Hotlist 3/1/2017: First round of bills with environmental impacts to watch
Several bills filed this week would have a major impact on NC’s environment and clean energy landscape.
Campaign Watch: End Gerrymandering
Take action this week to support fair, transparent elections in North Carolina.
Executive Watch: Conservationists Receive Board Spots
Conservation leaders appointed to state board of transportation.
Legislative Watch: Senate Committee Subpoenas Hall
Legislative Watch: Senate Committee Subpoenas Hall Senate Republicans just can’t wait to spend more time fighting with the governor over his executive appointment powers. Despite a court order that makes clear that the governor has until May 15 to submit cabinet nominations to the Senate, and the fact that Governor Cooper has not submitted any […]
Education & Resources: Back from the Dead
No one’s favorite billboard bill resurfaces at NC General Assembly this session.
Judicial Watch: Cooper and Stein Withdraw NC from Challenges to Voting Rights, Clean Power Plan
Last week, the three new NC leaders filed federal court motions to shift North Carolina’s official state stance on two cases of special interest to citizen advocates for environmental quality.
Press Release: Majority of NC Congressional Delegation Supports Pro-Polluter Agenda in 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2017 Contact: Katie Todd; katie@nclcv.org; 919-244-5868 Majority of N.C. Congressional Delegation Supports Pro-Polluter Agenda in 2016 Most earn dismal scores in League of Conservation Voters Environmental Scorecard RALEIGH: Today, the N.C. League of Conservation Voters shares its disappointment in the dismal environmental voting records by the majority of the state’s […]
Executive Watch: Cooper Backs Light Rail
Executive Watch: Cooper Backs Light Rail Green transportation advocates chalked up a win last week, when Governor Cooper included the Durham-Orange light rail transit link among eight major transportation infrastructure projects he supports. Cooper submitted the list to the National Governors Association for inclusion in a package of projects they’ve recommended to the Trump Administration. […]
Education & Resources: End Gerrymandering
Education & Resources: End Gerrymandering Speaking of the problem of non-competitive legislative districts, and the difficulty that creates for holding legislators accountable for their bad environmental votes, there’s an effort underway now to change that. Democracy North Carolina is sponsoring a “Citizens Lobby Day to End Gerrymandering” on March 1 at the General Assembly in […]
Washington Watch: Trump Trashes Mountain Streams; Pruitt Confirmed at EPA
Washington Watch: Trump Trashes Mountain Streams; Pruitt Confirmed at EPA It’s been another bad week for the environment in Washington. Trump Trashes Mountain Streams: Congress passed and the president signed last week a resolution disapproving the Obama Administration’s rule protecting Appalachian streams from destruction by the debris from strip mining. It’s a menace to downstream […]
