For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $866,591 in grants to preserve and enhance the environment in eastern North Carolina through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 27 grantees. […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 4, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed four lawsuits against 14 manufacturers of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), a fire suppressant used widely by firefighters, members of the military, and other first responders. AFFF contains PFAS, or forever chemical compounds that are manmade, are […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $49,999 grant to the University of North Carolina Charlotte to preserve and enhance the environment in Gaston County through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 29, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that James Aaron Lawson and Tanisha Latoy Darden each pleaded guilty to attempted medical assistance provider fraud. They were sentenced to 45 days in prison, with their prison sentences suspended in lieu of 18 months of […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 28, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $426,612 in grants to preserve and enhance the environment in southeastern North Carolina through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 27 grantees. […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and a coalition of 20 attorneys general defended a Florida law that limits the sale of firearms to people 21 and older. The law was enacted after a 19-year-old carried out the deadliest shooting at a high school […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 21, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act faster to remove toxic heavy metals found in infant and toddler foods. “We should be able to trust that the food we give our children is safe,” […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $470,000 in grants to preserve and enhance the environment in the Triad through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 27 grantees. […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 7, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $350,000 in grants to preserve and enhance the environment in western North Carolina through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 27 grantees. […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 7, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a complaint against the U.S. Postal Service with the Postal Regulatory Commission over Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year Postal Service plan. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 20 attorneys general assert that DeJoy adopted the […]