Action for a greener, healthier North Carolina

Renewables on the Rise

Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years.

Plastic 'nurdles' are filling our oceans — but this bill would hold plastics companies accountable

They're tiny pellets used to make most plastic products, and about 9,200 truck loads of them end up in our oceans each year. 

Trump administration clears the way for logging in America's "crown jewel" national forest

Alaska's old-growth Tongass National Forest—home to trees as old as America itself—is now just a step away from devastating logging.

Fifteen states deliver on commitment to electric trucks

North Carolina joined 14 other states in a first-of-its-kind agreement for zero-emission trucks.

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No more pipe dreams: EPA must order removal of all lead service lines

There is still time for the EPA reverse course on the Lead and Copper Rule - and stop the widespread contamination of our drinking water.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Trump administration opens new areas to logging in the Tongass National Forest

"Damaging the Tongass in this way is like demolishing a log cabin for kindling to toast marshmallows -- it’s a shockingly short-sighted decision that trades something permanent and wondrous for something of fleeting value." 

Report | Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center

Renewables on the Rise 2020

Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center will release a new report assessing the growth of five key clean energy technologies over the past decade and how North Carolina ranks in state-by-state comparisons. The report ranks North Carolina’s progress in wind energy, solar energy, electricity energy efficiency programs, electric cars and energy storage. Data will also address national trends and factors driving progress.

News Release | Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center

New report shows North Carolina leadership through decade of U.S. renewable energy progress

North Carolina ranks 2nd in the nation for growth in solar energy production since 2010, according to a new report by Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center, released today at a virtual press conference. The project, Renewables on the Rise 2020, documents and compares the growth of five key clean energy technologies in each state over the past decade: solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency and electric vehicles. 

News Release | Environment America

STATEMENT: A new blueprint for our oceans would be a sea change for marine habitats and climate change

An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship with our oceans and aid in our fight against climate change.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.