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In the last days of this long legislative session, the General Assembly is poised to pass a bill that amounts to a grab bag of anti-environmental rollbacks. Among other things, a provision in H 765 would give polluters a get-out-of-jail-free card...

Thirty-six young people from all over the East coast came together in August of 2015 for the Eastern region’s youth grassroots training program, called SPROG. Fourteen of the young people were from North Carolina. This present and future generation...

“North Carolina has the chance to again be a leader in the Southeast - just as we were when we passed the Clean Smokestacks Act in 2002 and the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard in 2007. But it appears that Senate leaders and the McCrory...

“North Carolina is well-positioned to be a leader under the Clean Power Plan, as released today,” said Molly Diggins, state director for the NC Sierra Club. “We led the nation with the landmark 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act; and again in 2007 with the...

“This project continues the North Carolina renewable energy success story. Today’s announcement moves North Carolina further in the direction of being a leader in a clean energy economy, while moving us away from our reliance fossil fuels that are...

Every year, the Sierra Club presents awards for volunteer leaders from across the country. This year, two of the award recipients - Henry Fansler and Jim Reynolds - are from North Carolina, and their accolades are well-deserved! The award ceremony...

It is with great sadness that we tell you that Bill Gupton passed away on June 16 after struggling with advanced lung cancer for several months. Bill has been an extraordinary force for the Sierra Club here in North Carolina for many years. He was...

House Bills 332 and 760 would freeze North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS) and dramatically shift state policy away from solar energy.Since 2007, North Carolina has been the only state in the Southeast with a requirement that...

The NC House is expected to hear a bill that would severely weaken the NC Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). What is SEPA? In 1969, the US Congress passed one of the nation’s great environmental laws, NEPA, or the National Environmental Policy Act....

"So far, no public steps have been taken by the administration to engage citizens, renewable energy providers or other businesses in the essential discussion of how our state will design a workable plan to reduce carbon emissions while preparing to...