Riggs Declares Victory; Griffin Challenges Ballots
Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs retained her narrow lead over challenger Judge Jefferson Griffin, narrowly winning by less than 1,000 votes.
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Climate Crisis
Trump Politicizes Disaster Relief
Last week, Trump blamed unrelated policies and politicized disaster relief while touring recent climate disaster zones from east to west.
Trump Executive Orders Assault Environment
Trump released executive orders designed to accelerate the climate crisis, undermine clean energy, and despoil public lands, waters, and air.
Solar Farms Hitting a Rocky Patch?
Despite the benefits of solar farms, opponents of clean energy development are increasingly attacking solar projects at the local level.
Trump’s Disastrous Environmental Cabinet Picks
Many of Trump’s worst environmental cabinet picks had their first Senate committee hearings last week, and they’re just as bad as predicted.
Biden Expands Areas Protected from Offshore Drilling
Before his presidency comes to a close, Joe Biden issues an executive order banning offshore drilling in a total of 600 million acres of federal waters across the U.S.
Preparing to Counter Hostile Presidency
Climate activists and the clean energy industry are preparing to counter Donald Trump’s hostility toward the environment and industry.
Clean Energy
Trump Politicizes Disaster Relief
Last week, Trump blamed unrelated policies and politicized disaster relief while touring recent climate disaster zones from east to west.
Trump Executive Orders Assault Environment
Trump released executive orders designed to accelerate the climate crisis, undermine clean energy, and despoil public lands, waters, and air.
Solar Farms Hitting a Rocky Patch?
Despite the benefits of solar farms, opponents of clean energy development are increasingly attacking solar projects at the local level.
Trump’s Disastrous Environmental Cabinet Picks
Many of Trump’s worst environmental cabinet picks had their first Senate committee hearings last week, and they’re just as bad as predicted.
Biden Expands Areas Protected from Offshore Drilling
Before his presidency comes to a close, Joe Biden issues an executive order banning offshore drilling in a total of 600 million acres of federal waters across the U.S.
Preparing to Counter Hostile Presidency
Climate activists and the clean energy industry are preparing to counter Donald Trump’s hostility toward the environment and industry.
Gerrymandering
A Victory Against “Moore” Unchecked Political Power
Last year, the Supreme Court struck down the fringe “ISL” theory. How did we get involved in one of the most important democracy lawsuits?
How Corporate Interests Block Clean Energy
Polls show even conservatives increasingly support the development of clean, renewable energy in NC. Why are lawmakers blocking efforts?
New State Court Lawsuit Challenges Gerrymandering
Lawsuit says the maps drawn by the NC General Assembly last year violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of “free and fair elections.”
The Most Comprehensive Challenge to NC’s Extreme Gerrymandering
Last week, North Carolina voting-rights advocates filed the most comprehensive challenge yet to the extreme gerrymandered election maps.
Black Voters Challenge NC Senate Map
Two Black voters–Rodney D. Pierce and Moses Mathews–challenge new NC maps in federal court for racial discrimination.
Extreme Partisan Maps Will Be Challenged
Advocates are speaking up in defense of a state effort to aid low-income electric customers in dealing with the onslaught of new rate hikes.
NCLCV’s Statement on Newly Enacted Legislative and Congressional Maps for North Carolina Elections
NCLCV Statement on Governor Cooper Establishing Climate Corps (1 of 5 US states committed) and Clean Energy Week Sept. 25th-29th.
NC Gerrymandering Turns Even Uglier
Made in secret, Republican mapmakers revealed new Congressional and legislative maps producing NC’s most extreme partisan gerrymanders yet.
NCLCV, Democracy Advocates Push Back Against Legislative Power Grabs
Our democracy continues to be threatened.
NCLCV Defends Democracy at the US Supreme Court
Checks and balances are part of a thriving democracy.
Supreme Court Hears Key Elections Law Case
It’s time to stop the power grab by lawless legislators #standforchecks&balances.
SCOTUS to Review NCLCV v Hall
Justices will hear state legislators’ appeal of our victory over gerrymandering. Democracy is on the line.
NCLCV to SCOTUS: Deny NCGA Map Appeal
Legislators asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate their gerrymandered maps, and we’re still fighting them.
GOP Asks Court for Unchecked Power
Legislators want the U.S. Supreme Court to endorse its dangerous legal theory.
Victory Over Gerrymandering Confirmed
The U.S. Supreme Court denied legislators’ last-minute challenge to reinstate their congressional gerrymander.
The Last Stand for Fair Maps
Legislators are begging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate their unconstitutional congressional gerrymander.
Stakes Rise for Judicial Elections
Gerrymandering politicians are seeking revenge against state courts in this fall’s election.
Victory Over Gerrymandering
Our lawsuit secured the fairest NC congressional and state legislative maps in decades.
It’s Districts Decision Week
After decades of gerrymandering, courts could approve fair maps Wednesday.
We Won
The NC Supreme Court decided in our favor, overturning the maps and ruling gerrymandering unconstitutional.
Cooper Veto Lets Court Decide Primary Date
Oral arguments in our gerrymandering lawsuit are Wednesday.
Legislators Want Another Crack at Districts
They passed a bill to delay the primary that Gov. Cooper will likely veto.
Supreme Court Taking Our Case
Oral arguments will be on Groundhog Day. No more weeks of gerrymandering?
Tell Senators: Guarantee Everyone’s Freedom to Vote
Urge them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act!
Primaries Delayed Until Maps Reviewed
The state Supreme Court expedited our lawsuit against gerrymandering.
Candidate Filing Delayed…for a Few Hours
A chaotic day for our lawsuit against the gerrymandered maps.
NCLCV Sues Over Gerrymandered Maps
We’re taking legislators to court and demanding fair districts!
NCLCV, Sierra Club Blast Rigged Maps
Legislators stacked the deck for polluters and disenfranchised the people.
Maps Heading to Court Again
Civil rights groups are challenging the unconstitutional redistricting process.
Legislators Start Work on Redistricting
Will legislators gerrymander us into another decade of skewed maps and broken democracy?
Complete your census form!
It only takes a few minutes to make the next ten years count for our communities and our values.
2020 Candidate Filing Starts Now
Candidates are filing paperwork across the state. Who will be on your ballot?
State Legislative Maps Final; Congressional Filing Delayed
The picture for North Carolina’s 2020 elections playing field got a little clearer last week.
Mapping the Trail to Environmental Victory
Will the court approve state legislators’ redrawn congressional districts?
More Challenges to Redistricting Decisions
A state court blocked North Carolina’s congressional maps from use in 2020.
Waiting for the Maps
Plaintiffs and defendants submitted their final briefs in the legislative gerrymandering court case…
Campaign Watch: End Gerrymandering
Take action this week to support fair, transparent elections in North Carolina.
All News
Legislators Seek to Strip Powers from Elected Officials
After losing important state elections, pro-polluters quickly rammed a bill through both chambers to strip the powers of incoming leaders.
Election Anxiety Help
For many of us, even those of us who are not of voting age, the election was devastating. Here are some resources we hope will help.
Republican Supermajority Holds WNC Aid Hostage
NCLCV played an essential role in electing josh Stein as Governor and breaking the pro-polluter supermajority in the N.C. House.
State Supreme Court Race Heads to Recount
The contest for a key seat on the NC Supreme Court is amazingly close and will likely be headed to a recount soon.
Stein Begins Environmentally Friendly Transition
North Carolinians made a strong statement at the polls, electing environmental leaders to top state executive positions and the legislature.
Trump Names Pro-Polluter Allies to Key Posts
To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump is stocking his incoming administration with personal loyalists and allies of the fossil fuel industry.
Utilities Commission Issues Disappointing Carbon Plan
The NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) surprised observers by issuing its carbon plan less than a week before election day.
The National Environmental Situation Post-Election
The national situation post-election is catastrophic for the environment, but the clean energy economy cannot be derailed so easily.
