Duke Energy latest company to accept Trump’s dirty 'deal' to scrap offshore wind
June 30, 2026
Duke Energy accepted $129 million in taxpayer money to buyout an offshore wind lease, making it the latest company to accept such an offer from Trump’s Department of the Interior. Northeast states and California have filed lawsuits in recent weeks...
EPA-Chemours settlement does nothing for NC
June 24, 2026
A proposed settlement resolving Chemours Co.'s illegal "forever chemicals" discharges in three states leaves North Carolinians who have been exposed for decades – and continue to be exposed – to the company's toxic waste, out in the cold.
Showing up for the Environment
May 4, 2026
From a Roadless Rule Rally in Asheville to an EMC public hearing in Wilmington, thank you for showing up.
Poison in the Water: How NC lawmakers hijacked enviro regs
April 30, 2026
As we rally against terrible proposed rules to address toxin in North Carolina waterways, the N.C. Chapter hosted a webinar to give context to the situation and you can help fight back.
Trump's Payout to Cancel Wind Projects Hits NC Hard
March 25, 2026
"We applaud Gov. Josh Stein, and thank him for speaking out against this egregious overstep of power. In his words: 'This is a terrible deal for the people of North Carolina and our country.'"
Trump Taxpayer Bailout of Coal Benefits Duke Energy Amidst Record Shareholder Profits
February 12, 2026
Trump announced the Department of Energy will throw a $175 million taxpayer-funded lifeline to six coal plants throughout the country, including Duke Energy’s Belews Creek in North Carolina. The DOE notes additional taxpayer money will be doled out...
State water permits for Mid-Currituck Bridge defy logic, threaten environment
September 19, 2025
The controversial and long-stalled Mid-Currituck Bridge project has received two key state permits, reviving concerns about the potential for severe environmental threats to some of North Carolina's most sensitive and iconic natural areas.The...
USDA moves to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening NC's national forests
August 27, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an official rulemaking process to rescind the Roadless Rule, a landmark conservation policy enacted in 2001 that protects more than 45 million acres of pristine lands in national forests...
Speak up: Protect roadless areas in NC, nationwide
August 13, 2025
We're fighting back against the Trump administration's efforts to revoke the Roadless Rule, which protects the pristine swaths of our national forests in North Carolina and nationwide. You can help!
Mattamuskeet protected from planned toxic chemical experiment
July 23, 2025
A federal court has halted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans to turn Lake Mattamuskeet — the 40,000-acre centerpiece of an iconic migratory bird sanctuary in eastern North Carolina — into a testing ground for a chemical that is toxic to...
