Opponents of the gas pipeline say state and federal agencies failed to assess the health impacts the project would have on minorities, as required under federal law.
How smaller congregations are challenging the system to ‘go solar’ — Religion News Service
Faith Community Church, a small, mostly African-American congregation, has a long history of activism dating back to the civil rights era. About a decade ago, church members, who worship in a small space within the Beloved Community Center, a larger hub for social justice activism, began to recognize the growing urgency of climate change, as well.
Pipeline Neighbors File Civil Rights Complaint vs State of NC — News Release from NC WARN
Groups say approval of Atlantic Coast Pipeline cheated vulnerable residents out of federal civil rights protections for low-income communities and people of color. Letter to Connie Walker, President and General Manager of WUNC Radio, on the continuing news media failure in covering Duke Energy, fracked gas and accelerating climate urgency.
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents file civil rights complaint vs. DEQ — The Progressive Pulse
Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents say state ignored minorities’ civil rights — News and Observer
How Solar Panels on a Church Rooftop Broke the Law in N.C. — Inside Climate News
NC Supreme Court Ruling in Solar-Church Test Case — Statement from NC WARN
Regarding today’s NC Supreme Court ruling against the NC WARN-Faith Community Church partnership in our two-year Solar Freedom test case: It’s very unfortunate that Duke Energy remains able to protect its monopoly against clean competition and to keep stifling the growth of cheaper solar power across North Carolina.
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