The fight is just beginning

Out-of-state companies have already bought upwards of 9,000 acres to drill in Chatham, Moore and Lee counties, and the General Assembly has created a polluter- friendly commission to pave the way for the controversial drilling practice—as early as 2014—over the objections of thousands of North Carolinians, local elected officials and even Gov. Bev Perdue.

But the fight is just beginning. Fracking can’t begin until lawmakers lift North Carolina’s moratorium. With your support, we’ll make sure our legislators maintain our drilling ban and protect our valued waters.

Across the country, fracking has polluted vital waterways and been linked to more than 1,000 suspected cases of drinking water contamination.

Protecting our drinking water, the Deep River and more

“Fracking,” shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, is the process by which water, sand and toxic chemicals are injected into wells to fracture the surrounding rock and extract shale gas.

The process has contaminated water supplies and increased air pollution around the country. A study from North Carolina’s environmental protection agency estimated that the drinking water for hundreds of thousands could be at risk.

That’s why Environment North Carolina is calling on lawmakers and local elected officials to put a permanent moratorium in place, protecting our waters and our environment from this risky drilling practice.

With your activism and our advocacy, we can protect our rural landscapes

 We refuse to let the drinking water that serves 400,000 to become tainted — and we have a plan to convince state leaders to maintain North Carolina's prohibition on fracking. We're bringing together North Carolinians from all walks of life to protect our waterways. All of us have something to fight for.

 Our citizen outreach staff has been knocking on doors across the state to educate North Carolinians about what's at stake.

And thousands of you have joined the fight too. Across the state, you're calling or emailing your legislators, signing petitions, spreading the word to your friends and family, and speaking out at official hearings. 

Join our campaign, and take action to protect our waters, by clicking here.


Fracking updates

News Release | Environment North Carolina

N.C. Senate votes to lift fracking moratorium

Raleigh, NC—The N.C. Senate gave final approval today to a bill to lift the state’s moratorium on fracking, the controversial form of natural gas drilling, beginning in March 2015.  The measure, which contains a laundry list of incentives for oil and gas companies, now moves to the House.

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News Release | Environment North Carolina

Senate committee votes to lift fracking moratorium

Raleigh, NC—The state’s moratorium on fracking would be lifted and the controversial form of natural gas drilling allowed in North Carolina in 2015, according to a bill that cleared a committee today and now heads to the full N.C. Senate.  

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News Release | Environment North Carolina

Environment North Carolina launches 'real-time' legislative scorecard

A new online scorecard from Environment North Carolina gives voters a real-time look at how elected officials are voting to protect the state’s air, water, and natural areas.

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News Release | Environment North Carolina

Senators push dangerous fracking and offshore drilling proposal

Raleigh, NC—Fracking, the controversial form of natural gas drilling linked to water and air pollution, could begin in North Carolina in 2015, and Gov. Pat McCrory would have new powers to advocate offshore oil and gas drilling, according to a proposal introduced last night by Sens. Bob Rucho, Andrew Brock, and Buck Newton. 

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News Release | Environment North Carolina

Environment North Carolina Announces 2012 Endorsements

RALEIGH, NC —Environment North Carolina announced its endorsements for the 2012 election season, shining a spotlight on key pro-environment candidates for state government and the White House.

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