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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a joint cap-and-trade program among 11 states. Its aim is to address climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from a region's power sector. North Carolina would be a natural addition.

What do the Eastern Seaboard states of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia all have in common? Each has committed to developing offshore wind generation to a targeted level by a date certain. It's time for North...

The term "clean energy" evokes images of wind turbines or solar facilities dotting the landscape. But what about the image of clear-cut hardwood trees shipped off to Europe as wood pellets and burned to generate power? North Carolina’s reputation as...

As the pandemic continues, jobless rate remains high and the weather grows colder, unemployed North Carolinians face an additional crisis: how to pay their utility bills. What is North Carolina doing to help them?

Today, it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For the past four years, Regan has led the North Carolina Department of Environment Quality. Regan assumed...

At the beginning of 2020, no one expected that a pandemic would cause worldwide disruption and division. But as our acting state director wrote in May, “Near isolation forced by COVID-19 has laid bare our core values and we have needed nature more...

With new leadership in the White House and re-election of a governor who has made clean energy a priority, will North Carolina pick up speed toward becoming the Green Roads State? Let's check the road map!

What will a Biden presidency mean for North Carolina’s clean energy future? What sectors are likely to see gains? The picture looks bright, particularly in the area of offshore wind, due to the combination of a second term for Gov. Roy Cooper and...

A resolution to transition to clean energy is a good first step for Winston-Salem's city council, which now must follow up that pledge with an action plan. The resolution passed unanimously on Monday, Nov. 16, by the City Council advocates for 50...

An increasing number of communities in North Carolina and across the country are pledging themselves to adopt clean energy goals over the coming years. What policies are helping them move toward these targets, and what can North Carolina's...