This is our “newsroom.” Here you can find the latest breaking environmental news, as well as copies of all NCLCV press releases and our official press kit. You can also find out about any events we are hosting.
This page is your source for the most relevant environmental news and everything you need to know about NCLCV.
Be sure to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter, the Conservation Insider Bulletin, to stay informed about North Carolina and federal environmental issues and politics, and the Hotlist, a weekly email update (during Legislative Session) for state legislators on important environmental legislation and issues.
Press Releases
Jan 9, 2012
After months of waiting for the Legislature to officially end the 2011 Long Session, the NC League of Conservation Voters released its annual Conservation Scorecard. NCLCV has been scoring NC Legislators on environmental issues since 1999 and this year’s scores are the lowest they have ever been.
Nov 7, 2011
NCLCV adds 8 new board members to its already impressive Board of Directors.
Jun 30, 2011
Governor Perdue’s historic vetoes of S 781 and S 709 are to be commended. The 2011 session of the N.C. General Assembly has carried out a relentless assault on the environment, and Governor Perdue understands.
In the News
Jan 21, 2012
Richmond County Daily Journal
On a scorecard just released by the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, the average pro-conservation score in the state House was 43 percent, down from 67 percent last year. The Senate’s average score was 27, down from 69 last year. They are the lowest scores since the group’s first scorecard in 1999.
Jan 11, 2012
Winston-Salem Journal
Environmental protection is about saving lives, reducing illness and protecting our beautiful state, concepts lost on a legislature that, in 2011, earned historically low scores from the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.
Jan 10, 2012
News & Observer
The N.C. League of Conservation Voters said the last session of the legislature had the worst score on environmental issues since they began keeping scorecards in 1999.
More Environmental News
Knowing the political landscape is important to being an effective environmental advocate. Understanding what issues are part of the public debate informs and leverages the work NCLCV does at the North Carolina General Assembly. You can stay up to date here about environmental issues and the political landscape in North Carolina and nationally.
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Additional Information
Check back here for upcoming NCLCV events! And mark your calendars—we host our annual Green Tie Awards Dinner every May-June.
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Contact information and other materials for members of the media
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