"The EPA’s proposed rule change would strip Clean Water Act protections from 80% of all wetlands and over 5 million miles of streams across the country." www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...

Playing the grinch this year: Duke Energy. www.wral.com/draughon-dra...

"They look like bone, and that’s kind of an unnerving situation and sight to see cause we’re used to seeing things that are thriving"

Who's ready? www.wbtv.com/2025/11/12/n...

Some good news to start off your Monday! www.wsoctv.com/news/local/n...

This is great news! Other cities and counties should follow suit. www.wect.com/2025/11/06/w...

Local elections are happening in many towns and cities across NC today! Look up your voter record at myNCvote.com to find your polling place and view your sample ballot (if your record says "no eligible ballots" then there is not an election in your area at this time).

Your fall leaf forecast is here. 🍂 North Carolina, you never disappoint. Explore a digital map here: www.explorefall.com/fall-foliage...

📷 WE'RE HIRING! 📷 The Organizer will play a critical role in our issue advocacy, public outreach, and non-partisan efforts to boost voter turnout in North Carolina. Please share this post with anyone you think may be interested. More details here: www.ncconservationnetwork.org/jobs/organiz...

With @insideclimatenews.org & @whqr.bsky.social | For seven years, N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to regulate PFAS in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quashing their success. www.theassemblync.com/environment/...

GREENVILLE, GREENSBORO, CHARLOTTE, & CARRBORO! We're bringing our trivia nights to y'all. Hope to see you at one of the events below!

"Unfortunately, what removing the target is going to allow Duke to do is run its aging, inefficient, dirty coal plants for longer." www.wfae.org/2025-10-02/d...

"Unfortunately, what removing the target is going to allow Duke to do is run its aging, inefficient, dirty coal plants for longer." www.wfae.org/2025-10-02/d...

"the group should be “thinking about how we can maintain affordability for the individuals who can least afford to manage large rate increases over the next three or four years.” www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/d...

"Now, one year after Helene, partners are focused on long-range plans to restore and protect the forest transformed by the storm." carolinapublicpress.org/72736/roan-h...

“This is a huge source of nitrogen, phosphorus, pathogens, and it is under-regulated and really unmonitored in a way that we don't see for any other type of industry” www.wfae.org/2025-09-23/c...

“This is a huge source of nitrogen, phosphorus, pathogens, and it is under-regulated and really unmonitored in a way that we don't see for any other type of industry” www.wfae.org/2025-09-23/c...

“We shouldn’t have to fight this hard for clean drinking water,” Meeker said. “Somebody needs to take responsibility.”

"The threat that this river, which is our drinking water supply, is gonna get even more contaminated with PFAS, is very real" www.wect.com/2025/09/18/c...

Our Organizer, Kristen, was recently invited to join The Backyard Naturalists, a podcast hosted by one of our amazing volunteers! 🎙️ Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6eCC...

“We shouldn’t have to fight this hard for clean drinking water,” Meeker said. “Somebody needs to take responsibility.”

Our online auction ends TOMORROW (Fri, 9/12) at 6pm! From distillery tours to whitewater adventures, museum passes to hand-crafted treasures, this is your chance to experience the best of North Carolina while supporting our mission. Bid here: givebutter.com/c/NCCNAUCTIO...

Our online auction ends TOMORROW (Fri, 9/12) at 6pm! From distillery tours to whitewater adventures, museum passes to hand-crafted treasures, this is your chance to experience the best of North Carolina while supporting our mission. Bid here: givebutter.com/c/NCCNAUCTIO...

MEET OUR SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN: Ahlanna Jackson Ahlanna is a Junior at Wake Forest University majoring in Political Science with a double minor in Journalism and Environmental Studies. (1/2)

Our online auction is officially live! 🎉 From distillery tours to whitewater adventures, museum passes to hand-crafted treasures, this is your chance to experience the best of North Carolina while supporting our mission. Start bidding here: givebutter.com/c/NCCNAUCTIO...

"the state establishing a preliminary health goal is only the first step of many."

“What EPA is doing is systematically putting the interest of corporate polluters and political ideology ahead of EPA’s mission of protecting public health and the environment.”

“To me, the scariest bill that passed this session was House Bill 402,” said Brooks Rainey, a lobbyist for the Southern Environmental Law Center, or SELC. “It makes it very difficult for agency boards and commissions to pass rules.” www.publicradioeast.org/2025-08-25/c...

“To me, the scariest bill that passed this session was House Bill 402,” said Brooks Rainey, a lobbyist for the Southern Environmental Law Center, or SELC. “It makes it very difficult for agency boards and commissions to pass rules.” www.publicradioeast.org/2025-08-25/c...

🐂 HELLO BULL CITY FRIENDS! 🐂Come join us at Hi-Wire Brewing in Durham on Thursday (8/21, 6pm) for Trivia Night! Test your knowledge of NC’s plants, animals, geography, & environmental issues. We’ve got some cool prizes for the winners + infinite bragging rights!

Thinking of our friends at the coast! Please be safe.

🐂 HELLO BULL CITY FRIENDS! 🐂Come join us at Hi-Wire Brewing in Durham on Thursday (8/21, 6pm) for Trivia Night! Test your knowledge of NC’s plants, animals, geography, & environmental issues. We’ve got some cool prizes for the winners + infinite bragging rights!

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"PFAS, commonly used in consumer products for waterproofing and stain resistance, has been in firefighting foam for decades to effectively smother fuel fires." (1/2)

🚗💭 Got ideas for NC’s roads, transit, or bike lanes, or sidewalks? NCDOT wants your input for the 2028–2037 plan! Take their survey here: www.ncdot.gov/initiatives-...

One man’s fight against North Carolina’s hog industry www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/07/25/i...

A day after NC's Republican-controlled legislature assembled in Raleigh and overrode Gov. Stein's veto of S. 266, a controversial energy bill that cancels Duke Energy's 2030 climate pollution targets, Axios reports that Raleigh is among the places with the greatest increase in extreme heat streaks.

Not good! "Duke Energy can now backslide on its legally mandated carbon emissions reductions, offload a greater share of fuel costs to residential customers and charge ratepayers for financing costs of planned new power plants even if they’re never built."

PEA is partnering with Bookmarks to host a panel conversation all about local environmental justice issues on August 20th from 6-7PM at the Forsyth County Central Library. Register 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-panel-with-pea-bookmarks-tickets-1493487574539?aff=oddtdtcreator

"axing North Carolina’s 70% climate goal could add $23 billion to fuel bills by 2050. Other analyses predict 50,700 lost jobs." www.wral.com/news/state/d...

Donald van der Vaart, the newest member of the N.C. Utilities Commission, has proven as ideologically opposed to solar power as many feared. However, he couldn't get the other Republican commissioners to go along with his scheme to kill the largest planned solar farm in the Carolinas.

"Summer 2025 is the hottest on record so far, and the most intense heat wave of the season is upon us."

One man’s fight against North Carolina’s hog industry www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/07/25/i...

Healthy #wetlands are critical for clean water and #climate resilience. Isolated and seasonal wetlands are vital #ecosystems. Read more on how we’re losing wetlands and what can be done about it.

A vote to override NC Gov. Stein's veto of S266, an energy bill that shifts costs and risks from Duke Energy and its industrial customers to residential users, may come as soon as next week. I dug into who's behind the front group that's pressing key Democrats to stick with Republicans to override.

The Trump Administration ended the BRIC program even as the nation is experiencing increasingly frequent and wetter storms. The state says $200 million in grants were affected in North Carolina. www.wunc.org/term/news/20...

"More than 20% of the world’s wetlands have vanished since 1970"

'All in this war together': Climate scientists attribute climate change to record-breaking floods The National Weather Service has issued an unprecedented number of flood warnings, with recent catastrophic events claiming lives across the U.S. Climate scientists attribute these intensifying floo...

Autumn in two months: First foliage outlook released 🍁 Many in our area are trying to think cool thoughts, given our recent heat. The folks at ExploreFall are doing the same.

Did you know there are over 125 species of #Fireflies in North America and almost 2,000 species across the globe? Learn more about these bioluminescent insects in our latest #blog!