Resources
Part of what we do here at BREDL is provide resources to empower individuals on the ground. Our resources cover a wide variety of issues as well as various formats such as training guides, factsheets and more. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the resources we offer.
BREDL Releases Site 1 Air Monitoring Findings for EPA-funded Care4Air Project
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) has completed our air monitoring at a site in Hamlet, North Carolina, which is in Richmond County. The monitoring period was November 22, 2024, through April 7, 2025. The air monitoring trailer, known as the B.E.A.S.T. (BREDL Environmental Air Sampling Trailer) is equipped with state-of-the art equipment. Our Site…
READ MORE >The League Line: Spring 2025
Cover: Care-4-Air Launch Continues Director’s Report: Pipeline Case Head to S.C. Supreme Court Essay: Rare Earth Elements, Rare Opportunity for Change The Quest for an Environmental Justice Bill in Georgia Care-4-Air: Meeting the Challenges Read Issue
READ MORE >Community Empowerment Through Economic Resilience
A newly formed group of community members and nonprofits is seeking to help Person County, NC create a more vibrant and resilient economy. The group originally formed after Person County resident Michael Savino spoke out at a public hearing on the rezoning for the proposed Moriah Energy Center. Savino identified the need for local residents…
READ MORE >The League Line: Winter 2025
Cover: BEAST Unit Deployed Director’s Report: The Preservation of Wild Spaces The Perilous Dust Story Visioning a Resilient Local Economy BREDL Introduces New Logos Read Issue
READ MORE >BREDL Announces Deployment of “The B.E.A.S.T.”
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) has officially launched our community air monitoring project featuring the B.E.A.S.T. utility trailer equipped with high-end air monitoring equipment. B.E.A.S.T is the acronym for BREDL Environmental Air Sampling Trailer. The Environmental Protection Agency EPA awarded a grant to BREDL on July 30, 2023, for the CARE-4-Air (C4A) project….
READ MORE >The League Line: Fall 2024
Cover: Victory in Virginia Director’s Report: How Bad Will Weather Related Catastrophes Become? Re-energize Your Campaign with Careful and Creative Planning How our Environment Impacts Mental Health BREDL Air Monitoring Update Read Issue
READ MORE >VICTORY IN VIRGINIA!: CTB Rescinds I-73 Approval
On September 17, the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board voted unanimously to rescind their May, 2001 approval of the I-73 corridor location. This vote is a victory for BREDL’s chapter, Virginians for Appropriate Roads, which was formed in 1999 and worked actively to prevent construction of I-73 for over a decade. In 1998, a number of…
READ MORE >BREDL Holds “People’s Hearing” During DAQ Proceeding
On August 1, 2024 North Carolina’s Division of Air Quality held a public hearing for Dominion Energy’s air permit application for the proposed Moriah Energy Center (MEC) in Person County, NC. The controversial MEC facility would initially be home to a 25 million liquified natural gas storage tank, with plans for a second 25 million…
READ MORE >MEC Air Permit Hearing Set for August 1
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality has scheduled a public hearing for Dominion Energy’s air permit application for the proposed Moriah Energy Center (MEC) in Person County, NC. The controversial MEC facility would initially be home to a 25 million liquified natural gas storage tank, with plans for a second 25 million gallon tank…
READ MORE >The League Line: Summer 2024
Cover: The Mountain Valley Pipeline Calamity Director’s Report: We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels Fool’s Gold – The False Promise of Nuclear Care-4-Air update N.C. Chamber Interferes with PFAS Standards Read Issue
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