North Carolina ’s GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor joined to pass a rare greenhouse gas law in the South—now it might be repealed

North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to enact a rare energy law in the South that sought to sharply reduce power plant emissions by 2030 and ultimately reach carbon neutrality.

“Today, North Carolina moves strongly into a reliable and affordable clean energy future,” then-Gov. Roy Cooper said at the October 2021 bill signing ceremony. “This is a new beginning.”

But now, amid changing priorities at the federal level, the state's...