Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Bill to Weaken Stormwater Management
Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Bill to Weaken Stormwater Management Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation that would weaken local governments’ ability to control stormwater pollution. SB 16 (the latest “regulatory reform act”) passed during the previous one-day special session, providing a grab-bag of deregulatory goodies for various special interests. Included was a provision to weaken the […]
Washington Watch: Clean Water Needs Your Help
The Clean Water Rule is under attack. Speak out to defend this commonsense safeguard!
Coast Watch: No Drilling Off NC’s Coast
August 17th is the deadline to make your voice heard on protecting NC’s coast from drilling.
Education & Resources: Cape Fear River Forums
Learn more and get involved in protecting the critical Cape Fear River Basin.
Reflections: My Summer at NCLCV & Complacency
Vincent, one of our 2017 Duke Stanback Interns, reflects on what his summer internship taught him and how he wants to ensure his generation gets politically-engaged now.
Judicial Watch: Groups Say Reinstate Clean Transportation Rule
North Carolina citizens are stepping up to lead the fight to clean up climate pollution from our nation’s transportation system.
Conservation Action: Defend Clean Water
Take action now to protect federal rule designed to protect our waters and our way of life!
Nuclear Update: Costly SC Nukes Go Belly Up
Advocates for clean, renewable energy keep telling everyone that wind and solar are the way to go. Increasingly, the pure economics of energy production are delivering the same message.
Legislative Watch: Deregulation by Ambush Temporarily Blocked
In its new form, HB 162 became the latest package of rules “reform” designed to make it even harder to pass strong environmental protections and would have given the legislature more ways to block that progress.
Campaign Watch: New Legislative Districts Ordered by Sept. 1
The NC General Assembly has until September 1 to redraw legislative district lines in accordance with a federal District Court ruling. That’s the word last week from a special three-judge panel which issued its ruling on how long legislators have for what may be their last chance to draw constitutional district lines themselves.
