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It’s unclear whether a powerful lawmaker will yet seize on a new state study to try to cement a statewide wind moratorium — in part because the analysis isn’t public, and just one civilian has been authorized to see its results.
The state’s Building Code Council doesn’t plan to appeal a ruling that it broke the law when it weakened planned changes to the state’s residential energy conservation code.
A provision in North Carolina’s new budget law threatens to delay and possibly disqualify the state from its $92 million portion of the Volkswagen emissions settlement.
North Carolina clean energy advocates are keeping a watchful eye on a battle over net metering underway in South Carolina.
An environmental group’s report says state permits allow pellet factories to violate the intent of the Clean Air Act.