NCLCV Announces NC Delegation Scores from LCV’s 2012 National Environmental Scorecard
RALEIGH, NC – NC League of Conservation Voters today unveiled scores for the North Carolina delegation released this morning as part of the national League of Conservation Voters 2012National Environmental Scorecard. TheScorecardreflects the U.S. Senate’s work in defending against the U.S. House of Representatives’ unprecedented assault on our nation’s environmental and public health safeguards during […]
02/18/2013
New legislation would compound last year’s mistakes on fracking, plus more news, this week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Expanding Energy Errors Washington Watch: Obama Tells Congress–You Act or I Will Are You Listening Department: The Jury Is In Education & Resources: Cool Steps Legislative Watch: Expanding Energy Errors New state legislation was introduced last week […]
HotList 02/12/2013
Dear Members, I want to welcome you to the first HotList of the 2013 Long Session. The HotList is a weekly email the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) sends out during session where we talk about relevant legislation and share information on key environmental issues as they come before the General Assembly. For […]
02/11/2013
Activists are calling it the “Power Mad Power Grab”, plus more news, this week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Nightmare on Jones Street Climate Change Update: Legislators Receive Dose of Snake Oil Nuclear Update: Duke Pulls the Plug Administrative Watch: Duke Files Next Rate Hike Request Education & Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Legislative Watch: Nightmare […]
Proposed Senate Bill is a Direct Attack on the Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2013 CONTACT: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, NC League of Conservation Voters; dan@nclcv.org, 919-839-0020 or 919-539-1422 RALEIGH, N.C. – As originally introduced, the two pages of Senate Bill 10, titled Eliminate Obsolete Boards and Commissions, made no mention of any environmental boards or commissions. Today the Senate Rules Committee […]
02/04/2013
Charlotte’s former-mayor-turned-governor reaches back to undermine transit efforts in his home city, and more anti-environmental legislation is filed in Raleigh. This week in CIB: Executive Watch: Backwards on Transit Legislative Watch: Repeal ’em All North of the Border: Bill Dies, Uranium Mining Push Fading? Washington Watch: EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards Executive Watch: Backwards […]
01/28/2013
Batten down the hatches–the General Assembly cranks up its 2013 session on Wednesday. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Heavy Seas Ahead Executive Watch: Good Winds, but Risky Waters Administrative Watch: Unclear on the Concept of ‘Public Agency’ Washington Watch: Climate Change a Priority North of the Border: Virginia County Says ‘No’ to Uranium Mining […]
NCLCV Prepared to Hold Legislative Leaders Accountable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2013 CONTACT: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, NC League of Conservation Voters; dan@nclcv.org, 919-839-0020 or 919-539-1422 RALEIGH, N.C. – In anticipation of the NC General Assembly’s return on January 30, an analysis of the 2012 Conservation Legislative Scorecard reveals a disturbing trend in regard to the new leadership and […]
01/21/2013
Clean water will be under threat in this year’s General Assembly, plus more news, this week in CIB: Legislative Watch: More Delay on Tap for Lake Cleanup Washington Watch: EPA Launches Soot Control Program Nuclear Update: Mothballs Predicted for Duke’s ‘New’ Nuke Administrative Watch: Duke Seeking Rate Hike for Coal, Gas Plants Legislative Watch: More […]
01/14/2013
Duke corrals more Power in the McCrory administration, plus more news, this week in CIB: Executive Watch: Duke Power; DENR Team Judicial Watch: When It Hits the Fan, Then Goes In the Water, It’s Water Pollution Climate Change Update: The Hottest Year Legislative Watch: New Committee Leaders Named Education & Resources: Federal Clean Energy Standard […]
