Legislative Watch: Hog Bosses Win Veto Fight; Bad Budget Blues
The environment had another rough week in the NC General Assembly, as we lost a close and winnable fight over special protections for corporate hog polluters.
Conservation Events: Green Tie Celebrates Conservation Leaders
Conservationists from around North Carolina celebrated new and renewed conservation leadership at the 10th annual Green Tie Awards event last week.
Press Release: Over 250 gather to celebrate pro-conservation North Carolina lawmakers, leaders
NCLCV’s hosted its tenth annual Green Tie Awards featuring Governor Roy Cooper as the keynote speaker on May 10 in Raleigh.
Executive Watch: Cooper Vetoes Hog Pollution Protection Act
Will North Carolina protect corporate hog giants at the expense of poor neighbors? Not if I can help it, says Governor Roy Cooper.
Conservationists: Mark Binker, Journalist
Mark Binker’s work will forever serve as an example of what quality journalism can still mean to bolstering public understanding of important and complex policy debates.
Conservation Events: Green Tie Is This Wednesday
Tickets still available for NCLCV’s annual Green Tie Awards reception, featuring keynote by Governor Roy Cooper!
Around the State: Orange-Durham Light Rail Moves Forward
Despite the multiple attempts to derail this green transportation project by lawmakers in Raleigh, the Durham-Orange light rail gets another green light.
NCLCV Applauds Governor Cooper’s Veto of H467
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2017 Contact: Dan Crawford; dan@nclcv.org; 919.539.1422 RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 467, a bill that would limit, or even eliminate, compensation for North Carolina residents and property owners whose health, incomes, and quality of life are negatively impacted by surrounding agricultural or forestry operations. Dan Crawford, director […]
Legislative Watch: Bad Bills Rush Through
State legislators rushed to bad judgments last week, shoving through bad environmental bills to protect corporate hog polluters, litter the Outer Banks and choke sea turtles with plastic bags, and cut back on voting rights for all of us.
Coast Watch: Trump Attacks Coastal Protections
In his latest reckless move to undermine environmental protections established under the Obama Administration, the new president signed an executive order seeking to withdraw protections from sensitive Arctic and Atlantic continental shelf areas.
