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North Carolina Groups:
Conservation Council of North Carolina (CCNC) is bipartisan
organization dedicated to protecting NC's natural resources
by lobbying state government, educating and mobilizing the public,
and providing legislative information to concerned citizens
throughout the state. |
www.serve.com/ccnc |
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North Carolina Conservation Network was formed by dozens of
NC environmental advocacy groups and provides valuable networking
services to member organizations. |
www.ncconnet.org |
RiverLink
is a regional non-profit spearheading the economic and environmental
revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries
as a place to work, live and play. Sponsor of "Clear Water
Contractors" program.
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www.riverlink.org |
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North Carolina Alliance (WNCA) is a grassroots organization
that deals with critical environmental issues through county
chapters and issue-oriented task forces. |
www.wnca.org |
National
Networks:
Clean Water Network works to keep the promise of the Clean Water
Act. |
www.cwn.org |
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River Network helps people understand, protect and restore rivers
and their watersheds. |
www.rivernetwork.org |
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Environmental
Justice:
Environmental justice groups work to protect low income communities
and communities of color from disproportionate levels of pollution,
toxins, and environmental health threats.
The
Center for Health, Environment, and Justice is a national
group working on environmental justice issues.
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www.chej.org |
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Right
To Know:
Several federal and state laws require polluters to allow
public access to records of their pollution. |
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Right To Know Network is a large collection of databases of
various polluters. |
www.rtk.net |
Government
Agencies:
In North Carolina, the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources handles most issues related to water quality, air
quality, land use regulations, dump sites, and hazardous chemicals.
This is the Department's home page. |
www.enr.state.nc.us |
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DENR, the Division of Water Quality. |
www.h2o.enr.state.nc.us |
| DENR
has a "customer service" page, the Environmental Permit
Information Center. This site provides information on every
environmental permit issued and administered by DENR. It is
extremely useful and helpful. |
www.envhelp.org/main/factshts.htm |
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federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a place to
turn for information, or when state regulators are not helpful. |
www.epa.gov
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