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Prevent RDU Airport, politically connected developers, Wake Stone/Vulcan, etc. from obstructing 90+ years of publicly funded planning for Odd Fellows and Lake Crabtree to be parks and developing the land into a rock quarry, surface parking lots, etc.

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URGENT Message from Umstead Coalition – Comments due to the NC Rules Review Commission by 5pm on Thursday, July 23 on proposed revised Mining Rules created by the Mining Commission

Proposed Rules take away general public comments on all mining applications, take away public hearings on permit modifications, etc.

Update on the Wake Stone Triangle Quarry mining permit and the Sunset Clause battle

What do you call withholding key information so others don’t have the full picture?

Did Wake Stone intentionally set out to pull off a 50-year "bait and switch" and take land on the Umstead State Park critical acquisition list?

Ruling concludes Wake Stone's 2018 back-door alterations of the Triangle Quarry Mining Permit border on “FRAUDULENT CONDUCT” ... yet they continue to destroy the land.

Another win for the TRUTH and for protecting Umstead State Park!

NC DEQ will NOT appeal Judge Cole's recent ruling to reinstate the Sunset Clause and buffers on the Wake Stone Triangle Quarry Mining Permit!

Part 8: Encroachment by Wake Stone Corporation (aka Vulcan Materials Company) into the William B. Umstead State Park

Pointers on Crabtree Creek provide additional evidence that Wake Stone has encroached into Umstead State Park, violating federal deed restrictions and more.

Request to submit Public Comments on Proposed NC Mining Rule Changes by December 15, 2025

The proposed NC Mining Rule changes affect the ENTIRE State of North Carolina, including the Odd Fellows tract (the land adjacent to Umstead State Park that Wake Stone Corporation is trying to mine).

Court Rules in Umstead Coalition’s Favor to Restore the 50-year Sunset Clause and Protective Park and Stream Buffers Enshrined in the Original 1981 Quarry Permit

A big win in the RDU-Wake Stone (aka Vulcan Materials) quarry battle....

Written Public Comments due by 15/Dec/2025 regarding the NC Mining Commission’s proposed rule changes

Rule changes affect the ENTIRE State of North Carolina AND highly favor the mining industry over the public good

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL: PUBLIC HEARING ON REVISIONS TO RULES USED TO IMPLEMENT THE NC MINING LAW

The NC MINING COMMISSION IS REWRITING RULES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET A MINING PERMIT, INCLUDING MINIMIZING / ELIMINATING PUBLIC COMMENT ABILITY.

Part 7: Encroachment by RDU Airport and Wake Stone Corporation (aka Vulcan Materials Company) Into the William B. Umstead State Park

Assessment of RDU’s 16/May/2024 response denying that a border encroachment issue has occurred