Lawn care goes electric
More Americans across the country are ready to say, 'Get off my lawn!' to their noisy, polluting, gasoline-powered lawn mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers.
Fossil fuel pollution
Fossil fuel pollution is dirty and dangerous, threatening our health, the climate and our future.
The Latest on Fossil fuel pollution
Statement: New clean car standards are a win for consumers, health
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
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North Carolina’s houses of worship are going solar
It’s time for power plants to clean up their act
Electric buses may be coming to a city near you
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“Certified natural gas” is not a source of clean energy
How you can electrify your home
Methane Gas Leaks
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Statement: Climate deal would reinstate much needed ‘polluter pays’ tax on oil industry
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have reached a deal on a reconciliation bill that, among major climate and energy efficiency provisions, includes an oil excise tax to fund Superfund toxic waste site cleanups nationwide. If passed, this bill would reinstate one of several “polluter pays” taxes that was allowed to lapse 26 years ago.
Statement: New data show 2020 NC gas leak largest on-shore spill in US history
Biden promises action on climate change during event at former coal plant
President Joe Biden took his campaign to slow down climate change and speed up our transition to clean energy to the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant on Wednesday.
North Carolina’s proposed carbon reduction plan fails to meet the mark
Last year, in 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 951, which sets carbon reduction targets for the state, including 70% reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. Now, the North Carolina Utilities Commission is considering a proposed plan which sets us up to fail to meet those targets from the very start. So we testified against it, here’s what we said.
