Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Friday, April 22, to chat about Earth Day, combating climate change and recent town news.

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Written by MATTHEW DALY and CHRIS MEGERIAN One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping attended. Biden used the moment to nearly double the United States’ goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, vaulting the country to […]
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The UNC cogeneration plant on West Cameron Avenue has long been a source of frustration for Carrboro community members who wish the facility near town lines would stop using coal. Recently, the local government took a step to try and increase recognition of the plant’s environmental impact: by saying it intends to sue […]
Coalition Criticizes Duke Energy Carbon Plan in N. Carolina
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Carrboro Continues to Fight Challenges With Reducing Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
While new data shows Carrboro’s greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 9% from 2012 to 2019, the town government remains behind on meeting the goals of its climate response plans without action from North Carolina’s utility companies or the state or federal government. In an attempt to reach an 80% reduction in 2010 levels of […]
Orange County Communities Call For Improved Climate Reform from Duke Energy
As more communities across North Carolina have begun to adopt greenhouse gas reduction goals, the local governments of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County recently joined other towns, counties, and cities pushing for Duke Energy to take a stronger approach to address climate change. Duke Energy is required to submit an updated 15-year Integrated […]
Young Climate Activists Slowed by Pandemic, But Not Defeated
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Carrboro: Freight Train Blues Begins, Different Takes on Downtown Area Plan, and 'Move With The Mayor'
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