Rural North Carolina town forges ahead on clean energy, despite headwinds

Published on July 11, 2025

ENFIELD, N.C. — On a sweltering Saturday last month, climate activists, local elected leaders, and their families and friends gathered around a boarded-up home on the main strip of Enfield, North Carolina, donning sun hats and wielding garden tools. To a hip-hop soundtrack blasting loud enough that the entire town…

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