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WATCH: 30 years after his first climate change warning, author sees hope in the sun
Bill McKibben’s forthcoming book “Here Comes the Sun,” lays out the case for solar power, an industry set to boom in North Carolina until President Donald Trump’s policies cut funding and momentum.
NC lawmakers override Josh Stein’s vetoes on climate change, gun laws
With some Democratic support, legislators defied Gov. Josh Stein, weakened state climate change laws and made it legal for private school teachers to take guns to school.
While Chantal wreaks havoc in North Carolina, state lawmakers look to dismantle climate change goals
The tropical system dumped massive rain across central North Carolina on Sunday, days after the state’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill canceling an interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030. GOP lawmakers will likely attempt an override.
Opinion: Climate change harms patients’ health. Kamala Harris has a plan to help.
These two campaigns have vast differences in their policies to address climate change, and I believe the Harris-Walz campaign is taking steps to address our climate crisis in ways that will benefit North Carolina. Vice President Harris was the deciding vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, which included the largest investment to combat climate change in American history.
Where do Josh Stein and Mark Robinson stand on abortion, climate change and other issues?
Here’s a quick look at there the candidates stand on several major issues that affect North Carolinians.
Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground
Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest community in America founded by formerly enslaved people, has been trapped in a cycle of disaster. Here’s what you need to know.
Mark Robinson says climate change isn’t real. He could be NC’s next governor.
Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, has frequently called climate change ‘junk science,’ and accused scientists of lying about the risks.
Climate change and abortion rights are driving record engagement among young voters
NextGen America started a website to help young voters learn more about one of the main issues driving that record engagement: climate change.
Recent Tornado Shows Need for Urgency on Climate Change
North Carolina has adopted an aggressive approach, but some industry groups and members of the Republican-led legislature are trying to derail state efforts to lower the emissions that lead to extreme weather events.
We’re Running Out of Time to Adequately Address Climate Change
A new report warns that while progress has been made, it is not enough to ensure a “livable and sustainable future.” And you don’t have to look outside North Carolina to see the dangers.
Our North Carolina Restaurant Wants to Do More to Fight Climate Change. The Inflation Reduction Act Will Help.
A Raleigh brewery and restaurant owner on President Biden and Democrats’ big climate change bill, which includes billions of dollars in incentives for businesses to invest in clean energy.
Ted Budd ‘Chose Corporations Over Families’ By Voting Against Climate Change Bill
One of the state’s top Democrats tackles U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd’s vote against the Inflation Reduction Act, which addresses climate change and healthcare costs.
‘It’s Now or Never,’ Climate Change Report Says. And the Stakes Are High for NC.
Without immediate, substantial and global action, the world will be unable to avoid an unlivable future, a major United Nations climate change report says.
Ticking Clock for NC’s Coast as New Reports Detail Climate Change Dangers
This is serious. A UN report says rising seas will inundate a little less than half of the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.
Pilot Mountain Is Burning. North Carolina, Climate Change Just Got Personal.
We can’t be in denial any longer. Expect more blazes like this in North Carolina as the planet warms.
Climate Change Is Not a Warning for North Carolina – It’s Already Here.
A rural North Carolina advocate on the need for big climate change and infrastructure plans to offset the impacts on farms and families.
4 Ways the Biden Administration Wants to Slow Climate Change in NC
Joe Biden has made responding to climate change a priority of his presidency. Here’s what that means for North Carolina.
‘Clean Energy Revolution’: Where Joe Biden and Roy Cooper’s Climate Change Policies Converge
With the country facing economic and environmental calamity, here’s how Joe Biden and Roy Cooper agree on climate change plans.
Climate Change Will Collapse the US Economy—These Five Policies Could Stop That From Happening
Economists and financial analysts believe that climate change will likely decimate the US economy. And the only way to stop that from happening is by creating a sustainable economy that fights climate change.
Biden Proposes $2 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change and Create Millions of Jobs
“When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs.’”
Climate Change Will Make Pandemics More Likely. Here Are 8 Times Trump Denied It Exists.
Research from Harvard found exposure to air pollution makes it more likely that patients will die from the coronavirus.
Trump and His EPA Are ‘Using the Coronavirus as Cover’ to Gut Rules Against Climate Change
Environmental experts say these actions represent nothing less than a generous handout to polluters at the expense of regular Americans, particularly communities of color and children.
Why Big Oil Needs to Pay For The Cost Of Climate Change In NC
A recent report predicts NC will pay millions addressing climate change while corporations behind the crisis have escaped accountability.
A groundbreaking climate author sees hope in the Sun
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness of...
Carrboro sues Duke Energy Corporation, accusing it of ignoring the climate crisis
The suit, which Carrboro leaders say is the first case of a small town suing an electric company over climate change, accuses the country’s third-largest contributor to global warming of a decades-long “deception campaign.” The Town of Carrboro sued Duke Energy...
‘Four years gone’: Trump’s new term spurs North Carolina student walk out to demand climate action
As part of Sunrise Movement’s national walkout for climate action, students at Durham School of the Arts walked out on Friday, demanding climate action towards Durham Public Schools.
Trump vows to reverse climate policies if Big Oil execs give him $1 billion
Campaign finance experts have said that Trump’s request, while troubling, is probably legal. He could be liable, however, for violating campaign finance rules against candidates asking specific individuals to contribute more than the federal limit on campaign contributions.
Op-Ed: How N.C. workers are changing the narrative on climate
For a long time, climate change has felt distant—something scientists study and activists march about. But as we look around our neighborhoods, and our daily lives, we realize the impact of climate change is not nine miles above our head at the ozone layer, but settling in right here at home. In Johnston County, as summers get hotter and the weather more extreme, it’s showing up in the form of high electric bills and the increasing need for home weatherization.
How to apply for a job in the American Climate Corps
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, retrofit homes to be more energy-efficient, fight wildfires, and more.