RALEIGH, N.C. _ Half the coal burned by Progress Energy's and Duke Energy's power plants would become illegal in North Carolina under legislation proposed Tuesday by state Rep. Pricey Harrison.

By John Murawski, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. May 28--Half the coal burned by Progress Energy's and Duke Energy's power plants would become illegal in North Carolina under legislation proposed Tuesday by state Rep. Pricey Harrison.

By MARK BINKER RALEIGH -- Local legislators say the state should move to ban a flame-retardant chemical that scientists have detected accumulating in humans and that may affect brain development and thyroid function.

By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Apr. 13--North Carolina, with its quickly growing population, posted the nation's fourth-biggest jump in carbon dioxide emissions from 1990 to 2004, says a study released Thursday by Environment North Carolina, an advocacy group.

The green in "green power" isn't just about plants and trees. It's also the color of money.