Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina

Petition pushes North Carolina to cut power plants’ carbon pollution

SELC, Partner Groups Applaud Max Patch Protections

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is closing Max Patch to camping for two years due to chronic overuse and littering problems at the well-known bald. The Southern Env...

Farm Act Bill Signed into Law

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement after Governor Cooper today signed Senate Bill 605, the Farm Act of 2021, into law.  Section 11 of the Farm Act...

Duke Energy Bill a Money and Power Grab, Failing NC Clean Energy and Climate Goals

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement by senior attorney Gudrun Thompson regarding draft energy legislation circulated by North Carolina Genera...

Committee Moves Forward North Carolina Petition for Rulemaking to Limit Carbon Pollution

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina welcomed today’s decision by the Air Quality Committee of the N...

SELC Statement on NC Offshore Wind Announcement

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Today North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order directing investment in offshore wind, setting targets for ambitious growth in wind energy by 2040. In response t...

Chandra Taylor on environmental justice and everyday environmentalists

North Carolina DEQ nixes deal to allow more cyanide into Badin Lake

Court case secures red wolf releases into the wild

Rare Red Wolves Released in North Carolina after Federal Court Ruling

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Red wolf captive breeding facilities today announced the release of four rare red wolves into the wild in North Carolina, after conservation groups won a federal court ruling in Ja...