NC News

Our hearts are with the people of Western North Carolina at this time. We mourn the lives lost as we continue to pray for those injured, displaced, or unaccounted for. We are hopeful for their safety and confident in our collective resilience.

As the comment period on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National Old-Growth Amendment comes to a close on Friday, environmental groups from across North Carolina held a virtual press conference on Tuesday to bring attention to the issue and...

As the 2024 election creeps closer, North Carolina legislators have given us yet another demonstration of why we deserve much better from the General Assembly we’re electing this November.  Both chambers voted to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's...

Regulated monopoly Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan violates state and federal laws, includes flawed analyses that favor delaying climate action, and underinvests in no-regrets, carbon-free renewable energy resources, according to a brief and...

New Chapter Director Chris Herndon tells us about how he hopes to build on North Carolina's environmental justice legacy and the spirit of our Sierrans to build and strengthen our movement to protect the environment and all who live in it.

The wetlands of Robeson County are integral to the culture and history of the Lumbee. Read how summer fellow Christopher Locklear drew on that connection as he and his colleagues worked on wetlands protection this summer.

Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced $57 million in new funding today (Aug. 6) to rebuild transmission lines in North Carolina to accommodate more renewable energy capacity – a major step...

The NCGA adjournment resolution allows for lawmakers to be called back to Raleigh monthly through the end of the year. That means several bills we've been tracking may yet see more action before this legislative session is truly over.

We're delighted to welcome longtime nonprofit leader Chris Herdon to the N.C. Sierra Club as our new Chapter Director. "The work of the N.C. Chapter is more crucial than ever as climate change increasingly threatens our environment and communities....

As our summer fellows research ways to protect North Carolina's wetlands, Austin Spence recounts how one wetland became an urban oasis in Raleigh - and an outstanding example of faith-based environmental justice advocacy.