Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.

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 sued Duke Energy Corp. today for the company’s decades-long role leading a nationwide climate deception scheme that has worsened the climate crisis, harmed the community and cost the town millions of dollars.

Carrboro is suing Duke Energy over its contributions to climate change and the resulting economic pressures put onto the local government.

Major southern utility company Duke Energy Corp. is the latest energy giant to face new climate litigation over alleged deception centered around fossil fuel contributions to global warming.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) -1.4% in Monday's trading after the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved a request to lower residential customers' costs by 4.5%, thanks to declining fuel prices. Duke (DUK) said a typical residential customer in North Carolina using 1,

Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing’

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.

Carrboro accuses Duke Energy of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing’