USDA moves to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening NC's national forests
August 27, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an official rulemaking process to rescind the Roadless Rule, a landmark conservation policy enacted in 2001 that protects more than 45 million acres of pristine lands in national forests...
Speak up: Protect roadless areas in NC, nationwide
August 13, 2025
We're fighting back against the Trump administration's efforts to revoke the Roadless Rule, which protects the pristine swaths of our national forests in North Carolina and nationwide. You can help!
Letter from Jones Street: A disappointing day, to say the least
August 1, 2025
Tuesday was one of the grimmest days we've seen at the N.C. General Assembly in a while, as lawmakers overturned veto after veto by Gov. Josh Stein, including two of our highest-priority bills.Four House Democrats broke party ranks to help the GOP...
Thanks to all of you who helped fight the 'Ratepayer Risks Act'
July 31, 2025
THANK YOU. That's the most important thing we can say right now to the many people who stood with us to fight Senate Bill 266, the "Ratepayer Risks Act."
News: NC lawmakers flout Constitution, invite rulemaking chaos with H402 veto override
July 29, 2025
NC lawmakers threw the state's agencies and rulemaking bodies into chaos by overriding Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 402, Limit Rules with Substantial Financial Costs, on Tuesday, July 29.
News: NC lawmakers reject constituents' well-being to let Duke Energy make more money
July 29, 2025
Duke Energy ratepayers, our state's once-strong clean energy economy, and all North Carolinians stand to suffer the fallout from the N.C. General Assembly's vote on Tuesday to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of Senate Bill 266.
Advocates call for NCGA to support Stein's veto of SB266
July 28, 2025
With Monday evening's rally canceled due to extreme heat, participants issued statements urging state lawmakers to support Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 266, the “Ratepayer Risks Act."
News: New research makes it obvious: Senate Bill 266 veto must stand
July 28, 2025
Yet another team of researchers has warned of the potential for economic and environmental harm from Senate Bill 266, the "Ratepayer Risks Act" passed by the N.C. General Assembly and vetoed by Gov. Josh Stein.
News: Study finds S266 threats to economy, jobs from dropped carbon target
July 24, 2025
A bill passed by the N.C. General Assembly and vetoed by Gov. Josh Stein would cost North Carolina billions in investments and lost tax revenue, while erasing tens of thousands of job opportunities, a new study finds. BW Research analyzed the...
News: Mattamuskeet protected from planned toxic chemical experiment
July 23, 2025
A federal court has halted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans to turn Lake Mattamuskeet — the 40,000-acre centerpiece of an iconic migratory bird sanctuary in eastern North Carolina — into a testing ground for a chemical that is toxic to...
