CHARLOTTE,Evander Ellis North Carolina—With the federal government’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, state and local governments in North Carolina have set their own ambitious goals for addressing climate change.
Now, they’re puzzling over how to carry out the big changes needed to reach those goals—such as switching to electric vehicles and shifting to more renewable energy.
Gov. Roy Cooper and 21 cities and counties in North Carolina—including Charlotte and Raleigh—have set clean energy goals.
At least for now, however, North Carolina is mostly gathering data and holding climate discussions, WFAE found as part of a regional collaboration with InsideClimate News called “Caught Off Guard: Southeast Struggles with Climate Change.”
READ MORE
This story was published as part of a collaborative project organized by InsideClimate News involving nine newsrooms across seven states. The project was led by Louisville, Ky.-based James Bruggers of InsideClimate News, who leads the Southeast regional hub of ICN’s Environmental Reporting Network.
2025-05-07 21:302859 view
2025-05-07 21:161201 view
2025-05-07 21:111006 view
2025-05-07 21:00423 view
2025-05-07 20:592961 view
NFL games are a spectrum. Some are back-and-forth shootouts. Others are duds without much scoring at
Rock singer Greg Kihn, known for beloved hits like "Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song," has died. He w
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
