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NC Environmental Management Commission Rules in South Atlantic Galvanizing Case
BREDL Request for Documents Upheld
 South Atlantic Galvanizing |
Nov. 18, 2011: Raleigh- Yesterday, the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission issued a declaratory ruling agreeing with
the North Carolina Division of Air Quality’s (DAQ) decision
to release improperly withheld information on emissions produced
by South Atlantic Galvanizing’s (SAG) facility in Graham,
N.C. SAG had asked the Commission to issue a declaratory ruling
against DAQ’s decision. This re-examination of the issue was
prompted by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL)
requesting documents supporting the Winston-Salem Regional Office’s
2006 decision to keep emissions information confidential as SAG
requested. Therese Vick BREDL staff and author of the document
request said, “State and federal law preclude keeping
emissions information confidential. DAQ Director Sheila Holman
did the proper thing by agreeing to release the documents.
Director Holman acted in the public’s interest.”
Read BREDL Press Release
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What you don't know may harm you - Read the Sept. 23, 2011 op-ed column by BREDL's Beverly Kerr that appeared in the Times News.
Sept. 2011: Possible setback changes to the Alamance County polluting industries ordinance
Alamance County, NC
considers Heavy Industrial Development Ordinance
June 7, 2011: Public health, safety and environmental concerns
must be addressed regarding this ordinance. Citizens must be
allowed a voice in revisions that could allow even more polluting
industries into Alamance County. Our Alamance County children
have many needs, but more pollution is not one of them. - Beverly
Kerr, Community Organizer
BREDL
Report - The Case Against Compromising Alamance County’s
Health, Safety and General Welfare
Janet's
June 7 Letter to Alamance County Board of Commissioners
Jan. 31, 2010: BREDL Factsheet: Pollution of the Air, Soil and Water by South Atlantic Galvanizing
July 24, 2006: BREDL and our chapter Be Safe Not Sorry request NC DENR Division of Air Quality require South Atlantic Galvanizing in Graham, NC obtain an air pollution permit. BREDL letter to NC DENR
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