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Education dominated the news this week — despite most schools being on summer break. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited Charlotte, and the CMS board held its first in-person meeting since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. That meeting saw a debate over how schools handle racism — and a protest outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center over how allegations of sexual assault were handled at Myers Park High.
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As Hurricane season begins this week, there’s something to keep in mind. Although these storms are known for bad things like strong winds, heavy rain,…
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Slow energy demand and carbon emission cuts are putting major pressure on the power industry, a top Duke Energy executive said today. Chief Financial…
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Duke Energy is exploring the option of entering the fracking business. While the company says it has not made any decisions, it would mark a departure…
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North Carolina will have to reduce its rate of carbon emissions from power plants 40 percent to comply with a rule the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Duke’s Edwardsport plant in Indiana is a “coal gasification” plant, meaning the coal gets turned into a gas and some of the pollutants get filtered out,…
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We have discussed global warming and how we can reduce our carbon footprint several times on this show but we generally focused on the debate about…