Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Garbage Fog
Governor Cooper: “Scientists, not the legislature, should decide whether a patented technology can safely dispose of contaminated liquids from landfills.”
Legislative Watch: Legislators Go Home, Leaving a Mess
NC General Assembly overrides Governor Cooper’s veto on compromise budget that cuts funding for state’s environmental cops but could have been worse.
Coast Watch: New Offshore Plan Open for Comment
Coast Watch: New Offshore Plan Open for Comment As expected, the Trump Interior Department wants to scrap the 5-year plan for offshore resource management that was just finalized last year under the Obama Administration. True to this administration’s bias, it wants to drill for oil and gas anywhere it can, and to heck with the […]
For immediate release: NCLCV Praises Governor Cooper’s Leadership to Protect Healthy Air
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2017 Contact: Katie Todd; katie@nclcv.org; 919.244.5868 NCLCV Praises Governor Cooper’s Leadership to Protect Healthy Air Gov. Cooper’s veto of House Bill 576 protects public health from potentially toxic process RALEIGH: Dan Crawford, director of governmental relations with the NC League of Conservation Voters, released the following statement in response to […]
Hotlist 6/27/17: Plastic has no place on NC’s beaches
Local businesses and leaders want bag ban to stay. NC lawmakers should honor the will of constituents!
Education & Resources: Renewables Strengthen Reliability
A new national report reveals that renewable energy sources make the nation’s electric grid more, not less, reliable.
Washington Watch: Trump Budget Would Harm NC Environment
NC’s budget may be bad news for the environment, but it’s clear that the Trump Administration’s proposed national budget would be even worse.
Legislative Watch: “A Monument to Bad Management”
Another state budget that cuts funding and jobs for North Carolina’s clean air and water protection agency.
Hotlist 6/21/2017: NCGA must hold Duke accountable on H374
The bill of interest this week, House Bill 374, puts North Carolina communities at risk for future coal ash spills and takes away citizens’ rights to appeal contested cases. For these reasons, we encourage legislators to vote “NO” on H374. The Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS), provided by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the […]
Our Take: House Bill 374 = Another Duke Energy Bailout
By Vincent Gauthier, Stanback Intern NC League of Conservation Voters Once again Duke Energy tries to sneak itself into a bill in order to evade its corporate responsibility to protect North Carolina’s people and environment. What is coal ash and why is it a problem? Coal ash (or fly ash) is the product that remains […]
