Duke Energy executives touted the company’s clean energy plans during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have prohibited cities and counties from banning natural gas hookups in residential construction.

A bill in the North Carolina legislature would authorize the Utilities Commission to “take all reasonable steps” to achieve a 70% reduction in carbon.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission approved a rulemaking that could result in the state joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

A North Carolina environmental panel approved a plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative while GOP legislators in Pennsylvania sought to block such a move.

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed on to a letter to President Biden, urging “all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035.”

The North Carolina Senate has begun the confirmation process for Dionne Delli-Gatti, nominee for secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.

Two bills would move North Carolina toward reaching net zero by 2050, a third would repeal the state's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard.

Three Democratic North Carolina senators introduced SB509, which aims to pour $4 million into community microgrids and other local resilience projects.