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Nearly 20 years ago, North Carolina's biggest cities found themselves near the top of a category no civic booster would want to claim: dirtiest air in the nation. The N.C. Sierra Club played a pivotal role in urging state lawmakers to address the...

More than two dozen North Carolina local governments have pledged to transition to 100 percent renewable energy in the coming years. One easy way to do that is by switching over their fleets to electric vehicles. Recently, the N.C. Sierra Club...

Gov. Roy Cooper headlines a roster of North Carolina candidates who won election or re-election this year with the endorsement of the N.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club. "Sierra Club's endorsement and the support that they provided was critical to my...

Did you know that more than half the vehicles on the road in the United States belong to businesses? That's a big - and influential - piece of the transportation sector. And its influence is being felt as some corporate leaders are calling for a...

As renewable energy gains an ever-stronger share of the United States' energy market on land, it's notable that the offshore wind sector is small - especially in the Southeast, despite significant promise for development in the environment off North...

Gov. Roy Cooper and the governors of Maryland and Virginia today announced a three-state collaboration to advance offshore wind projects in the region, which will help promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States as a hub for offshore wind...

We want to make sure everyone benefits from our push to make North Carolina the "Green Roads State" - and not just by enjoying cleaner air. As costs drop and local governments commit to renewable energy targets, a growing number of our cities and...

Ferries around the Outer Banks travel from 5 to 25 miles over seven routes up and down our inner and outer shores. The state operates over 200 daily ferry trips and transports more than 1.1 million vehicles and 2.5 million passengers annually....

We've talked about why coal ash cleanup costs should be paid by Duke Energy shareholders rather than the public, and how Duke Energy’s uneconomic coal plants are a continuing burden for North Carolina ratepayers. Now let's discuss a tool that Duke...

North Carolina is home to the least economical coal fleet in the country, costing customers billions of dollars. According to a report from the Rocky Mountain Institute, the costs of retiring the uneconomic coal units among the nation’s 236 GW of...