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The N.C. Senate today (Aug. 24) voted 42-0 to confirm the appointment of Elizabeth Biser as secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, a move praised by the N.C. Sierra Club. "Secretary Biser has the training and experience to guide...

Last week at the N.C. legislature, we saw movement on the state budget and the confirmation process required to finalize the appointment of the secretary for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. Cynthia Satterfield elaborates.

The transportation sector is the nation's biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, so it's great to see more interest in clean cars, trucks, buses and more. But for consumers who'd like to leave their fossil fuel-powered vehicles behind,...

This week was a busy one at the N.C. General Assembly as the House passed the budget and a Senate committee hosted a public hearing on the controversial energy bill. The legislature also began holding joint House and Senate redistricting committee...

The Chapter's Green Roads State campaign is about advocating for more EV charging infrastructure in North Carolina, particularly at our numerous state parks and historic sites. Recently, we partnered with the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center to...

After a week's break, the House began rolling out its changes to the Senate-proposed state budget and a Senate committee took up for discussion the House energy bill that the N.C. Sierra Club opposes.

This was a slower week at the legislature for environmental bills. None of the bills that the Sierra Club is following were taken up. That gives us some time to educate senators about legislation that they will soon be voting on - including H 951 “...

We talk a lot about building a clean energy future for North Carolina. It's a pleasant, optimistic catch-phrase. But what does it mean for our communities? What does it mean for our economy? And what does it mean for workers who need good pay and...

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...