The residents of a small North Carolina town are suing Duke Energy, one of the largest utilities companies in the world, for its role in contributing to climate change. In the process, they are continuing a nationwide trend of communities suing oil companies, and now utilities, for contributing to global heating.

The small town of Carrboro (population: roughly 21,000) is suing Duke Energy, which according to an analysis from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the third........

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