NC Sierra Club applauds Obama administration’s revised offshore drilling plan
March 15, 2016
The Obama administration announced its draft plan for offshore oil and gas leasing as part of the agency’s five-year planning process. Previous drafts included waters off the North Carolina coast for oil and gas leasing. However, the version...
Sierrans at the NC Climate Justice Summit
December 15, 2015
Last month, several staff and Sierrans attended the North Carolina Climate Justice Summit (NCCJS) held at the Haw River State Park Conference Center. According to its website:NCCJS is a statewide gathering of almost 200 youth and adults who are...
Tell Governor McCrory to veto the Polluter Protection Act
October 2, 2015
In the last day of its session, the legislature passed the worst environmental bill of the year -- and perhaps the worst of Governor McCrory's tenure. The Sierra Club and 14 other environmental groups immediately called on Governor McCrory for a...
Legislature ends session by removing environmental protections
September 30, 2015
“It has become the annual practice of this legislature to eliminate or reduce environmental programs and protections, without evaluating the cumulative risks and impacts to North Carolina’s environment or public health. H 765 may be the worst...
Attack on environmental protections: Contact your legislator today!
September 21, 2015
In the last days of this long legislative session, the General Assembly is poised to pass a bill that amounts to a grab bag of anti-environmental rollbacks. Among other things, a provision in H 765 would give polluters a get-out-of-jail-free card...
Reflections on SPROG
August 19, 2015
Thirty-six young people from all over the East coast came together in August of 2015 for the Eastern region’s youth grassroots training program, called SPROG. Fourteen of the young people were from North Carolina. This present and future generation...
NC Senate again tries to undermine Clean Power Plan
August 5, 2015
“North Carolina has the chance to again be a leader in the Southeast - just as we were when we passed the Clean Smokestacks Act in 2002 and the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard in 2007. But it appears that Senate leaders and the McCrory...
EPA action creates opportunity for North Carolina
August 3, 2015
“North Carolina is well-positioned to be a leader under the Clean Power Plan, as released today,” said Molly Diggins, state director for the NC Sierra Club. “We led the nation with the landmark 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act; and again in 2007 with the...
NC Sierra Club praises Iberdrola announcement of NC's first wind project
July 14, 2015
“This project continues the North Carolina renewable energy success story. Today’s announcement moves North Carolina further in the direction of being a leader in a clean energy economy, while moving us away from our reliance fossil fuels that are...
Two NC volunteers get national Sierra Club awards
June 17, 2015
Every year, the Sierra Club presents awards for volunteer leaders from across the country. This year, two of the award recipients - Henry Fansler and Jim Reynolds - are from North Carolina, and their accolades are well-deserved! The award ceremony...