| Lower Neuse |
| RIVERKEEPER® |
| Larry Baldwin |
| 1307 Country Club Road |
| New Bern, NC 28562 |
| 252-637-7972 |
| 252-514-0051 fax |
| riverkeeper@neuseriver.org |
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| Upper Neuse |
| RIVERKEEPER® |
| Alissa Bierma |
| 112 South Blount Street |
| Suite 103 |
| Raleigh, NC 27601 |
| 919-856-1180 |
| 919-839-0767 fax |
| alissa@neuseriver.org |
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Dear Friend,
Thank you so much for your help protecting and supporting our community over the last month! The cleanup did great things for our natural communities, your emails and calls continue to ensure the legislative community stays informed on issues that we care about, and after the storms of the last weekend our staff and volunteers got outside and helped care for our human communities. Now that the Neuse basin can breathe again, please help us take caring for our waters a step further and join us for an important public hearing this Thursday. We need people like you to stand up for strong protections for North Carolina’s environment and for our communities. Dirty air and water don’t make sense for North Carolina businesses!
Background
Some legislators and their lobbyist friends are complaining that current environmental and public health safeguards, which have enhanced our quality of life, are hurting North Carolina businesses. However, North Carolina is already gift wrapped for businesses. Our state was ranked as the 3rd best for businesses in the latest rankings by Forbes Magazine. Rolling back hundreds of environmental and public health protections won’t help our economy recover, but will let big polluters dirty our air, water, and natural areas.
The legislature's Joint Regulatory Reform Committee has scheduled six public hearings across NC, with its final meeting in Raleigh on Thursday, April 21. The committee is asking businesses and the public to help them eliminate environmental and public health safeguards to improve the economy. It’s critical that legislators hear from those who value strong public health and environmental protections, not just from big polluters who want to pollute our beautiful state without consequences.
Take Action
This public meeting may determine whether or not politicians eliminate environmental regulations that protect the health and safety of our communities and natural areas. These legislators must hear from you if you value a vibrant, healthy future! We cannot let them hear only from big polluters who want to use and abuse the places we call home.
RSVP online at: http://tinyurl.com/6fw3m77 and we will send you talking points and additional information ahead of time. If you can't attend, there are opportunities to submit comments online.
Learn more here, or by contacting Alissa at (919) 856-1180 or alissa@neuseriver.org
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