North Carolina Town Launches First U.S. Climate Lawsuit Against a Utility Company

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesDec 6, 2024, 8:54 pm275 ptsTop
The small North Carolina town of Carrboro has initiated the country’s first climate accountability litigation against an electric utility. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, claims Duke Energy waged a “deception campaign” in order to obscure the climate hazards of fossil fuels. This led to delayed action in…

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