Act Now for Smarter Growth and Cleaner Water in North Carolina!
On March 11, North Carolina lawmakers introduced House Bill 369, the Parking Lot Reform and Modernization Act. This legislation aims to address important concerns related...
Climate Change and the Environment
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 stil...
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 intr...
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 previo...
Sustain Charlotte’s statement on the elimination of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice
For six weeks in 1982, activists and residents, such as then-15-year-old Consherto Williams (on the right), gathered in Warren County, near the town of Afton, to protest ...
2024 Sustain Charlotte giving campaign
Donate today! Thank you for supporting our 2024 giving campaign! We’d love for you to tell your followers what inspires you to donate to Sustain Charlotte and invite them...
How to support a cooler, more resilient city
Last night, more than 70 people gathered for our first Impact 704 Academy session of 2024 at Charlotte Urban Design Center, sponsored by South End. This free 3-part seri...
City of Charlotte begins work on strategic energy action plan 2.0
In 2018 the City of Charlotte adopted the Strategic Energy Action Plan, an ambitious climate action plan with two timebound goals. First, for the City’s vehicle fleets an...
City Council to vote on $3.7 billion widening of I-77 S
UPDATE: On Monday, October 14, Charlotte City Council members voted to direct their delegate to the region’s transportation funding board (CRTPO) to voice the city’s supp...
Tree Canopy Action Plan 2.0
The City of Charlotte’s Planning Department’s staff has announced that they will be working on updating the Tree Canopy Action Plan to version 2.0 in 2025. The objective ...
Take the pledge: Day Without Driving
Sustain Charlotte, Charlotte Regional Transportation Coalition (CRTC), Mecklenburg County Air Quality, Charlotte Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Charlotte Depar...
2024 Voter Guide: See where county commission candidates stand on climate
To help our followers better navigate the local election scene and understand where each candidate stands on a range of important issues that affect local sustainability,...