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Greenville environmental commission tells council flooding, water quality and emissions remain urgent
Summary
The Environmental Advisory Commission presented its 2024–25 annual report to the Greenville City Council, urging more attention to stormwater, flood mitigation, tree policies, EV charging and air-quality issues and previewing priorities for 2025.
Dr. Yoshi Newman, assistant chair of the Environmental Advisory Commission, told the Greenville City Council on Feb. 10 that the commission feels “collective urgency” about environmental risks facing the city and encouraged councilmembers to consider those risks in zoning and development decisions.
The commission’s annual report highlighted repeated flooding in the Trafalgar neighborhood, concerns about runoff and erosion that affect local creeks and the Tar River watershed, and broader regional climate impacts the commission says are already affecting Eastern North Carolina. The commission also outlined priorities for 2025, including supporting a permanent sustainability coordinator, tree-planting standards, electric vehicle charging access, regional air-quality work and a…
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