North Carolinians face new offshore drilling fight
May 5, 2017
The North Carolina Sierra Club predicts a renewed fight against offshore drilling in the face of President Trump's executive order that calls for a renewed look at the federal government's offshore oil and gas development plans. "In the past,...
NC Sierrans stand - and march - together on climate change
May 4, 2017
Demonstrations, posters, artwork and performances - the movement to address climate change and environmental justice took on a tone that was equal parts festive and urgent at the People's Climate March in Washington. North Carolina Chapter Lead...
Trump cuts would leave NC unable to implement core environmental laws
March 16, 2017
The federal budget proposal unveiled March 16 by President Trump could essentially make it impossible for North Carolina to implement and enforce core national environmental laws.Trump’s proposed budget would slash “categorical grants” to the state...
NC environmental programs would be devastated by EPA cuts
March 15, 2017
President Trump's proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency were released Thursday, and the news doesn't look good for North Carolina, where environmental programs and laws already are strapped for cash after six years of funding...
NC Sierra Club applauds NC's action to withdraw from Clean Power Plan lawsuit
February 23, 2017
"Today, tens of thousands of Sierra Club members and supporters can thank DEQ Secretary Regan and Attorney General Stein for acting to withdraw North Carolina from a costly and misguided challenge to EPA’s Clean Power Plan," said Molly Diggins,...
NC Sierra Club supports the Standing Rock Sioux protesters
December 2, 2016
Dozens of organizations across the country stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. The North Carolina Sierra Club, like our national organization, recently joined those ranks, with the executive...
McCrory administration proposes permitting illegal coal ash pollution discharges
August 31, 2016
Contaminated wastewater leaking from several of Duke Energy’s coal ash pits would be permitted instead of eliminated if the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) and EPA approve two draft permits that the NC Department of Environmental Quality (...
Decision to let Duke Energy off the hook in Governor McCrory’s hands
June 30, 2016
The state House today concurred with a Senate bill that would allow Duke Energy to leave coal ash pits in place and cap them under some circumstances instead of requiring them to be fully cleaned up and the ash removed. The bill first appeared on...
Final coal ash classifications issued, ability to reconsider requested
May 18, 2016
“Without further information, the McCrory administration’s request to the legislature to be able to revisit the classifications in 18 months appears to be a request for unilateral decision making. It’s unclear what oversight or public input there...
Read a Sierran's letter to DEQ Secretary Van der Vaart
April 26, 2016
On April 21, 2016, the Jacksonville Daily News and the New Bern Sun-Journal ran a letter to the editor from Jenny Kelvington, executive director of the Energy Group in the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. In that letter, Ms....