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By Stephen T. Smith - It is fantasy thinking to pretend that Jordan Lake will somehow clean itself up if the General Assembly repeals upstream pollution controls as proposed in Senate Bill 515, which the N.C. Senate passed last week. Jordan Lake provides drinking water to the growing cities of Cary, Apex and Morrisville, as well as to Western Wake and Chatham counties. In addition to serving as a crucial water supply, Jordan Lake is a major North Carolina asset for fish and wildlife conservation and for a wide range of recreation activities easily accessible to several million North Carolina citizens, taxpayers and voters.
 By: Jack TarpeyOn Wednesday, the NC Senate passed two bills marking serious rollbacks for environmental protections in North Carolina. With the crossover deadline rapidly approaching, the passage of these bills in the Senate means they will be eligible to be heard in the House at any time for the rest of this session.
S 151 largely upends 2011 compromise legislation sponsored by Sens. Brown and Rabon. S 151 removes the cap on the number of terminal groins which can be built and drops provisions designed to ensure that local communities do not incur debt without a vote of the people. S 151 also removes fiscal protections intended to ensure that neighboring properties will be compensated for any ensuing damage. “North Carolinians enjoy natural beaches that are the envy of the East Coast. This is because our state leaders have historically adopted a conservative management policy that bans hardened structures—seawalls, jetties and groins of any kind—from our ocean beaches,” said Molly Diggins, state director of the NC Sierra Club. “Today, the Senate gutted compromise legislation passed just two years ago in order to make it easier to construct hardened structures,” added Diggins. “Today’s vote is bad for beaches, bad for taxpayers, and bad for North Carolinians who love their state’s natural beaches."

Calendar

Lake Waccamaw Paddle Rescheduled

Webinar: Solar Energy in NC

Encore Behind-the-Scenes at Fort Fisher Aquarium

Rich Inlet Tour Rescheduled

Paddle at Lake Waccamaw is CANCELED

South Mountains State Park Hike

Backpacking Conditioning in Umstead

Beginner Backpacking in Uwharrie National Forest

ENO RIVER HIKE: Pea Creek and Dunnagan Trails

Forward on Climate Rally - Washington, DC

AVERY CREEK-TWIN FALLS TRAIL

Caesar's Head Area in S. Carolina

Fort Fisher Aquarium - Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Umstead Hike and Ruins Exploration

Super Bowl Sunday Morning Hike - Anne Springs Close Greenway

Eno River Hike: Cox Mtn/ Fanny Ford

Crowders Mountain State Park - Day Hike

Stargazing & Geminid Meteor Shower

New Year's Day Yadkin River Day Hike

Hanging Rock State Park Day Hike

Mountain Trail Day Hike in Pilot Mountain State Park

Mattamuskeet NWR, Hyde County

Neusiok Trail Hike in Croatan National Forest

NC Chapter Executive Committee Meeting

NC Sierra Club: Conservation Planning and Priority Setting Meeting

First in Flight, First in Wind: A Conversation about Wind Energy in North Carolina

Beach Sweep Each Sunday on Bogue Banks

Beach Sweep Each Sunday on Bogue Banks

Beach Sweep Each Sunday on Bogue Banks

Beach Sweep on Bogue Banks

Canoeing Zeke's Island Estuary

Headwaters Group Kick-off Picnic, Sandy Creek Park, Durham, NC

Duke University Sustainability Tour, Nicholas School of the Environment

Durham Sierra Club Kick-off Picnic

Duke University Sustainability Tour

Sierra Club Outings Leader Training

Stop the Frack Attack Rally

Executive Committee Meeting

Events