NC News

The N.C. Senate today (June 29) voted 35-11 to accept House changes to S 605, the Farm Act of 2021. The House removed a section that would have weakened protections for whistleblowing workers but retained an environmentally harmful proposal to...

The big news this week at the NC General Assembly was that the Senate rolled out and approved its proposed budget (S 105). This is the first legislative step in the budget process, which normally begins much earlier in the year. Next the House will...

The N.C. House today passed S 605, the Farm Act of 2021, without a section that would have weakened protections for whistleblowing workers but retaining an environmentally harmful proposal to allow general permits for biogas systems at factory hog...

This week the House took up two of the bills we’ve been following, the Farm Act and a new House energy bill. Plus, the Senate moved forward an election bill that would narrow the window for voters to get in absentee ballots.

Colonial. It's not just the name of a vulnerable pipeline - it's the mindset of leaders who insist on clinging to fossil fuels rather than investing in clean energy.

Three state representatives yesterday released language for an omnibus energy bill that would unnecessarily lock North Carolina into continued reliance on burning fracked gas at a time when the cost of renewables and energy storage are falling....

The Environmental Management Commission’s Air Quality Committee recommended today (June 15) that the full EMC begin the rulemaking process for North Carolina to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The full EMC is scheduled to take...

This week at the NC General Assembly, the big news was that the House and Senate agreed on a state budget spending cap. That means budget negotiations between the chambers will begin in earnest. Reports indicate that the majority leadership did not...

Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order committing North Carolina to support offshore wind development goals of 2.8 gigawatts by 2030 and 8.0 gigawatts by 2040. The targets "are a clear message to clean energy investors that North Carolina will...

This week at the NC General Assembly there was major controversy in the Senate over Governor Cooper’s appointment to lead the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Dionne Delli-Gatti. The House moved forward a bold resilience bill that would...