Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday November 06, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Environmental Defense Fund: North Carolina Utilities Commission Order on Duke Energy Carbon Plan Leaves Path to Offshore Wind on the Table
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * New EDF analysis shows possibility of hitting the 70% emissions reduction target by 2032 if NCUC orders Duke to accelerate solar and offshore wind schedules * * * RALEIGH, N.C. (November 4, 2024) -- On Friday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an order in the Carbon Plan docket, almost two months ahead of schedule. As expected, it largely ratifies an agreement reac  more

MomsRising: North Carolina Moms, Families Thank Gov. Cooper for Expanding Paid Leave for State Employees to Cover Bereavement
BELLEVUE, Washington, Nov. 5 -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Statement of Beth Messersmith, Senior Director, North Carolina at MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, including 47,000 in North Carolina, on last Friday's Executive Order from Governor Cooper providing bereavement leave for state emplo  more