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Letter from Jones Street: Leaders' budget fight dominates the week
June 21, 2024
This week on Jones Street started with the promised release of a House budget - and the expected standoff between legislative leaders.
The House and Senate have been meeting cooperatively and behind closed doors on budget priorities since early...
Mattamuskeet birds protected from planned toxic chemical use this year
June 20, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to halt for this year its plans to turn Lake Mattamuskeet into a testing ground for a chemical that is toxic to birds, thanks to a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the...
Resounding 'no' from speakers at hearing on Duke’s Hyco Lake gas plant
June 17, 2024
Community members and environmental experts warned that their well-being and the environment will be placed at long-running risk by Duke Energy's plan to build the first of two proposed methane gas plants on Hyco Lake.
They spoke at two public...
Letter from Jones Street: PFAS, pipelines, pigs
June 14, 2024
The state budget fine-tuning that's usually well underway at this time of year has hit a snag. But important environmental bills are making their way through committee vetting.
Letter from Jones Street: Farm Bill sails through House
June 7, 2024
The Honorables were back at work this week, holding meetings and votes after taking a week off out of respect for the passing of House Speaker Tim Moore's father.
Still, with spotty attendance, no override vote was scheduled for Governor Cooper's...