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As attorneys with the University of North Carolina's Center for Civil Rights carried out their work of advocating for low-wealth and minority…
Sue Sturgis
Editorial director of the NC-based Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South and Southern Exposure, where she focuses on energy & the environment.
Month in which a group of prominent Democrats formed the CoalBlue Project to promote the idea of "sustainable coal": 7/2013 Number of…
Date on which the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission will review regulatory recommendations from a study group that call for allowing what's…
Number of U.S. cities where fast food workers waged strikes this week as part of a campaign to raise wages: 58 Number…
We're now approaching the peak of hurricane season, with forecasters predicting a higher-than-average number of storms this year. As many as three…
While North Carolina lawmakers have adjourned for the year, the Moral Monday movement marches on, with plans underway to hold rallies across…
Date on which North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed into law a bill that requires the state's abortion clinics to meet…
Date on which North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature gave final approval to House Bill 589, a broad package of election changes that critics…
A new report documents widespread lawbreaking among the nation's coal-power utilities that endangers public health — and it reveals an effort by…
Under a tax reform plan the North Carolina legislature approved this week, revenue the state will lose each year for public schools,…