RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper appointed Elizabeth Biser to lead the Department of Environmental Quality as Secretary. "Elizabeth Biser is a strong leader who has experience with this environmental agency and knows its critical work in North Carolina," said Governor Cooper. "I look forward to working with both Secretary Biser and Director Delli-Gatti to protect our air, land and w  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: President Joe Biden is visiting Raleigh in an effort to encourage more North Carolinians to get vaccinated. The visit is part of the Biden-Harris administration's National Month of Action, a nationwide effort to reach the President's goal of getting 70 percent of American adults partially vaccinated by July 4th. As of this week, 55 percent of North Carolinians are partially vaccinated. EPA Adminis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper appointed Elizabeth Biser to lead the Department of Environmental Quality as Secretary. "Elizabeth Biser is a strong leader who has experience with this environmental agency and knows its critical work in North Carolina," said Governor Cooper. "I look forward to working with both Secretary Biser and Director Delli-Gatti to protect our air, land and water and ensure Nort  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: President Biden will join Governor Cooper in a visit to a mobile vaccination unit in Raleigh to tout his administration's failed vaccine rollout. "Under Biden and Cooper's leadership, North Carolina ranked among the lowest in the country for vaccine administration," said NCGOP Press Secretary Livy Polen. "Yet, the Biden Administration has tried to hijack credit for Republicans' Operation Warp Spe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- North Carolina Department of State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell issued the following news release: State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, called on Gov. Roy Cooper to allow Executive Order 206 to expire on June 30. The order was originally issued in October 2020 and most recently extended in March of this year. It is based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national moratorium issued last fall. Treasurer Folwell supported the original order but did n  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSJou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Scientists need to focus on tangible efforts to boost equity, diversity and inclusion in citizen science, researchers from North Carolina State University argued in a new perspective. Published in the journal Science, the perspective is a response to a debate about rebranding "citizen science," the movement to use crowdsourced data collection, analysis or design in research. Research  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following agenda entry for its June 28, 2021, Staff Conference: P1. FILING OF INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS BY AT&T NORTH CAROLINA, VERIZON SOUTH, FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, AND SERVICE TELEPHONE COMPANY EXPLANATION: The following interconnection agreements and amendments were filed for Commission approval between April 22, 2021, and May 3, 2021: BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following agenda entry for its June 28, 2021, Staff Conference: P1. DOCKET NO. E-22, SUB 563 - DOMINION ENERGY NORTH CAROLINA - APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A REVISED AFFILIATE SERVICES AGREEMENT EXPLANATION: On May 30, 2019, Virginia Electric and Power Company, d/b/a Dominion Energy North Carolina (DENC or the Company), filed an application for approval of a revised services agreement (2019 Applicat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following agenda entry for its June 28, 2021, Staff Conference: P1. DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 790 - APPLICATION OF PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OF ITS RATES AND CHARGES TO TRACK CHANGES IN ITS WHOLESALE COSTS OF GAS EXPLANATION: On June 17, 2021, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont), filed an application pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 62-133.4, Commission Rule R1-17(k)(  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order allowing a motion to replace specific operating policies (Docket No. A-41): In the Matter of Application of Bald Head Island Transportation, Inc., to Implement Temporary Ferry Schedule and Policies and for Expedited Approval of Application ORDER ALLOWING MOTION TO REPLACE BHIT-SPECIFIC OPERATING POLICIES WITH COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS BY THE COMMISSION: On March 2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order approving riders (Docket No. E-7): In the Matter of Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, for Adjustment of Rates and Charges Applicable to Electric Utility Service in North Carolina ORDER APPROVING RIDERS BY THE COMMISSION: On May 3, 2021, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC or the Company), filed a proposed Bulk Power Marketing (BPM) True-up Rider and a BPM Prospective Rider, to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order granting a petition to intervene (Docket No. E-2; E-7): In the Matter of Joint Petition of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, and Duke Energy Progress, LLC, for Approval of Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy Program ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO INTERVENE OF SACE AND ALLOWING ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS BY THE CHAIR: On December 1, 2017, the Commission issued an Order Requiring Report   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 (TNSsro) -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order suspending certificate of exemption (Docket No. T-100): In the Matter of Beeline Moving Company, LLC, 920 Durham Street, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina 27526 - Termination of Liability Insurance Coverage ORDER SUSPENDING CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN INSURANCE BY THE COMMISSION: The Commission has been advised by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles that   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSJou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A recent study finds states that exhibit higher levels of systemic racism also have pronounced racial disparities regarding access to health care. In short, the more racist a state was, the better access white people had - and the worse access Black people had. "This study highlights the extent to which health care inequities are intertwined with other social inequities, such as empl  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 25 (TNSJou) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: A team of Northern Michigan University faculty and student researchers contributed to Snapshot USA, the first coordinated nationwide mammal survey that consisted of 1,509 motion-activated camera traps from 110 sites across all 50 states. The data was published June 8 in the journal Ecology. Unlike birds, which have multiple large-scale monitoring programs, there has been no standard way to monitor   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, June 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: The University of North Carolina Wilmington would like to announce that the UNCW SeaHawk-1 Cubesat, outfitted with the HawkEye Ocean Color Imager, has completed on-orbit Commissioning and has entered into a period of phased startup of Operations on June 21, 2021. Ocean color satellite oceanography provides a unique window into the global ocean ecosystem. UNCW's   more