Environment

Historic West End Green District Advocates for Beatties Ford Corridor

To take a walk along the Beatties Ford corridor with Ronald Ross is to recall battles lost and won, compromises collectively settled. In a lot just south of the I-85 interchange sits two Wells Fargo ATMs with a drive-thru lane and a garden. “We tried to get them to build…

Residents Protest Proposed Duke Energy Rate Hike in Charlotte

Activists will gather outside of the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on Thursday evening to protest a proposed rate increase by Duke Energy Carolinas, the second largest utility company in the United States and one that controls much of the energy supply in and around the Carolinas. The North Carolina Utilities Commission…

Catawba Riverkeeper Joins Suit Against New-Indy Paper Mill

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation (CRF) announced Thursday that it has joined a lawsuit against the New-Indy Catawba paper mill, located about 30 miles south of Charlotte in Catawba, South Carolina, claiming the mill has violated federal pollution statutes in its waste disposal and storage practices. According to a press release from…

Carolina Farm Trust Receives $400K Grant for Free Spirit Farm Project

Carolina Farm Trust, a nonprofit organization focused on tackling food insecurity, has received a $400,000 grant from climate sustainability company Trane Technologies to complete its Free Spirit Farm project.  Free Spirit Farm will be a 28-acre farm located in Huntersville, North Carolina, with the goal of offering fresh, high-quality foods…

Catawba Indian Nation’s Enduring Clay Pottery Practices Highlighted in Exhibit

The Charlotte region’s oldest cultural tradition predates practically everything we’ve learned about our city’s heritage. Thomas Spratt settling near what is now Elizabeth, the fabled (and likely fabulist) Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, and British General Cornwallis calling The Queen City “a hornets’ nest” of rebellion as he fled the area…

Catawba River and Carolina Thread Trail Activities in the Charlotte Area

The History of the Catawba River’s Notable Fords and Crossings in Mecklenburg County

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. When asked what fascinates him most about the Catawba River, Rusty Rozzelle has a lot to say, but…

Keeping the River: Catawba River Activities and Recreation

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. Queen City Nerve presents Keeping the River, a three-part podcast series powered by OrthoCarolina and hosted by Dr. Keith…

Keeping the River: Catawba Riverkeeper Talks Environmental Action

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. Queen City Nerve presents Keeping the River, a three-part podcast series powered by OrthoCarolina and hosted by Dr.…

Keeping The River: A Podcast Series That Traces the Catawba

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. Queen City Nerve is now presenting Keeping the River, a three-part podcast series powered by OrthoCarolina and hosted…

Boozin’ on a Budget: Rules of the Catawba River Float

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. Boozin’ on a Budget is a series of articles in which we hit different parts of town drinking…

A Contemporary History of the Catawba River Coal Ash Battle

Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network and Catawba River is presented in partnership with local orthopedic-care provider OrthoCarolina. With everything that’s happened on a local, national and international level over the last 10 years, it might…

Nooze Hounds: An Environmental Disaster in Huntersville

On episode 46 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Justin and Ryan talk to Hannah Stephens, an activist with the Sunrise Movement’s Charlotte hub; and Stacy Phillips, Huntersville Town Board commissioner and second-time Nooze Hounds guest. The group discusses the 1.2-million-gallon Colonial Pipeline spill that was discovered in Huntersville last year,…

Neighbors Demand Answers One Year After Colonial Pipeline Spill

Shannon Ward grew up attending protests and rallies for any number of causes, beginning in the 1960s, but the gathering she attended at Veterans Park in Huntersville on Sunday, July 25, was different. Ward lives just hundreds of feet from the Oehler Nature Preserve, the site of last year’s Colonial…

River Week Asks That You Drink for the Catawba

Have you ever seriously wondered where our city’s water comes from?  In case you forgot (or never cared to find out) almost every drop of Charlotte’s water — from what comes out of your home sprinkler system and faucets to what goes into the beer at your local brewery —…