Three easy ways you can have a positive impact on water
Water may not be top of your mind when it comes to smart growth, but every new building, every additional use of energy, every added parking lot, contributes to our […]
Climate Change and the Environment
Action Alert: Ask Charlotte City Council to support “Sustainable and Resilient Charlotte” resolution
We need your help! On June 25th, the Charlotte City Council will be voting on a comprehensive resolution that calls for the city to source 100% of its energy used in its […]
Charlotte City Council Environment Committee passes Sustainable Energy Resolution
At their June 4 meeting, the Charlotte City Council Environment Committee passed a comprehensive resolution that, among many things, calls for the city to source 100% of its energy used in […]
Charlotte City Council Environment Committee looks at plan for low carbon future
The Charlotte City Council Environment Committee is working on a plan to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Charlotte. History In 2015, Mayor Clodfelter signed the Global Covenant of Mayors […]
Sustain Charlotte partners with Livable Meck and IKEA on food waste events
Did you know that the average American household spends $1,500 on food that ends up uneaten? Sustain Charlotte recently partnered with Livable Meck to co-host a workshop on the topic of food […]
City Council Environment Committee unanimously approves cost-share program to fund stormwater repairs
The City Council Environment Committee voted unanimously to approve a cost-share program to fund certain stormwater repairs. The Environment Committee met earlier this month to discuss the growing backlog of stormwater […]
Cycling activists are creating change through shifting gears
On February 28th, Sustain Charlotte hosted the first Shifting Gears public action workshop of 2018, where close to 60 people discussed ways to propel cycling in Charlotte forward. The goal […]
City Council Environment Committee explores cost-share program to fund storm water repairs
The City Council Environment Committee discussed a potential cost-share program to fund certain storm water repairs as they face a growing backlog of projects and lack of revenue for Storm […]
Charlotte City Council Environment Committee will create Sustainable Energy Action Plan
At their first meeting of 2018, the City Council Environment Committee focused their attention on the Clean Energy Resolution that came before the full council in November 2017. The resolution is […]
Sustain Charlotte joins call for wise use of Volkswagen mitigation trust funds
Sustain Charlotte joined with Southern Environmental Law Center, the NC Conservation Network, Clean Air Carolina, and WakeUP Wake County to submit a letter outlining our suggestions with regard to how the […]