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North Carolina town files lawsuit against Duke Energy over climate crisis
A town in North Carolina sued utility firm Duke Energy on Wednesday, accusing the company of deceiving its customers and the broader public about the harms of climate change. The town of Carrboro, about 30 miles from the state capital of Raleigh,
North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for its role in climate change
Carrboro town officials filed a lawsuit against Charlotte-based Duke Energy Wednesday morning, accusing the company — one of the country's largest operators of coal and natural gas power plants — of leading a "nationwide climate deception scheme" that has worsened the climate crisis and cost the town millions.
In a national first, Carrboro sues Duke Energy alleging decades-long climate deception
The North Carolina town alleges that Duke executives knew greenhouse gases were harmful as early as 1968 and continued to promote their use.
Small North Carolina Town Sues Energy “Goliath” in Historic Climate Action
In October, Oregon’s Multnomah county, which includes Portland, became the first municipality to sue a utility over climate deception when it added the regional gas provider NW Natural to its 2023 lawsuit against fossil fuel corporations for fueling a fatal 2021 heat dome.
Town of Carrboro Files Lawsuit Against Duke Energy Over Climate Change and Deception on Fossil Fuel Effects
Carrboro is suing Duke Energy over its contributions to climate change and the resulting economic pressures put onto the local government.
Lawsuit Targets Duke Energy’s Decades of Climate Deception, Harm to North Carolina Town
The town of Carrboro sued Duke Energy Corp. today for the company’s decades-long role in a nationwide climate deception scheme that has worsened the climate crisis, harmed the community and cost the town millions of dollars.
Town of Carrboro sues Duke Energy, alleges decade of climate deception scheme
The lawsuit seeks to hold Duke Energy accountable for "the damages inflicted on the town by the corporation's campaign to delay the transition from plant-heating fossil fuels to renewable energy," leaders with the Town of Carrboro said in a release on Tuesday.
North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change
Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.
North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for climate ‘deception’
Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing’
A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
Town sues Duke Energy over climate change
A small town in North Carolina accuses Duke Energy of running a decadeslong “deception campaign” to mislead the public about its commitment to clean energy while remaining one of the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.
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