Lisa Stifler is a Research Associate with the Community & Economic Development Program. A number of rural counties throughout North Carolina have used local environmental problems and concerns to spur economic development.   In response to closed landfills, escaping methane gas from the landfill … Read more

Rick Morse is a School of Government faculty member. Over the past several months Jeff Hughes and Andrew Westbrook of the Environmental Finance Center, along with my Public Intersection colleague Lydian Altman and I, have worked with Surry County public officials to explore water partnership opportu … Read more

Tyler Mulligan is a School of Government faculty member. Have leaders in your community been using words like “green economy” and “green jobs?” What role can a local government play in enhancing the local green economy and creating some green jobs? This post explores one possible role: local governm … Read more

Kate Pearce is a graduate student assistant working in Caswell County. At the request of County Manager, Kevin Howard I drafted water use policy for Caswell County.  The policy was drafted by surveying existing policies and procedures from counties of similar size to Caswell namely Montgomery County … Read more

The following update is related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education efforts in Lenoir County, methane gas capture in Lenoir County, and LED Streetlight replacements in Kinston, NC. My name is Adam Parker, and I am interning with the Community Campus Partnership. I worked with Len … Read more