WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards introduces bill to improve mental health care for veterans on Memorial Day U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today, in honor of every fallen soldier, including those lost to their silent struggle with mental health, introduced the Justice for America's Veterans and Survivors Act to enhance data collection on the causes of death among veterans, with the goal of helping to prevent v  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- A coalition of environmental and farmworker advocacy groups, including California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Earthjustice, Farmworker Justice, Pesticide Action Network North America and Toxic Free North Carolina, has sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to approve cyclobutrifluram, a pesticide identified as a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). In comments submitted to the agency, the groups argue that the EPA's failure to recognize cyclobu  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Reminds Americans Freedom Comes at a Cost Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the State of Freedom address today ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, reminding Americans of the ultimate sacrifice made by service members. The price of freedom is not free, he said, mentioning that the names of the fallen are affixed on the windshields of every driver at the r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- HH Water LLC, Sandy, Utah, has moved a significant step closer to providing sewer utility service in Jackson County, North Carolina, as the North Carolina Utilities Commission officially accepted and approved its required $175,000 bond. This approval, formalized in an order issued by the Commission's Chair, fulfills a key condition of a previously granted franchise. On May 14, 2025, the NCUC had issued an "Order Approving Stipulation and Rates, Granting Franch  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has ordered the commencement of public notice and state agency review for a proposed 49.9 MW solar facility in Duplin County. Mt. Olive Solar LLC, filed an application on April 23, 2025, seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct the significant clean energy project, which also includes a 20 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed facility is slated for a site on S U.S. Alt Hwy 1  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has granted approval for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to register an 85 MWAC hydroelectric generating facility located in Cartersville, Georgia, as a clean energy facility. This decision, issued by the Chair of the Commission, marks the acceptance of another significant renewable energy source within North Carolina's regulatory framework. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initially filed its application on February 5,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved the registration of a 126 MWAC hydroelectric generating facility operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a clean energy facility. The decision, by the Chair of the Commission, follows an application filed by the Army Corps on February 5, 2025, for its facility located in Buford, Georgia. The hydroelectric plant, which has been operational since 1958, participates in the M-RETS tracking system for ren  more