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Commentary: Bipartisan climate breakthrough holds lessons for purple states to follow

North Carolina’s new law represents what is likely the most ambitious carbon policy of any purple or red state in the country, writes guest commentator Tyler H. Norris of Cypress Creek Renewables.

By Tyler Norris . 12 October 2021
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Virginia advocates hope new commuter train marks start of transportation shift

A new Richmond-to-D.C. line is the first project under the state’s $3.7 billion, 10-year program called Transforming Rail, which aims to expand and streamline commuter, passenger and freight rail systems.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 October 2021
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The oil and gas industry is using Louisiana’s climate task force to push carbon capture

The state’s unwavering support of the oil, gas, and chemical industries has made it difficult to reduce emissions, fund coastal restoration, or address extreme weather.

By Sara Sneath . 7 October 2021
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North Carolina bipartisan energy compromise gets muted, mixed reaction from advocates

The bill includes the governor’s pollution reduction targets, but critics say the measure still favors Duke Energy over its ratepayers

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 1 October 2021
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N.C. offshore wind faces big challenges, even bigger opportunities, advocates say

A new coalition of environmental and clean energy groups is working to overcome barriers to offshore wind, including local pockets of opposition and an approaching ban on energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 30 September 2021
ENN

Meet the Virginia conservationist trying to turn old coalfields into solar farms

Brad Kreps directs the Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program, which is working to make the vision of developing solar energy projects on former coalfields a reality in central Appalachia.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 29 September 2021
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Entergy resisted upgrading New Orleans’ power grid. When Ida hit, residents paid the price

The power company failed to build a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly pummeled Louisiana. Then Ida knocked out power for more than a week.

By Max Blau / ProPublica, Annie Waldman / ProPublica, and Tegan Wendland / WNLO . 28 September 2021
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Commentary: Electric vehicles are finally ready for rural drivers

EVs have finally reached the inflection point that drivers who live in rural areas can plug into the all-electric cars and save serious money along the way, writes guest commentator Joyce Bodoh.

By Joyce Bodoh . 27 September 2021
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Commentary: Intervenor compensation programs can level the regulatory playing field

Intervenor compensation programs ensure the public is represented, writes guest commentator Emily Piontek.

By Emily Piontek . 24 September 2021
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In North Carolina, falling costs of clean energy make strange bedfellows

Manufacturers, mills, and environmental interests oppose Duke-backed legislation because it hampers the role of regulators and costs ratepayers.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 September 2021

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Commentary: Bipartisan climate breakthrough holds lessons for purple states to follow

Virginia advocates hope new commuter train marks start of transportation shift

The oil and gas industry is using Louisiana’s climate task force to push carbon capture

North Carolina bipartisan energy compromise gets muted, mixed reaction from advocates

N.C. offshore wind faces big challenges, even bigger opportunities, advocates say

Meet the Virginia conservationist trying to turn old coalfields into solar farms

Entergy resisted upgrading New Orleans’ power grid. When Ida hit, residents paid the price

Commentary: Electric vehicles are finally ready for rural drivers

Commentary: Intervenor compensation programs can level the regulatory playing field

In North Carolina, falling costs of clean energy make strange bedfellows