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Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.

By Joshua Irvine . 26 August 2022
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Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents vow to keep up fight despite Manchin deal

Activists who have fought the Mountain Valley Pipeline project for years say Democrats’ reported deal with the West Virginia senator won’t deter their opposition. They plan to keep pressure on financial backers.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 18 August 2022
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Biden's offshore wind directive doesn’t end industry’s uncertainty in Southeast

The president issued a directive to the Interior Department Wednesday to “advance clean energy development” in federal waters off Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, but it’s unclear how it would evade a Trump-era ban.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 21 July 2022
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N.C. Supreme Court rules in favor of solar access, against homeowners association

The 4-3, bipartisan ruling could impact thousands of developments statewide. “It opens the door to a good chunk of people” who may have previously been denied approval for solar projects, one installer said.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 21 June 2022
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Will clean energy make the short list in North Carolina legislature’s short session?

Five energy-related bills are in the mix that could lower utility bills, expand access to rooftop solar, and promote electric vehicles.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 31 May 2022
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In N.C., clean energy apprenticeship program set to double this summer

The North Carolina Clean Energy Youth Apprenticeship Program is designed to inspire and train community college and high school students to work in the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 4 May 2022
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‘Good stewards’: More N.C. communities of faith going solar thanks to 2017 law

But time is running out for nonprofits to take advantage of Duke Energy rebates.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 April 2022
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N.C. Supreme Court to rule on how much power HOAs have over solar

A coming decision could impact how thousands of developments regulate rooftop panels that are visible from the street. At issue is the meaning of eight words in the state’s 2007 solar access law.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 4 April 2022
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‘This plan is a lie’: Biogas on hog farms could do more harm than good

North Carolina residents, researchers, and farmers say the industry distracts from a massive hog waste problem — and its health risks.

By Cameron Oglesby . 28 March 2022
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Rooftop solar companies enter fray over North Carolina net metering proposal

Groups that have opposed net metering rollbacks in other states say a Duke Energy plan isn’t perfect but better than the potential alternatives. Solar installers and other critics want a study before rushing to a compromise.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 15 March 2022