By Maria Savasta-Kennedy “There is a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?” (Mr. Maguire speaking to Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate) The Sustainability Committee is thrilled to announce our winners for this year’s NCBA EENR Sustainability Contest. Our topic this year was—you guessed it—plastics, and our contestants did a […]
By Rick Kolb Emily Sherlock is a partner at Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson and is the Vice Chair of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section of the NCBA. She will rise to the Chair position on July 1, 2020. Prior to serving on the board, Emily was one of the newsletter editors (back when […]
By Sean Sullivan Unsubstantiated claims regarding a variety of cleaning and “disinfection” procedures are flooding the market—from a surprising number of sources. Here are a few helpful hints: CDC Guidance – The CDC has published guidance for cleaning and disinfecting most businesses and public spaces. The guidance recommends a two-step process of cleaning all potentially […]
By Sean Sullivan On Thursday night, the Treasury Department released a direct final rule implementing the Paycheck Protection Program, which authorizes most financial institutions to make federally guaranteed loans that will help small businesses (500 employees or less) to retain employees and meet their payroll obligations during the COVID-19 epidemic. The Small Business Administration intends […]
By Michele Livingstone and Will Quick We are in unprecedented times with COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It is now more important than ever that we help our neighbors and those who are not as fortunate. I am confident that each of you is doing your part. Even in the best of times, however, over 1.5 Million North […]
By Maria Savasta-Kennedy We are pleased to share the winning essays from the 5th Annual Sustainability Contest sponsored by the NCBA’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Section. The contest is open to all North Carolina high school students. Students participating in the 2019 contest were asked to respond to the following prompt: North Carolina relies […]
By M. Gray Styers Jr. This article is the second in a pair of articles related to “green policies” and how to implement them. The first part of this series was previously published here. As concern over climate change makes almost-daily headlines, “green” policies are becoming increasingly popular. Part 1 of this article noted that […]
This article is the first in a pair of articles related to “Green Policies” and how to implement them. The second part in this series will be published in the coming weeks. By M. Gray Styers Jr. Your corporate General Counsel client calls and says, “Our largest customer (or our largest institutional investor) wants to […]
Please pass along the following information to any high school students in your contacts that may be interested in writing about North Carolina’s sustainable future. The North Carolina Bar Association’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section is pleased to announce that it is again sponsoring a sustainability essay contest. Essays by last year’s contest […]
By Brooks Pearson Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that I am halfway into my tenure as chair. Earlier this month I checked off one of my goals as chair – to diversify the location of our section council meetings. As the results of our survey illustrate, one of the greatest values of […]