NC Law To Block Health and Environmental Protections

Industrial smokestacks emitting heavy pollution under a cloudy sky in North Carolina

CLIFF NOTES● New legislation raises barriers to environmental rules.● Cost thresholds trigger legislative approval.● Critics say protections will be delayed.● Supporters cite regulatory oversight.● The law may slow responses to contaminants.   A new law in North Carolina, modeled after the federal REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act, is drawing strong … Read more