Cooper's office and state offices receive grants for funding staff climate positions.
In light of recent concerns about the amount of foreign-owned agricultural land in North Carolina, it is worth noting the risk extends beyond mere land: Syngenta Seeds, LLC, one of the world's largest developers and producers of seeds for farmers and based in Greensboro, was bought in 2017 by ChemChina as part of a merger.
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Steve Troxler says farmland preservation is a major issue during "State of Agriculture" address.
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.
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.
Over 700,000 acres of NC agricultural land is foreign owned; on trend with growing numbers on foreign owned US agricultural land.
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.
The governor's legal team worked actively to undermine a three-judge panel's decision about appointments to the Environmental Management Commission.
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.
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.
