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SCSJ Hosts Carbon Plan Virtual Hearing Watch Party
DURHAM, N.C. (April 24, 2024) – Southern Coalition for Social Justice hosted North Carolina residents for a panel and watch party of the North Carolina…
Environmental Justice
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Community, Advocacy Groups Ask NC Agencies for Clear Goals on Environmental Justice
DURHAM (April 23, 2024) — In a series of comment letters, community and environmental groups called on North Carolina’s cabinet agencies for meaningful action, not…
Environmental Justice
Person County residents file complaint against proposed harmful Moriah Energy Center
ROUGEMONT, N.C. (Feb 6, 2024) — Person County residents and environmental justice organizations have filed a complaint to stop the construction of the dangerous Moriah…
Environmental Justice
SCSJ condemns HB 600 override for putting big business over North Carolinians
DURHAM (Oct. 12, 2023) – Southern Coalition for Social Justice condemns the NC General Assembly’s decision to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of an anti-environment…
Environmental Justice
SCSJ condemns veto override of environmental protections
DURHAM – Southern Coalition for Social Justice condemns the North Carolina General Assembly’s irresponsible decision to override Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 582, or…
Environmental Justice
Anne Harvey Joins SCSJ as Chief Counsel for Environmental Justice
DURHAM, N.C. — Anne Harvey has joined the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) as the Chief Counsel for Environmental Justice.
SCSJ is growing its…
Environmental Justice
Judge Upholds Caswell County Residents’ First Amendment Rights in Environmental Justice Case
A Caswell County Superior Court Judge affirmed local residents’ right to “petition their elected officials for redress of grievances” in an order Friday, dismissing an…
Environmental Justice
SCSJ Defends Residents’ First Amendment Rights in Caswell County Environmental Justice Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2022
Yanceyville, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2022) — In a Monday hearing, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice defended the Thomas Day-Caswell Holt…