News
NC has 2nd highest rate of threatened farmland in the nation
Steve Troxler says farmland preservation is a major issue during "State of Agriculture" address.
News
Appeals Court wrestles with rooftop solar dispute
North Carolina’s second-highest court will decide in the months ahead whether the state Utilities Commission made a mistake when it changed the way utility companies credit owners of rooftop solar panels for the energy they produce. A three-judge appellate panel heard an hour of oral arguments on the topic Wednesday morning.
News
Appointments fight between Cooper, lawmakers returns to three-judge panel
A lawsuit pitting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions is heading back to a three-judge panel. A single judge made that decision Thursday morning after a court hearing in Raleigh.
News
Foreign holdings account for 3.5% of NC agricultural land
Over 700,000 acres of NC agricultural land is foreign owned; on trend with growing numbers on foreign owned US agricultural land.
News
NCDEQ discusses blueprint tool being developed to mitigate flooding
On Tuesday, a legislative oversight committee heard from officials from North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and AECOM on a plan to identify areas prone to flooding and ways to mitigate it.
Opinion
Cooper’s environmental commission tactics look like ‘power grab’
The governor's legal team worked actively to undermine a three-judge panel's decision about appointments to the Environmental Management Commission.
News
Newby steps into appointments fight between Cooper, legislators
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has stepped into the legal battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions. A hearing in the case scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been delayed one week.
News
Legislative leaders want to shift appointments fight back to three-judge panel
Top state lawmakers want a court battle with Gov. Roy Cooper over appointments to state boards and commissions returned to a three-judge panel. Legislative lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court asking for the transfer from a single Wake County judge.
News
Cooper wins court ruling against environmental appointment changes
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper returned to court Thursday afternoon to fight recent changes in appointments to North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission. A Superior Court judge granted Cooper a temporary restraining order blocking the EMC's most recent actions.
News
Farm Bureau asks state Supreme Court to avoid animal waste permit dispute
The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is urging the state’s highest court to steer clear of a dispute involving conditions tied to state animal waste permits. The Farm Bureau is battling the Department of Environmental Quality in the court case.
News
Take it outside: State Parks offer First Day Hikes
Hikes in North Carolina State Parks on January 1 get your year off on the right foot, but also let you see how taxpayer dollars are caring for 250,000 acres.
News
Appeals Court rejects environmental activists’ legal challenge of hog waste permits
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has upheld lower court rulings against environmental activist groups challenging state hog waste permits. Appellate judges found no error Tuesday in lower courts’ approach to the case.
