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MT Raleigh Report – HB47 is A Critical $500M Lifeline for Western NC Recovery
The North Carolina General Assembly is finally taking steps toward disaster relief for Western NC after Hurricane Helene. HB47, a $500M bill, is on the House’s agenda—but will it get Senate approval? Find out what’s in the bill and what’s next for recovery!
MT Raleigh Report: Politics, Disaster Relief, and the Fight for Western North Carolina’s Future
Disaster recovery in Western North Carolina is being held up by political gridlock, leaving urgent needs unmet. Learn how MountainTrue is stepping up with solutions and advocating for our communities in Raleigh.
Groups ask EPA to withdraw state authority over water permits
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed a petition on behalf of community groups with the Environmental Protection Agency asking it to take back North Carolina’s authority to regulate water pollution because the state legislature is...
MT Raleigh Report: NC State Budget Update – July 2024
When – or if – the history of the 2024 legislative session of the North Carolina General Assembly is ever written, it will be recalled more for what lawmakers were NOT able to accomplish than what they managed to do. The General Assembly’s paralysis was most striking...
MountainTrue Advocates for Environmental Priorities During Raleigh Lobbying Trip
At the beginning of May, the MountainTrue legislative advocacy team embarked on a lobbying trip to Raleigh, marking our first visit to the NC General Assembly’s short session. This trip was instrumental in advancing our legislative agenda and fostering meaningful conversations with key lawmakers. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Representatives Dudley Greene, Jimmy Dixon, Jake Johnson, Jennifer Balkcom, Eric Ager, Ray Pickett, and Senators Warren Daniel, Kevin Corbin, Tim Moffitt, and Julie Mayfield. We also appreciate the staff of House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Burger for their valuable time and engagement.
2024 Western North Carolina Conservation Priorities
Support and Protect our Mountain Waters – and the Jobs and Businesses that they Sustain Mountain rivers and streams are big business. A recent report conducted by economists at Western Carolina University found the total economic impact of the French Broad River is...
MT Raleigh Report: MountainTrue Advocates for Environmental Progress Amid North Carolina’s 2024 Legislative Session
This week marks the beginning of the 2024 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. With elections looming in the fall, many lawmakers would like to see the legislature get in and out of session as quickly as possible and avoid taking up controversial issues...
Press Release: 82% of North Carolina voters support state action to reduce single-use plastics
82% of North Carolina voters support state action to reduce single-use plastics RALEIGH, NC — In a new statewide poll of North Carolina voters, a significant majority expressed concern about the health impacts of plastics and said state lawmakers should take action to...
MT Raleigh Report — A State Budget. Finally.
After weeks away from Raleigh and countless promises about when a new state budget will be approved, lawmakers finally passed a new two-year budget last week. Here’s our take on good and bad in the spending plan that has taken the legislature all summer and then some...
MT Raleigh Report — The Beginning of the End of the 2023 Session
The arrival of spring means that things are heating up in Raleigh, as the General Assembly begins what lawmakers hope will be the beginning of the end of the 2023 legislative session. Legislators have already cleared several important hurdles on their way to...