/tags/sierra-club Sierra Club en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:34:14 GMT /environment/2017-09-04/sierra-club-ranks-unc-chapel-hill-first-in-state-for-sustainability The Sierra Club has recognized several North Carolina universities for their sustainability efforts, naming them "Cool Schools" in 2017 as part of its… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:34:14 GMT /environment/2017-09-04/sierra-club-ranks-unc-chapel-hill-first-in-state-for-sustainability Liz Schlemmer /environment/2016-05-06/state-officials-to-scrap-solarbee-project-on-jordan-lake The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced it will halt the SolarBee pilot project, saying the floating mixers are not improving… Fri, 06 May 2016 19:37:44 GMT /environment/2016-05-06/state-officials-to-scrap-solarbee-project-on-jordan-lake Elizabeth Friend /environment/2015-12-16/a-year-in-report-says-solarbees-making-no-improvement-on-jordan-lake North Carolina is home to seven natural lakes. Jordan Lake—despite its name—is not one of them. It’s a reservoir, created in 1974.And almost from the day… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:22:15 GMT /environment/2015-12-16/a-year-in-report-says-solarbees-making-no-improvement-on-jordan-lake Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-09-10/epa-duke-energy-settle-landmark-lawsuit Duke Energy has settled a landmark lawsuit over air pollution at coal-burning power plants in North Carolina.The suit was first filed in 2000 by the U.S.… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:57:50 GMT /environment/2015-09-10/epa-duke-energy-settle-landmark-lawsuit Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-08-05/nc-senate-passes-bill-that-sets-up-showdown-with-epa The North Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit any state agency from fully complying with the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.The Obama… Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:42:17 GMT /environment/2015-08-05/nc-senate-passes-bill-that-sets-up-showdown-with-epa Dave DeWitt /environment/2014-06-19/three-decades-of-north-carolina-wilderness Thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan signed the North Carolina Wilderness Act which protected nearly 100,000 acres of wilderness in the state.… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:54:25 GMT /environment/2014-06-19/three-decades-of-north-carolina-wilderness Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-06-19/three-decades-of-north-carolina-wilderness Thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan signed the North Carolina Wilderness Act which protected nearly 100,000 acres of wilderness in the state.… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:54:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-06-19/three-decades-of-north-carolina-wilderness Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /environment/2013-09-24/denr-refuses-federal-water-quality-grants North Carolina environmental officials have said "no" to a federal grant to check water quality in areas where fracking may occur. The state Department of… Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:14:46 GMT /environment/2013-09-24/denr-refuses-federal-water-quality-grants Gurnal Scott /law/2012-03-01/group-sues-to-block-billboard-rules An environmental group is trying to halt new rules that allow more vegetation to be cut around billboards that line the state's roadways. Billboard owners… Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:10:00 GMT /law/2012-03-01/group-sues-to-block-billboard-rules Eric Hodge