A bomb cyclone just days after Winter Storm Fern is raising fresh questions about how climate change is reshaping winter weather in North Carolina.
From frozen fuel supplies to distant grid failures, winter storms like Fern are showing North Carolinians why the power can go out, and how clean energy fits into a more resilient grid.
The public has a chance to weigh in on Duke Energy's new Carbon Plan starting next month. The plan has received criticism from environmental groups for its lack of commitment to green energy sources.
This year, the organization gave Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress an "F," scoring 12% on their metrics for transitioning away from climate-harming energy sources, coal and natural gas.
A proposed Amazon data center campus threatens to worsen water issues in a small NC community.
Duke Energy, one of the worst contributors to climate change in the country, successfully convinced the North Carolina Utilities Commission to let it push a key 2030 deadline to at least 2032, but environmental advocates warn that there's little time left to run out the clock on this urgent issue.
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...
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Public can comment on Duke Energy plan that rolls back green goals
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