Environment North Carolina

04/29/2026

Plastic pellets may be small, but they are causing big problems for the environment, especially wildlife. Join Environment North Carolina for the International Plastic Pellet Count at the Lower Haw River on Saturday, May 2nd at 2 pm to help us tackle plastic pellet pollution around the world. Learn more and sign up to volunteer at pelletcount.org or Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center's events page.

https://environmentamerica.org/northcarolina/center/events/environment-north-carolina-research-policy-center-plastic-pellet-count/

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, your gift can have twice the impact for wild forests like the Pisgah National Forest. Donate before midnight to get your gift matched, up to $50,000 nationwide.

Make an Earth Day donation before midnight on April 22 and your gift will be matched, up to $50,000 nationwide.

04/17/2026

Tell the Forest Service to keep our national forests wild. Adding your name will help save our wild forests like the Pisgah National Forest.

You can help save towering trees. Be a guardian for our national forests: Add your name now.

04/10/2026

Join us for a North Carolina Community Organizing Summit and Solar Tour Opportunities.

From expanding rooftop solar to addressing restrictive neighborhood, local and state policy, there are key opportunities to overcome current barriers to solar growth. The Summit will feature workshops, panels, and networking opportunities to get community members connected with the organizing skills and knowledge to navigate solar solutions.

You can RSVP to attend to join community groups to share organizing experiences, meet with other community activists, attend skills training, and get help organizing your own community. RSVP here: https://communityactionworks.org/nc-community-organizing-summit-2026/

The week of the Summit, also join us for two solar tours to explore the opportunities of solar in homes and for farms to help work towards greener, more resilient communities. RSVP and details below:

Farm Tour: Thursday, April 16th 12 PM - 1 PM, Burkett Farm, 1800 Westhaven Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607. RSVP Here: https://communityactionworks.org/farm-solar-tour-rsvp/

Home Tour: Sunday, April 19th 1 PM - 2 PM, 100 Big Laurel Court, Holly Springs, NC 27540. RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/ncsolartour

01/23/2026

Thank you Senator Tillis and Senator Budd for protecting clean water funding!

Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis voted YES on the spending package that maintains funding for clean water infrastructure.

This vote helps North Carolina communities:

Upgrade aging water systems
Prevent sewage overflows
Keep our rivers, lakes, and beaches clean from harmful bacteria

Yet, for many community members who want to swim in the Outer Banks, contamination remains a real concern. In 2025, 224 North Carolina beaches were tested for f***l indicator bacteria, and 50% of these tested locations indicated unsafe levels of f***l indicator bacteria on at least one testing day, according to a report by Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center.

Clean water isn’t a luxury–it’s a necessity for healthy families and strong communities. By keeping our beaches, lakes, and rivers safe for swimming, these investments protect our public health and our quality of life.

Thank you for championing clean water in North Carolina.

01/16/2026

The Rocky Mount Telegram recently published a letter we wrote asking Representative Don Davis to vote NO on energy efficiency rollbacks that may come up for a vote in the House of Representatives this month.

Energy efficiency saves energy, saves money and reduces pollution to save lives.

Stories like "Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive?" remind North Carolinians that the cleanest and cheapest energy is the energy we never need to use. But

01/16/2026

We hope Representative Don Davis votes NO on energy efficiency rollbacks. Read more in the Reflector.

Stories like "Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive?" remind North Carolinians that the cleanest and cheapest energy is the energy we never need to use. But

12/26/2025

We’re grateful for all who strive together to put our state, country, and our world on a greener, healthier, more sustainable path. Together in 2025, we made progress on these four fronts: wildlife crossings, clean water, clean energy, plastic pellets, as well as others.

Our year-in-review

12/25/2025

For 25 months straight, solar has provided more new generating capacity than any other energy source.

12/24/2025

North Carolina is well known for growing evergreen trees used in homes all over the state, and nation, to celebrate the holidays. But what are these trees like in their natural environment?

Unfortunately, protections for the forests where the Fraser Fir grow are under threat. We need to conserve what is left of the acres of wild forest in the Appalachian Mountains which the Fraser Fir calls home.

The Heart of the Holidays Grows in Our Forests