On day NC fracking permits can be issued, new report details massive PA...
Raleigh, NC- On the first day that fracking permits can be issued, a report released today documented more than one thousand environmental violations by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania. The...
View ArticleThreat to wildlife in focus after record attendance at offshore drilling meeting
Raleigh, NC- From spills soaking sea birds in oil, to seismic exploration putting whales and dolphins at risk, each stage of offshore drilling threatens precious Atlantic marine life, says an analysis...
View ArticleRaleigh earns berth in “sweet sixteen” for solar power
Raleigh, NC – Raleigh has more solar panels than most major American cities, ranking 13th among dozens of metropolitan areas analyzed in a new report. The Oak City’s berth in the “solar sweet sixteen,”...
View ArticleLessons for NC coast to learn as Gulf communities still suffer five years later
Raleigh, NC – Gulf communities and wildlife are still reeling from the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to "Deepwater Horizon: An Ongoing Environmental Disaster,” a factsheet...
View ArticleGov. McCrory urged to ramp up offshore wind power
Raleigh, NC -- More than 60 organizations, businesses and local officials delivered a letter to Gov. McCrory today, urging him to make offshore wind power, which has vast potential in North Carolina a...
View ArticleReport: Solar energy benefits vastly outweigh costs
Raleigh–Households and businesses with solar panels deliver greater benefits than they receive through programs like net metering, a report said today, countering increasing complaints from utilities...
View ArticleReport: North Carolina leadership critical foundation for an international...
Raleigh, NC– North Carolina is poised to play a major role in U.S. progress to address climate change, a new report said today. In the next decade, the state will cut as much global warming pollution...
View ArticleLandmark Carolina Coal Plant Pollution Case Settles
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--On behalf of the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, and Environment North Carolina, the Southern Environmental Law Center today announced a settlement in a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleReport: North Carolina 4th nationally in total solar electric capacity
Raleigh, NC. –North Carolina ranked 4th nationally for total solar electric capacity, and 9th per capita, according to a new report, Lighting the Way III: The Top States that Helped Drive America’s...
View ArticleReport: Duke Energy among the nation’s top solar energy opponents
Raleigh, NC- Duke Energy is front and center in a new report connecting the company to a national network of utility interest groups and fossil-fuel industry-funded think tanks providing funding, model...
View ArticleNorth Carolina officials want local control of fracking
Raleigh, NC- More than 70 mayors, county commissioners, city councilors, and other elected officials from communities across North Carolina issued a letter to Governor Pat McCrory today, calling for...
View ArticleReport: NC wind could produce enough power to reduce pollution equal to...
Raleigh, NC– As North Carolina moves forward with its first ever wind farm, a new report from Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center shows that a moderate expansion of wind power over...
View ArticleClean water wins as Congress rejects budget rider
Due to overwhelming public support, the Clean Water Rule has now withstood every attack that polluters could muster in Congress - the Barrasso bill, the CRA measure, and now an attempted budget rider....
View Article16,000 North Carolinians demand real Clean Power Plan, not McCrory’s plan to...
RALEIGH – More than 16,000 North Carolina citizens have spoken out against Gov. Pat McCrory’s response to the federal Clean Power Plan, the first-ever plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants,...
View ArticleAnti-drilling activists show opposition at industry-backed energy forum
Raleigh, NC- Today, advocates and activists in favor of clean beaches voiced their opposition to offshore drilling at the Atlantic Drilling Forum hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance, a pro-drilling...
View ArticleTourism, marine life highlighted among top reasons North Carolinians love the...
Raleigh, NC- With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center released the Top Ten Reasons why millions of Americans love to visit North Carolina’s coasts...
View ArticleReport: Big-box stores could save big, reduce pollution by going solar
Raleigh, NC- Big-box stores, grocery chains, and shopping centers in North Carolina could cut pollution and save $246 million dollars with rooftop solar, a new report said today. The Environment North...
View ArticleObama administration drops plans for Atlantic drilling
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina coastal communities won a major victory today, when the Obama administration abandoned its plans to open the southern Atlantic to offshore oil and gas drilling for the...
View ArticleSmithfield among top water polluters in state, country
Raleigh, NC – Smithfield Foods, which claims to be the world’s largest pork producer, dumps more toxic pollution into state waters than any other agribusiness, and produces the third most animal manure...
View ArticleReport: North Carolina #5 nationwide for solar per capita, but it’s under...
Raleigh, NC– With roughly 4 solar panels for every 5 people, as of the end of last year North Carolina has more solar power capacity per capita than all but 4 others nationwide. But the Tar Heel...
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