{"id":16707,"date":"2019-05-03T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T03:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=16707"},"modified":"2019-05-03T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T03:19:35","slug":"duke-energy-reaches-10-million-commitment-to-support-waterways-in-the-carolinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=16707","title":{"rendered":"Duke Energy Reaches $10 Million Commitment to Support Waterways in the Carolinas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fmr-associated-content-region\">\n<div id=\"fmr-blog-mm-item\"><a class=\"colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/images\/news-release-water-resources-fund_mid.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/styles\/fmr_page_photos_blog\/public\/images\/news-release-water-resources-fund_mid.jpg?itok=qjiaklqn\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-img-caption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fmr-tweet--contents\">\n<div class=\"fmr-tweet--suggestion\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-fmr-tweet field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">SUMMARY<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"fmr-summary\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Since 2014, the Water Resources Fund has provided 125 grants to support projects in 12 river basins in the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The most recent round of grants supports 12 projects impacting 43 counties<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fmr-date\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-fmr-date-time field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fmr-meta-container--top\">\n<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 1, 2019 \/3BL Media\/ \u2013 Twelve organizations spanning 43 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina will receive $940,000 in new grants from Duke Energy\u2019s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fmr-body\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-fmr-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>With this final round of Water Resources Fund grants, Duke Energy has reached its commitment to invest $10 million to help local organizations protect and improve the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Since the fund\u2019s inception in 2014, Duke Energy has supported 125 projects to protect natural resources in 12 river basins across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, including more than $1.5 million in the Dan River Basin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe projects we\u2019ve supported over the last five years will have a lasting impact on our region\u2019s waterways,\u201d said Stephen De May, Duke Energy\u2019s North Carolina president. \u201cWhile the Water Resources Fund has achieved its financial goal, our commitment to be good stewards of our natural resources in ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a region blessed with an abundance of public and conserved natural lands, DuPont State Recreational Forest is already one of our greatest conservation gems,\u201d said Conserving Carolina executive director Kieran Roe. \u201cThe incorporation of this tract will enhance it further by protecting water quality, preserving an important wildlife corridor, and creating future opportunities for public recreation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is about celebrating our partners\u201d said Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe, Duke Energy\u2019s South Carolina president. \u201cThis was a true collaborative effort with dozens of organizations and environmental experts to protect our waterways for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Belton Landing project will serve to enhance access to and awareness of one of South Carolina\u2019s most important natural resources,\u201d said city of Belton Mayor Wendell Page. \u201cThe Saluda River Blue Trail attracts nature-based tourism from around the globe, and we are proud to serve as the host site for this major expansion of recreational opportunities in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grants were selected by an independent panel with diverse environmental expertise. The panel includes five external members and two Duke Energy representatives. View an interactive map showcasing all 125 grantees at\u00a0<a title=\"duke-energy.com\/H2O\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/H2O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">duke-energy.com\/H2O<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details on the grants are available\u00a0<a title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/_\/media\/PDFs\/External\/WRF-Fact-Sheet-Apr2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMARY Since 2014, the Water Resources&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,12,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-science-tech","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16707"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16709,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16707\/revisions\/16709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}