Summer fellows: Making the case for CAFOs as a top Club priority
July 12, 2023
We've long invited summer fellows to help the N.C. Chapter with legislative lobbying, communications, research, and other roles. This year, we're doing something new: All four fellows are working on a single project to elevate CAFOs as a priority...
Nearly $1.7 Billion for Cleaner Buses in Charlotte, Nationwide
June 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced 130 awards making up nearly $1.7 billion to fund cleaner transit projects, including zero-emission buses in communities across the country, including in...
Our work continues on flawed Pisgah-Nantahala management plan
June 22, 2023
The new Pisgah-Nantahala national forests management plan has glaring flaws when it comes to protection of old growth, habitat for endangered species, and other conservation and environmental concerns. We still hope to change it!
NC wetlands threatened by SCOTUS ruling, Farm Act language
June 9, 2023
A recent US Supreme Court ruling triggers language in the newly passed NC Farm Act that would significantly weaken wetlands protections in our state, threatening to worsen flooding impacts, hamper drinking water, and diminish fisheries.
Report from Jones Street: The Mood at Crossover
May 16, 2023
Social justice and state budget bills have captured most of the attention so far at the N.C. General Assembly, but there's been action on many issues of importance to Sierrans as we reach the midway point of this year's session. Our lobbyist, Laura...
Jim Reynolds: A long life of service to our state and planet
May 15, 2023
We're fortunate to have a stalwart band of volunteer leaders, each of whom has made an indelible impact on the Sierra Club's work and our community. We are sad to have recently said farewell to one of the most outstanding: Pisgah Group Chair Jim...
Speak up: Help protect rural neighbors of factory hog farms
May 10, 2023
North Carolina regulators are taking comment now on new permits to set standards for biogas projects at factory-scale hog farms. Our communications manager, Margaret Lillard, joined allies at a recent public meeting to speak up for neighbors of...
Viewpoint: For Sierrans, Earth Day is every day
April 17, 2023
Durham Sierran Elizabeth Brownrigg reflects on what Earth Day can mean to us in our daily lives and our environmental advocacy.
Celebrate Earth Day with YOUR N.C. Sierra Club Group
April 14, 2023
A summary of Earth Day events involving North Carolina's local Sierra Club Groups for 2023 Earth Day on April 22.
News: NC Clean Transportation Plan offers a good start
April 10, 2023
North Carolina's finalized Clean Transportation Plan offers a solid map for our state's transition of the sector that currently is our biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, according to the N.C. Sierra Club.
The plan, delivered to Gov...