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The Chapter's Green Roads State campaign is about advocating for more EV charging infrastructure in North Carolina, particularly at our numerous state parks and historic sites. Recently, we partnered with the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center to...

After a week's break, the House began rolling out its changes to the Senate-proposed state budget and a Senate committee took up for discussion the House energy bill that the N.C. Sierra Club opposes.

This was a slower week at the legislature for environmental bills. None of the bills that the Sierra Club is following were taken up. That gives us some time to educate senators about legislation that they will soon be voting on - including H 951 “...

We talk a lot about building a clean energy future for North Carolina. It's a pleasant, optimistic catch-phrase. But what does it mean for our communities? What does it mean for our economy? And what does it mean for workers who need good pay and...

The big news from the N.C. General Assembly this week was that the House pushed through an omnibus energy bill (H 951 “Modernize Energy Generation”) on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in a midnight session. The Sierra Club opposes the measure...

"The House energy bill falls far short on addressing the urgent threat of climate change and supporting communities that continue to be harmed by dirty fossil fuel power plants," said Cynthia Satterfield, director of the N.C. Sierra Club. "We call...

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) voted today (July 13) to approve a petition to begin rulemaking for North Carolina to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), marking a major step by the state toward addressing climate...

Cynthia Satterfield, a longtime conservation and environmental advocate, has been named the state director of the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. Chapter Chair Nicole Gaines of Greensboro announced the hiring.

Attempting to make climate progress while simultaneously building fracked gas infrastructure is a nonstarter. Implementing more dirty fossil-fueled plants will yield negative climate results. New plants will continue polluting long past dates for...

The legislature sent the Farm Act to Governor Cooper, who has 10 days to either veto the measure, sign it into law, or let it become law without his signature. NC Sierra Club and many other environmental and community organizations are asking...