Hotlist 6/11/18: Budget Cuts Mean Troubled Waters for NC Environment
Budget Cuts Mean Troubled Waters for NC Environment This week’s Hotlist focuses on our recently passed budget. After rejecting a motion to re-refer the Appropriations Act of 2018 to the Conference Committee, the Senate’s budget bill was passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 72 to 45 on Thursday. The total proposed […]
Hotlist 6/27/17: Plastic has no place on NC’s beaches
Local businesses and leaders want bag ban to stay. NC lawmakers should honor the will of constituents!
Hotlist 6/21/2017: NCGA must hold Duke accountable on H374
The bill of interest this week, House Bill 374, puts North Carolina communities at risk for future coal ash spills and takes away citizens’ rights to appeal contested cases. For these reasons, we encourage legislators to vote “NO” on H374. The Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS), provided by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the […]
Hotlist 6/13/2017: H581 threatens NC’s scenic beauty
North Carolina lawmakers should vote “No” on House Bill 581, which seeks to deregulate NC zoning law in regard to restrictions on outdoor advertising (aka billboards).
Hotlist 4/26/2017: An Ode to Crossover
We’re watching several key environmental and energy bills, including ones on wind permitting, hog waste, and billboards. Learn which ones are for or against our conservation values.
Hotlist 4/5/2017: Oppose HB470 to allow NC’s wind future to grow
North Carolina lawmakers should be doing more, not less, to expand renewable energy.
Hotlist 3/29/17: HB467 puts foreign profits ahead of NC communities
In this week’s Hotlist, we take a look at House Bill 467, a bill that puts foreign profits ahead of NC families and property owners.
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.
Hotlist 7/8/2016: Accountability continues after session ends
Greetings: The General Assembly has officially adjourned for the summer. Because of the rapid close to the session last Friday, lawmakers left several harmful bills on the table. Before we celebrate, we need to acknowledge that this legislature put polluters before people when it passed House Bill 630 – “Drinking Water Protection / Coal Ash […]
Hotlist 6/29/2016: Duke Energy Protection Act
Greetings: I’m taking off my environmentalist hat for this email and speaking to you as a North Carolina citizen. I am deeply concerned about the special treatment given to Duke Energy in House Bill 630 – “Drinking Water Protection / Coal Ash Cleanup Act.” This bill is not about protecting drinking water or cleaning up […]
