NC News

More public hearings - and a strategy session - are planned as Duke Energy seeks approval for a rate increase that will mean an average 17% hike in North Carolina customers' bills.

We took a cruise on the Cape Fear River in June for an update on the threats posed to Southern forests from the wood pellet industry.

We've long invited summer fellows to help the N.C. Chapter with legislative lobbying, communications, research, and other roles. This year, we're doing something new: All four fellows are working on a single project to elevate CAFOs as a priority...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced 130 awards making up nearly $1.7 billion to fund cleaner transit projects, including zero-emission buses in communities across the country, including in...

The new Pisgah-Nantahala national forests management plan has glaring flaws when it comes to protection of old growth, habitat for endangered species, and other conservation and environmental concerns. We still hope to change it!

A recent US Supreme Court ruling triggers language in the newly passed NC Farm Act that would significantly weaken wetlands protections in our state, threatening to worsen flooding impacts, hamper drinking water, and diminish fisheries.

Social justice and state budget bills have captured most of the attention so far at the N.C. General Assembly, but there's been action on many issues of importance to Sierrans as we reach the midway point of this year's session. Our lobbyist, Laura...

We're fortunate to have a stalwart band of volunteer leaders, each of whom has made an indelible impact on the Sierra Club's work and our community. We are sad to have recently said farewell to one of the most outstanding: Pisgah Group Chair Jim...

North Carolina regulators are taking comment now on new permits to set standards for biogas projects at factory-scale hog farms. Our communications manager, Margaret Lillard, joined allies at a recent public meeting to speak up for neighbors of...

Durham Sierran Elizabeth Brownrigg reflects on what Earth Day can mean to us in our daily lives and our environmental advocacy.