Two Charlotte Democrats who voted Tuesday to roll back Duke Energy's carbon emissions reduction mandate have accepted ...

The North Carolina General Assembly voted to override Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of SB 266, which allows Duke Energy ...

The General Assembly killed the state’s 70% emissions target, approving an energy bill some analysts say will raise power ...

The legislature overrode the governor’s veto, canceling Duke Energy’s interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030.

A Duke study says axing North Carolina’s 70% climate goal could add $23 billion to fuel bills by 2050. Other analyses predict ...

The bill also would have allowed Duke Energy to bill customers for the construction cost of plants that haven’t yet been built.

Both the N.C. House and Senate have scheduled override votes Tuesday on the 14 vetoes issued by the governor over the past ...

As North Carolina lawmakers prepare to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a controversial energy bill, constituents are ...

Governor Josh Stein vetoed three bills Wednesday afternoon, including an expansion of the state auditor’s powers and a controversial reduction in emissions standards sought by Duke Energy. In a ...

Among its provisions, the bill would release Duke Energy from a goal set by law in 2021 to achieve a 70% drop in the amount of carbon dioxide released by power plants in North Carolina from 2005 ...

A 2019 law requires Duke to slash carbon dioxide emissions 70% from 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

A 2019 law requires Duke to slash carbon dioxide emissions 70% from 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.