Charlotte: The Sustainability Capital We Deserve
Last week, a headline from The Charlotte Ledger proclaimed that Charlotte is the new car wash capital. But is this really the title we aspire to? Imagine instead reading: “Charlotte: […]
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Charlotte environmental nonprofit sounds alarm on impacts of funding cuts by Trump Administration (Spectrum News)
A Charlotte nonprofit said it’s concerned about the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to environmental funding. Just last week the White House announced plans to cut 65% of the Environmental Protection […]
Sustain Charlotte Connects: What now? The power of local action
“Local action is NOT small action!” was the resounding message at Tuesday evening’s first Sustain Charlotte Connects networking and educational event of 2025. Can we still make a difference by […]
New directive on DOT spending takes community birth and marriage rates into account (NPR)
The Trump administration is changing how the Department of Transportation gives out money for highways, airports and public transit. It’s prioritizing communities with high birth and marriage rates. Here’s Steve […]
A Gift for the Future: Alum Helps Sustain and Grow Sustainability Scholars Program (Davidson College)
Lorena James ’21 came to Davidson College knowing she wanted to pursue environmental studies. She’d had no prior professional experience with agriculture until spending a summer working for The Bulb, […]
New directive on DOT spending takes community birth and marriage rates into account (NPR)
The Trump administration is changing how the Department of Transportation gives out money for highways, airports and public transit. It’s prioritizing communities with high birth and marriage rates. Here’s Steve […]
Sustain Charlotte’s statement on the NC Senate transportation bill
Sustain Charlotte Applauds Introduction of Bill to Advance Transportation Investment in Mecklenburg County This morning, a significant milestone was reached with the introduction of Senate Bill 145 in the […]
4 ways Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan could soon change
A lot has happened in just four months since we first informed you that the City of Charlotte had begun updating its Strategic Energy Action Plan, or SEAP! In our […]
Sustain Charlotte urges local investment as EPA dismantles environmental justice initiatives (WSOC-TV)
In an effort to eliminate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility initiatives from the federal government, new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin closed the agencies environmental justice offices and placed 171 federal […]
EPA federal funding freeze sows uncertainty for North Carolina clean energy programs (WFAE)
The Environmental Protection Agency froze Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds two weeks ago. Those funds are still frozen, though Politico reports some grant recipients have been able […]