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New Hanover NAACP Challenges Companies’ Bid to Hide Cape Fear River Pollution

RALEIGH, N.C (April 29, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) filed a motion today on behalf of the NAACP New Hanover County Branch objecting to an attempt by Chemours and DuPont to hide potentially hundreds of documents showing their release of harmful substances into the Cape Fear River.  Chemours made the motion to…

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For decades, the Chemours Company's chemical plant has been dumping Gen-X and other harmful chemicals, known as PFAS, into the Cape Fear River.
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Lawsuit: CPCC Hid Info About Public Safety Training Facility, Then Retaliated Against Community

CHARLOTTE, N.C (April 23, 2025) — The Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) Board of Trustees violated North Carolina’s Open Meetings law by keeping its discussions and decisions about a controversial public safety training facility behind closed doors and then retaliated when members of the public started asking questions, according to a new lawsuit.  The lawsuit…

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Lawsuit Against Central Piedmont Community College

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY  |  ONGOING Case Summary Notice Filed 4/23/2025 Updated 04/25/2025 North Carolina residents are suing Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and its Board of Trustees due to CPCC’s efforts to hide information about its development of a controversial public safety training facility. Two plaintiffs were also banned from CPCC’s campus after attending a public…

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NC Zoning Toolkit

This toolkit helps communities understand and navigate the zoning process, the potential for community harm, and options for progressive zoning policies.

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