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N.C.
General Assembly Votes To Protect Lakes
Thanks
in part to NCPIRG advocacy, the NC Senate unanimously
approved a measure to protect the state's most threatened
waters on June 1, just before a key legislative deadline.
Clean
Cars Gain Momentum for N.C.
The NCPIRG-backed
"Clean Cars" bill, which would help ease air pollution,
has gained 11 state senate sponsors and 23 state representative
sponsors.
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TO SAVE THE LAKES—NCPIRG Environmental Attorney
Christine Wunsche, right, met with “Clean Lakes”
bill prime sponsor Rep. Jennifer Weiss (Wake) about
strategy for the bill’s passage. Other prime sponsors
included Reps. Grier Martin (Wake), Carolyn Justice
(Carteret), and Pricey Harrison (Guilford). Sen.
Janet Cowell (Wake) , along with Sens. Neal Hunt,
Vernon Malone and Bob Atwater led the charge in
the Senate. |
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