Letter from Jones Street: Asking the House to oppose S261
April 4, 2025
As the House scrambles to get all its bills ready for an adjusted filing deadline, we're asking members to oppose S261, a bill that would allow utilities to saddle ratepayers with construction costs of energy projects that may never come online.
Club’s Environmental Justice Report Identifies Communities Ignored By Transco
March 31, 2025
The Sierra Club has released a report outlining the impacts of Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project on NC communities, including low-income and communities of color. It identifies communities along the project's proposed route...
News: Club, allies sue USFS over flawed Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
March 28, 2025
We and our allies have again sued the U.S. Forest Service over its Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan, arguing now that the agency violated federal law by downplaying the harmful impacts of a dramatic expansion in logging and by failing to include binding...
Letter from Jones Street: Bill-filing frenzy
March 28, 2025
Jones Street was frenzied this week as the Senate bill filing deadline came and went. (The House bill filing deadline is next week). Meanwhile, we’re still keeping an eye on S261, Energy Security and Affordability Act, which remained in the House...
Let's celebrate 55 years of Earth Day & NC Sierra Club
March 25, 2025
Earth Day itself is on Tuesday, April 22, but the party starts right away and lasts all month! Find out what our local Groups have planned.
Letter from Jones Street: Duke bill slows down
March 21, 2025
S261 is slowing down in the House, as leaders appear to want more information about its claims and effects. Meanwhile, disputes over the Helene relief bill were laid to rest, while other bills seek to cut plastic waste.
Letter from Jones Street: Chambers squabble over Helene help
March 14, 2025
One month into the real work of the 2025 General Assembly, and the tension between the chambers is exposed over a bill that would help hurricane-stricken WNC. Also, we take issue with a bill that aims to ease Duke Energy's carbon-reduction...
Sierra Club Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Revolutionize Cement, Concrete, Asphalt Production
March 13, 2025
A bill co-sponsored by NC Congresswoman Foushee, Impact Act 2.0, aims to strengthen competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.
News: Duke Must Live Up to Carbon Pledge
March 11, 2025
The NC Chapter issued this statement on fast-tracked legislation that threatens environment, communities by loosening Duke Energy's carbon reduction pledges.
Letter from Jones Street: Senate surprises with EO bill
March 7, 2025
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...
