Press Releases
Projects to Protect North Carolina Water and Land Awarded $14.6 Million
Grants totaling $14.6 million will fund 39 projects to protect North Carolina’s land and water from the mountains to the coast, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Governor Cooper Urges Trump Administration to Protect the North Carolina Coast
This week, Governor Roy Cooper wrote to urge President Donald Trump and his administration to include North Carolina in the recently announced moratorium on oil drilling for the next ten years.
Governor Cooper Statement on Victory in Seismic Testing Permit Withdrawal
Governor Roy Cooper today offered the following comment in response to WesternGeco’s decision to withdraw its permit application for seismic testing Thursday.
North Carolina Appeals Federal Seismic Testing Decision That Could Lead to Oil Drilling
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina will continue to fight against seismic testing along the state’s coast.
Governor Cooper Announces Grant Awards for Cleaner School Buses and Fast Charging Stations to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina has awarded nearly $30 million to replace 111 school buses and 16 transit buses and to install 33 zero emission vehicle (ZEV) fast charging stations across the state.
Governor Cooper Announces $194 Million for Water and Sewer System Improvements
Governor Roy Cooper announced today $194 million in loans and grants to help pay for 54 drinking water and wastewater projects.
Governor Cooper Comment on Pipeline Decision
Governor Roy Cooper made a statement after Atlantic Coast Pipeline owners announced the project was cancelled.
Cooper Spells out Opposition to ISD in Letter to State Board and Calls on Board to Prioritize Supports for Low-Performing Schools in 2020-21 Budget Request
In a letter last week to State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, Gov. Cooper reiterated his opposition to the Innovative School District, or ISD, and asked that the Board prioritize in its short session budget request the supports needed to help North Carolina’s lowest performing schools improve.
Governor Cooper and North Carolina Move Forward with Clean Energy Plan
Governor Roy Cooper’s Climate Change Interagency Council presented four key plans related to clean energy and climate change to the Governor today.
Gov. Cooper, DEQ Secretary and Mayors Discuss Coastal Resiliency and Clean Energy Future
Today Governor Cooper joined DEQ Secretary Michael S. Regan to discusscoastal resiliency and clean energy with coastal mayors and county leaders at the North Carolina Estuarium in Washington, NC
