NCLCV ‘Disappointed’ with White House’s Exclusion of Southeast from Federal Drilling Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2016 Contact: Katie Todd; katie@nclcv.org; 919-244-5868 NCLCV Shares ‘Disappointment’ Over Southeast Exclusion from Federal Drilling Protections Vows to continue pushing for permanent safeguards from NC’s coastal communities & economies RALEIGH: Yesterday, President Obama announced permanent protection for 3.8 million acres of the Atlantic Ocean from offshore oil and gas development […]
CIB 12/19/16: NC’s legislative coup d’état
Some are calling the General Assembly’s actions last week a legislative coup d’état.
NCGA proposes cuts to water quality and flooding safeguards in House Bill 3
After passing a $200 million relief bill to help communities impacted by Hurricane Matthew and the western North Carolina wildfires, the North Carolina General Assembly had the audacity to launch a fourth special session, opening Pandora’s Box to bills left on the table during the 2016 legislative session and filing additional bills targeting gubernatorial appointments, […]
For immediate release: NCGA exploiting special session for partisan pet projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Contact: Katie Todd; katie@nclcv.org; 919-244-5868 NCGA Exploits Special Session for Partisan Pet Projects Blatant political maneuver fuels lack of faith in government RALEIGH: Legislative leaders in Raleigh announced an unprecedented fourth special session for 2016 this afternoon after fulfilling the mandate by Governor Pat McCrory to address critical […]
CIB 12/12/16: Trump nominee to lead EPA a friend of Big Polluters
Governor-Elect Cooper begins his transition, while Trump’s first key picks in Washington include bad news for the environment.
CIB 12/5/2016: McCrory delays the inevitable
Roy Cooper has more votes, but Pat McCrory still has plenty of lawyers. This week in CIB:
CIB 11/28/16: McCrory’s last stand?
Roy Cooper’s lead in the governor’s race count continues to grow, as Pat McCrory formally asks for a recount. This week in CIB.
What you made happen in 2016
The environmental and electoral hits kept on coming in 2016. See what we were able to accomplish – in communities, at the NC General Assembly, and with our communities – because of our generous members, supporters, and activists.
NCLCV Calls on Gov. McCrory to Concede Election
NCLCV calls on Gov. Pat McCrory to concede election NC voters elected pro-environmental candidate Roy Cooper to lead state Dan Crawford, director of governmental relations with the NC League of Conservation Voters, issued the following statement on the North Carolina gubernatorial election: “The voters spoke on November 8th and elected Roy Cooper to be the […]
CIB 11/21/16: Time for McCrory to Concede
More than a week after the election, the McCrory campaign has apparently decided that ‘anything goes’ in its efforts to reverse its loss of the governor’s race.
