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Molly Diggins, who has led the N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club as its original and only state director for 22 years, will retire from that position as of Nov. 8. Dustin Chicurel-Bayard will serve as the organization’s interim director during the...

Big news on the Duke Energy bill this week: The legislature unanimously passed S 559, “Storm Securitization,” after removing the multi-year ratemaking section that Sierra Club and other environmental, social justice and industry groups opposed....

State lawmakers today passed a newly revised version of the Duke Energy ratemaking bill, scrapping one of the most controversial proposals of the session - language that would have allowed utilities to seek up to three years of rate increases at a...

This week at the General Assembly, the House Redistricting Committee discussed three bills that would change the way voting districts are drawn. There were no votes on the environmental bills we’ve been following, Cassie Gavin writes.

As local communities increasingly seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and respond to public demand for clean energy, customers of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission will soon be able to purchase affordable solar power thanks to a...

Environmental bills were in a holding pattern this week at the General Assembly - and for another week, as lawmakers take some time off, Cassie Gavin writes.

After a week’s break, the legislature returned to Raleigh and took action on several environmental bills this week. Meanwhile, if you’ve been wondering when this legislative session will end, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger announced that he...

This week, the N.C. General Assembly wrapped up the map-making they were required to do for court-ordered redistricting, then adjourned for a break until Monday, Sept. 30. Cassie Gavin writes that some lawmakers also announced they would retire.

This week was a rollercoaster at the N.C. General Assembly as legislators responded to court-ordered redistricting and the House voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget. Cassie Gavin explains.

The U.S. Forest Service has been working for the past three years on a new management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala. This plan will cover everything from road-building, logging and resource extraction to hiking, camping, hunting and fishing on...