NC News

The big news from the N.C. General Assembly this week was that the House pushed through an omnibus energy bill (H 951 “Modernize Energy Generation”) on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in a midnight session. The Sierra Club opposes the measure...

"The House energy bill falls far short on addressing the urgent threat of climate change and supporting communities that continue to be harmed by dirty fossil fuel power plants," said Cynthia Satterfield, director of the N.C. Sierra Club. "We call...

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) voted today (July 13) to approve a petition to begin rulemaking for North Carolina to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), marking a major step by the state toward addressing climate...

Cynthia Satterfield, a longtime conservation and environmental advocate, has been named the state director of the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. Chapter Chair Nicole Gaines of Greensboro announced the hiring.

Attempting to make climate progress while simultaneously building fracked gas infrastructure is a nonstarter. Implementing more dirty fossil-fueled plants will yield negative climate results. New plants will continue polluting long past dates for...

The legislature sent the Farm Act to Governor Cooper, who has 10 days to either veto the measure, sign it into law, or let it become law without his signature. NC Sierra Club and many other environmental and community organizations are asking...

The N.C. Senate today (June 29) voted 35-11 to accept House changes to S 605, the Farm Act of 2021. The House removed a section that would have weakened protections for whistleblowing workers but retained an environmentally harmful proposal to...

The big news this week at the NC General Assembly was that the Senate rolled out and approved its proposed budget (S 105). This is the first legislative step in the budget process, which normally begins much earlier in the year. Next the House will...

The N.C. House today passed S 605, the Farm Act of 2021, without a section that would have weakened protections for whistleblowing workers but retaining an environmentally harmful proposal to allow general permits for biogas systems at factory hog...

This week the House took up two of the bills we’ve been following, the Farm Act and a new House energy bill. Plus, the Senate moved forward an election bill that would narrow the window for voters to get in absentee ballots.