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.
Southeast
Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Rural Virginia activist, 75, vows to ‘keep on fighting’ Atlantic Coast Pipeline
“I do believe that this location was selected because we are African Americans,” says 75-year-old activist Ella Rose. “People need to know our lives count, too.”
Virginia
Virginia looks to New York green bank for possible clean energy financing
Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration is exploring a possible alliance with the New York Green Bank to finance projects.
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.