Climate Change

Dana Lewis received a plastic card, an artifact number and a promise: Come back in 50 years to reclaim what you sealed inside this time capsule.

Attendees packed the main chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. Most spoke out against new data center development in the city.

Charlotte City Council is holding a public hearing Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Charlotte’s Government Center to consider a 150-day data center moratorium. But what is a moratorium and how could it maximize the benefits of new development while minimizing the risks?

To eat meat or not to eat meat is a perennial question among the climate-conscious. The systems that allow us to eat what we eat, including beef and other meats, often contribute to global warming before and after it arrives on our plate.

N.C. 16 fractured west Charlotte in the 1970s, cutting the neighborhood off from Johnson C. Smith University. Since its construction, residents have petitioned NCDOT to build a sound barrier or plant trees to obscure the view of the highway.

Operating costs have increased, and revenue from fees has declined following the pandemic, leading to difficulties for the North Carolina state parks.

How might the newly-approved Duke Energy merger impact your electric bill? The company says combining Duke Energy Carolinas in the western half of North Carolina and Duke Energy Progress in the east will save customers billions.

The federal government has eliminated clean energy tax credits and rolled back greenhouse gas regulations on mobile sources such as cars and trucks, creating economic headwinds for carbon-free supply chains.

State regulators recently passed an unusual order that put a pause on Duke Energy’s new solar energy development in North Carolina. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion with the North Carolina Utility Commission to reconsider the order, calling it “arbitrary and capricious.”

Duke Energy released its first-quarter financial report on Tuesday, May 5. Duke earned $1.58 billion in profit in the first quarter, up $180 million from this time last year.