The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK), claiming the utility has deceived its customers and the broader public about the environmental dangers caused by fossil fuels.

The Town of Carrboro filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court accusing Duke Energy of deceiving the public for decades about the impact of climate change while actively contributing to the problem on a massive scale.

The lawsuit seeks to hold Duke Energy accountable for "the damages inflicted on the town by the corporation's campaign to delay the transition from plant-heating fossil fuels to renewable energy," leaders with the Town of Carrboro said in a release on Tuesday.