North Carolina’s right to know shifts as legislature changes disclosure laws
How much are North Carolina’s citizens permitted to know about the government and corporate operations that could affect their daily lives? A slew of new state legislation addressed that question.
View ArticleLocation of WNC fracking hearing changed
A Sept. 12 public hearing devoted to North Carolina’s oil and gas rules is being moved to another spot on the Western Carolina University campus – the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center, 92...
View ArticleState enviro official: WNC fracking study won’t happen this year
The state has retreated from its plan to collect rock samples this year in Jackson and the other far-western counties to test for indications of shale gas deposits.
View ArticleWeek before fracking hearing, Franklin forum attracts hundreds
At a forum held Tuesday, state officials fielded questions about fracking-related health and environmental concerns and presented information on how proposed rules overseeing natural gas exploration in...
View ArticleFracking brings few jobs, major destruction, mountain residents tell NC...
In the fourth and final public hearing on North Carolina's fracking-related rules, mountain residents largely decried the proposed rules, expressing concerns about ground and surface-water pollution,...
View ArticlePublic hearings are over, so now what for fracking in NC?
So now that the last public hearing on the rules governing possible fracking in North Carolina has taken place, what’s next?
View ArticleTillis, Hagan trade shots over NC’s environment
From climate change to fracking chemicals, Hagan and Tillis recently challenged one another on their actions and opinions related to the state's environment.
View ArticleNC energy commission postpones fracking meetings
A total of 217,285 comments on the draft rules for oil and natural gas exploration have been counted by staff from the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, who serve the commission.
View Article12 months of disclosures: What Carolina Public Press revealed in 2014
2014 has been a big year for big news about Western North Carolina. Looking back, here are highlights of what Carolina Public Press' investigative reporting unearthed during the past 12 months.
View ArticleVote Check: How the NC House, Senate voted on fracking emissions bill
Here is how the NC House and Senate voted on legislation that gives leeway to a North Carolina state panel in creating air pollution rules for fracking.
View Article
