Sierra Club to Trump: Match Concern over Florence with Action on Climate
September 19, 2018
President Trump today visited communities in North and South Carolina that were hard-hit by Hurricane Florence. “We appreciate that Donald Trump visited New Bern today, and the support that North Carolinians have had from federal agencies. But we...
Sierra Club praises tighter rules for methyl bromide permits
July 26, 2018
The N.C. Sierra Club commended the state Department of Environmental Quality for developing a comprehensive, proactive new plan to tighten permit requirements for proposed and current emissions of methyl bromide, a toxic chemical. "We thank and...
FERC Allows Construction in NC of Fracked Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline
July 24, 2018
"Today's green light to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to construct in North Carolina is also a green light to pollution in our water, climate disruption, and higher electric bills for North Carolinians," said Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign...
NC audiences enjoy state's spotlight in Sierra Club clean energy documentary
July 17, 2018
Two North Carolina farmers who are helping to harvest energy from the wind are in the spotlight in a new documentary that was screened across the state in late June. “Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom” tells stories from eight...
Legislature wraps up 2018 short session - but a postscript is in the works
July 11, 2018
The N.C. General Assembly 2018 short session came to a close on June 29, but lawmakers say they'll return after the November election. That means that some unresolved environmental legislation may still see action this year. Cassie Gavin gives a...
Lawmakers take parting shot at governor's powers at session's end
June 29, 2018
The General Assembly set up a challenge to the governor's powers in the closing days of this year's "short session," putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot would maximize the legislature’s ability to control executive branch functions....
Vetos, amendments and Farm Act - oh my!
June 22, 2018
In the (presumably) waning days of the short session, state lawmakers this week focused on overriding several gubernatorial vetoes and considering amendments to the state constitution that would go on the November ballot, according to Cassie Gavin,...
Farm Bill heads to Cooper's desk as legislature speeds to wrap things up
June 15, 2018
A busy N.C. legislature pushed through a number of bills in hopes of meeting a self-set deadline. They included the Farm Act, which includes provisions that would severely limit the ability of landowners to seek redress in court when they have...
NC House Approves Task Force to Study Public Funding for Fracked Gas Infrastructure
June 14, 2018
After years of objecting to taxpayer subsidies, including but not restricted to those for energy, the N.C. House today quietly passed legislation that would create a task force to explore ways to provide public funding to incentivize the expansion...
NC House tentatively approves hog farm protection bill
June 13, 2018
The bill would cut North Carolina residents' ability to seek redress in court for smell and sprayed waste from nearby factory farms, and "would create a new class within North Carolina’s population: limited-rights citizens," according to Molly...