Pace picks up at General Assembly
March 15, 2019
Cassie Gavin reports that the pace picked up at the legislature this week, and activity included the filing of good, bipartisan bills on energy efficiency and honeybee protection.
Scooters, bikes are bill subjects as session slowly launches
March 1, 2019
The 2019 session of the NC General Assembly has gotten off to a somewhat slow start this year with few bills filed and few votes so far, according to Cassie Gavin, our director of government relations
Chemours faces stronger GenX reporting, monitoring in proposed consent order
February 20, 2019
Chemours Chemical Co. will face tougher requirements for monitoring, reporting, and communication about its emissions of industrial PFAs chemicals under a revised proposed consent order between the company, Cape Fear River Watch, and the N.C....
Reps. step up as legislature tackles redistricting
February 13, 2019
Four state representatives have sponsored a bill to create an independent redistricting commission to address gerrymandering. The N.C. Sierra Club has long supported bills like this to set up a better redistricting process than the highly partisan...
Apex leaders join Ready for 100 climate pledge
February 5, 2019
Council members of the Town of Apex voted Tuesday in favor of two resolutions committing the town to action on clean energy and climate change. One resolution supports the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and other will commit the town to...
NC communities outraged with EPA inaction on chemical pollution
January 30, 2019
This week, Politico reported that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler will not consider federal limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals that are fueling a water contamination crisis in hundreds of...
Trump administration allows 'incidental' injury to endangered whales in seismic blast zones
November 30, 2018
Trump administration allows “incidental" injury to endangered whales in seismic blast zones
Chapter lauds Cooper's landmark effort to address climate change
October 29, 2018
The Sierra Club applauds the Cooper administration for taking a major step today to address climate change, which increasingly is adversely impacting North Carolina’s communities. Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order that reaffirms his...
Sierra Club to Trump: Match Concern over Florence with Action on Climate
September 19, 2018
President Trump today visited communities in North and South Carolina that were hard-hit by Hurricane Florence. “We appreciate that Donald Trump visited New Bern today, and the support that North Carolinians have had from federal agencies. But we...
Sierra Club praises tighter rules for methyl bromide permits
July 26, 2018
The N.C. Sierra Club commended the state Department of Environmental Quality for developing a comprehensive, proactive new plan to tighten permit requirements for proposed and current emissions of methyl bromide, a toxic chemical. "We thank and...