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Conservation, energy efficiency, and coastal resiliency would receive much-needed funding under Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget proposal released today. The budget would increase funding for conservation trust funds such as the Parks and Recreation Trust...

Cryptocurrency is one of our biggest buzzwords these days. But what is it? Where does it come from? What are governments in the U.S. and worldwide doing to regulate this burgeoning industry? And what could it cost North Carolina in environmental...

Did you know that emissions from transportation are the top contributor to climate change in North Carolina? That means that we cannot truly address the urgent climate crisis without reducing auto emissions. Now there's a way for YOU to help North...

While North Carolina regulators work on rulemaking to join a regional carbon-cutting program, climate change is moving ahead at an alarming speed, increasing its threats to our environment and all who live in it. That's why the N.C. Sierra Club and...

Gov. Roy Cooper set ambitious goals for clean transportation, including for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), and greenhouse gas reductions with Executive Order 80. The goals were recently bolstered by Executive Order 246, which created more ambitious...

We're offering two paid summer fellowships for students at the state's HBCUs and UNC-Pembroke, focusing on State Energy Policy, Coastal Clean Energy, and Communications and Marketing. Apply now, and help spread the word!

The NC Sierra Club is interviewing candidates for our new position of philanthropy officer. Submit your application!

The N.C. General Assembly met this week to redraw voting maps after the N.C. Supreme Court recently ruled that the maps passed in 2021 were partisan gerrymanders. Divisions among party members remained over two of the maps.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has refused to approve Wake Stone Corp.’s mining expansion permit for a quarry next to William B. Umstead State Park. N.C. Sierra Club was among many groups that opposed the quarry's expansion...

It’s the buzzword of the energy world right now: green hydrogen. This fuel is being touted as a means to decarbonize long-haul transportation, heavy industry such as steelmaking and oil refining, and agricultural fertilizer production. Depending on...