Lisa Sorg

2 weeks ago | devicedaily.com | Lee Hedgepeth |Aman Azhar |Jake Bolster |Lisa Sorg

Trump has thrown a national EV charging program into chaos. Could he make it disappear for good? February 17, 2025 States across the country were slated to receive millions of dollars to expand EV charger access. After a Trump directive, those programs are paused—but not everyone is giving up. For now, Priester’s will have to stick to its famous pecans in Fort Payne, Alabama. But maybe not for long.

1 month ago | indyweek.com | Lisa Sorg

This story originally published at Inside Climate News. At Duke University, an elite school teeming with stars, Ben Abram shone among the brightest. Media reports from his undergraduate years, 2003 to 2007, portray a young man whose vigor was rivaled only by his ambition: Senior class president of the engineering school. Winner of two prestigious service awards. And after graduation, a member of the university board of trustees.

1 month ago | insideclimatenews.org | Lisa Sorg

DURHAM, N.C.—At Duke University, an elite school teeming with stars, Ben Abram shone among the brightest. Media reports from his undergraduate years, 2003 to 2007, portray a young man whose vigor was rivaled only by his ambition: Senior class president of the engineering school. Winner of two prestigious service awards. And after graduation, a member of the university board of trustees. The grandson of a civil rights advocate and former Brandeis University president, Abram grew up in Chapel Hill.

1 month ago | insideclimatenews.org | Lisa Sorg

State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 on Tuesday with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,” the Cabarrus County Republican said as he convened a meeting of the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee. The savings, Newton said, would come from the elimination of Duke Energy’s interim carbon reduction goal: 70 percent by 2030 based on 2005 levels.

1 month ago | ecotopical.com | Lisa Sorg

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