North Carolina
Meet the N.C. lawmaker who bucked his party to derail Duke’s ratemaking bill
State Rep. Larry Strickland is now tasked along with 10 other conferees to produce a compromise on the controversial bill.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline
In North Carolina, novel legal maneuver deployed against Atlantic Coast Pipeline
A little-known administrative rule allows state officials to cancel environmental certificates if conditions change.
electric vehicle charging
N.C. charging stations can now sell by the kilowatt-hour instead of minute
A new state law allows charging station operators to resell electricity without being regulated as a public utility.
transportation
Study: Electric scooters increase carbon emissions in most cases
North Carolina State researchers find that scooters don’t replace enough car trips to match emissions from manufacturing and redistribution.
Volkswagen settlement
In North Carolina, power struggle threatens Volkswagen settlement funds
The governor and legislature can’t agree on who ultimately controls $92 million in clean transportation money.