Energy
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NC community worries data centers would drain local water supply
A proposed Amazon data center campus threatens to worsen water issues in a small NC community.
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Duke Energy’s plan to delay vital carbon emissions goal is accepted
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.
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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 Corporation this week, accusing it of lying about the threats posed by climate change…
