Zachary Turner

A contentious 2024 bill shifted the balance of power in the regulatory body that oversees Duke Energy’s carbon plan — giving Republicans greater influence over the commission.

The 2025 legislation session resumes in Raleigh this week, though no votes are currently expected, and environmental and climate advocates are eyeing a number of key bills that could help or hinder their initiatives.

When it rains on your street or driveway, that water doesn’t go to a water treatment plant, but rather, it winds up in our streams and rivers. An upcoming snorkel trail aims to remind people why protecting these rivers is important and teach them about the critters that rely on clean water to live.

Statistically speaking, climate change isn’t on the tip of most North Carolinians’ tongues — not often, anyway. How do we change that?

Climate change and its cause — the burning of fossil fuels — are problems that surround us as much as, well, the air we breathe. A new book by the father of popular climate writing, Bill McKibben, offers a simple solution: harness the power of the sun.

As temperatures creep upward, people are making big life choices that factor in our warming climate. But few decide to paddle nearly 2,000 miles to the Gulf Coast because climate change interferes with their livelihoods.

The opening act for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts is preaching the gospel of climate change and anti-consumerism during this year’s Love Earth tour. The American leg of their tour started last week in Charlotte.

Duke Energy announced big profits during this week’s quarterly earnings call. The presentation comes on the heels of new legislation that further improves the company's credit and removes a key North Carolina climate target.

The state Department of Environmental Quality responded that the program would help an estimated 12,000 households, reducing energy bills by 20%. A written statement from the department said that “termination of this program puts economic prosperity and energy security at risk for all North Carolinians.”

What do you get when you strap three rafts to a johnboat and a zodiac? The Catawba Riverkeeper’s floating concert. This past weekend, paddlers and musicians came together on what is set to be North Carolina’s next state trail.