NC News

The NC Chapter issued this statement on fast-tracked legislation that threatens environment, communities by loosening Duke Energy's carbon reduction pledges.

Not much to report this week on legislation that directly affects the environment, as activities on Jones Street continued to highlight partisan divides, in particular regarding the Senate's version of a bill to block the state AG from challenging...

The General Assembly is ramping up for the year with informational committee presentations on a variety of state agencies and stakeholders, setting the stage for the legislative session. A few bills with environmental interest continued to scootch...

The General Assembly observed "forecast snowmageddon," leaving the Legislative Building as empty as on a holiday break. Votes and substantive committee hearings were pushed to next week.New bills are still pouring in, with interesting ones that...

2024 was a big year for the N.C. Sierra Club, with some significant wins in our ongoing fight to protect forestland and wildlife, and to elect solid leadership in our state. Our annual report recaps our work, and takes a look ahead at how we've...

Marvin Winstead Jr. is a stellar example of how one person's stand against an environmental threat can influence an entire movement, and lead to victories for a community that extends far beyond the borders of his own property. Read more about the...

More bills that affect our environment are filtering through the legislative process in the session's early days. To date, none stands to have greater impact than H72, Attorney General / Restrict Challenge to Presidential Executive Orders. The...

The 2025 legislative session is well underway: Offices have been assigned, bills are being filed, committee assignments have been made. Several bills of environmental interest have been submitted, addressing plastic pollution, balloon releases and...

The 2025 N.C. General Assembly kicked off in earnest this week. House and Senate members filed a plethora of bills that we're reviewing now to gauge the relevance and potential impact to our environment.

The N.C. General Assembly's 2024 "short session" was anything but. It lasted from April to mid December – appropriately, wrapping up on Friday the 13th amid heated protests over power-grab legislation. Our lobbyist, Laura DeVivo, wraps up the action.