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The legislature voted today to approve the Farm Act, a bill that includes a giveaway to industrial hog operations that endanger the environment and public health with outdated lagoon-and-sprayfield waste management systems. Senate Bill 315 will...

As it does every year, spring brings beautiful new life to our environment. But this spring is like no other in the lives of most of us. And even as some make tentative, hopeful moves toward a return to pre-pandemic norms, we still have time to...

When the New Hanover County Commission voted without warning to invite a multinational company to build a cement plant on the banks of the Cape Fear River, residents were dismayed - then angry. With support from the N.C. Sierra Club, the community...

Our acting director, Cynthia Satterfield, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has not only laid bare our core values, it has proven that by staying true to them, we can work locally to tackle the other global threat of climate change.

After an extremely long 2019 legislative session, the N.C. General Assembly convened this week for what should have been its traditional "short session," to focus on budget adjustments. But two factors have made this year's gathering highly unusual...

Triangle-area Sierrans want state authorities to hold a hearing on a permit request for a quarry on land bordering the popular Umstead State Park, citing concerns over dust, noise and increased industrial traffic that would result from the business.

Times like these remind us of what’s most important. As we navigate an unprecedented period in modern history, we remain optimistic at the N.C. Sierra Club. Though we won't hold in-person meetings or outings until mid-June at the earliest, we're...

Ten years ago, we were aghast to witness one of the world's worst offshore drilling catastrophes - the deadly explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The danger of that kind of disaster is one reason why the Sierra...

We appreciate Governor Cooper’s recognition that leadership during this time of crisis requires not only meeting the challenges that we face from COVID-19, but also ensuring that North Carolina’s air, water, and environment continue to be protected.

This year, the North Carolina Sierra Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a separate chapter of the nation's oldest environmental advocacy organization. As the year progresses, we'll occasionally share a story of some of the issues close to...