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Letter from Jones Street: What's still on the plate
July 19, 2024
The NCGA adjournment resolution allows for lawmakers to be called back to Raleigh monthly through the end of the year. That means several bills we've been tracking may yet see more action before this legislative session is truly over.
Chris Herndon named NC Chapter's director
July 17, 2024
We're delighted to welcome longtime nonprofit leader Chris Herdon to the N.C. Sierra Club as our new Chapter Director. "The work of the N.C. Chapter is more crucial than ever as climate change increasingly threatens our environment and communities....
'Creation care:' When faith & environmental advocacy combine
July 16, 2024
As our summer fellows research ways to protect North Carolina's wetlands, Austin Spence recounts how one wetland became an urban oasis in Raleigh - and an outstanding example of faith-based environmental justice advocacy.
Letter from Jones Street: It ain't over till it's over
July 12, 2024
The NC General Assembly's 2024 "short session" is over - kinda. After a frustrating session, lawmakers adjourned, scheduling meetings monthly through the end of 2024. Here's where things stand.
We win! Nantahala logging project gets the axe
July 9, 2024
A designated "special interest area" in the Nantahala National Forest will be spared from logging under a settlement between the U.S. Forest Service and environmental groups including the Sierra Club. That's the latest in what's been a busy six...