers
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 9:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Remarks by President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 8:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump is taking historic action to invest in America’s national parks and public lands.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 6:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, the President signed into law: H.R. 1957
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 @ 10:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf announced the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Notices of Funding Opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling nearly $1.8 billion.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 6:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Under President Obama’s redefinition, much more of North Carolina, and virtually all of our state east of Interstate 95, would have been designated as Waters of the United States.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Hendersonville, won’t seek re-election when his term expires next year.
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 1:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there.
Published: Friday, November 23rd, 2018 @ 10:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Government programs such as welfare and other social means-tested programs characterize very well the government's general policy towards poverty: Make individuals "comfortable" in their poverty rather than incentivize them to become self-sufficient.
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 9:41 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Today, our Nation commemorates Earth Day, a celebration of the blessings given to us by our Creator.
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, says Gov. Roy Cooper was within his constitutional authority to create a $57.8 million side deal to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a group of eight senators and two representatives to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will use revenues from energy production on federal lands to help pay for the over $11 billion maintenance backlog at our national parks
Published: Thursday, March 8th, 2018 @ 8:14 am
By: Thom Tillis
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This article will explain why the Executive Order and the temporary travel ban is legal and appropriate and why I think it will ultimately be upheld.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:27 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In a surprise announcement, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Congressman Ryan Zinke, At-Large Republican representative for Montana, as his nominee to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 4:40 am
By: Russell Allen
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North Carolinians elected Richard Burr to fight for their interests in Washington, a task he has taken seriously.
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2016 @ 3:44 am
By: Russell Allen
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OIA is the national trade association for suppliers, manufacturers and retailers in the $646 billion outdoor recreation industry.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 12:27 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked a vote to override President Obama's veto of legislation disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 @ 11:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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