Hotlist 7/2/19: Duke’s dirty dealing
The topic of much conversation around the General Assembly has been Senate Bill 559, also known as the Duke Energy rate hike bill. Though the legislation has subtly changed since it passed the Senate last month, many opponents still assert that its sole purpose is to boost Duke profits at North Carolina ratepayers’ expense. Of […]
Supremes Allow Gerrymandering to Continue
Last week, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court concluded its term with a 5-4 refusal to rule even the most extreme partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional. The court overturned Appeals Court decisions which had struck down congressional district plans in North Carolina and Maryland as unconstitutional abuses. The majority called the redistricting maps, which were drawn with […]
Debates Make Climate Change a Hot Topic
Climate change didn’t create many sparks during the two nights…
Cooper Vetoes Bad Budget
On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the legislature’s budget bill, which fails to meet North Carolinians’ needs for the protection of clean water, clean air, and public health. He called it “an astonishing failure of common sense and common decency.” His listing of the budget’s problems hit especially hard on its failures to close the […]
Hotlist 6/27/19: Kentucky-Fried Fact Denial — Poultry Problems in North Carolina
The 2019 Farm Act (Senate Bill 315) is making its way through the General Assembly this week. The bill passed the Senate last Monday night (June 17th), and is now in the House. The House Agriculture Committee reviewed the bill this Wednesday afternoon, but a vote was delayed over disagreements among committee members. While there […]
Calling Out the Hogs
A new lawsuit filed on behalf of several environmental groups challenges the constitutionality of two state laws which attempt to strip neighbors of their rights to sue industrial hog farms for pollution. Plaintiffs include the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network. The complaint was filed last week in state court, asking that the relevant sections of […]
Fighting Attacks on Renewable Energy
Legislative allies of the fossil fuel industry have stepped up their attacks on clean, renewable energy sources…
Unhealthy Air and the Trump Dirty Power Plan
Unhealthy air days are on the rise this summer, and Trump’s newly unveiled Dirty Power Plan would make the problem even worse…
Hotlist 6/19/19: Two attacks on NC’s clean energy potential
Welcome to the first edition of the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters’ Hotlist for this session. The Hotlist is a (mostly) weekly email that talks about current environmental topics in our state. This week’s Hotlist focuses on two stabs at North Carolina’s renewable energy industry: Senate Bill 568, which places unnecessary burdens on the […]
Change the Climate
Last week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) turned heads when…
