Inside Climate News: As the Clock Ticks to Act on the Climate Crisis, N.C. Activists Target a ‘Carbon Plan’

… Later that same day in early December, the North Carolina town of Carrboro sued Duke Energy for its contribution to climate change.

Carrboro, population 21,000, is one of the few small towns in North Carolina where a car isn’t necessary to live. It lies just west of Chapel Hill, six-and-a-half square miles of historic neighborhoods and old mill houses, arts centers and communal spaces, bisected by a railroad and bordered by the countryside.