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Climate emergency demands immediate action; activists will demonstrate Monday...
A few days ago, NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid as an experiment in how to “ protect the earth.” I am sure many are relieved to know that someone is paying attention to this threat from...
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What will Florida’s climate-change-denying pols learn from Hurricane Ian?
Boats sit grounded in a woodland area and along the side of the road after being pushed by rising water from Hurricane Ian near Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 29, 2022, in San Carlos Island, FLA. (Photo by...
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Puerto Rico to get $60M to prep for future hurricanes, Biden announces
Radar imagery from Hurricane Fiona in September of 2022 – Image National Weather Service WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday landed in Ponce, Puerto Rico to survey the damage from Hurricane...
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U.S. Supreme Court mulls federal water rules, wetlands designations in Idaho...
Members of the Supreme Court in the Justices’ Conference Room — From left to right: Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G....
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Coal ash found in lake beds in North Carolina, contaminating waterways and...
Scientists sampled lakebed sediment from this area where Highway 49 crosses Mayo Lake in Person County. The sediment was found to contain coal ash, which contributes to elevated levels of toxic...
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Report says many utilities are slow-walking clean energy goals
Image: Natural Resources Defense Council Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress ranked among the nation’s worst DENVER – A report released this week by the Sierra Club faults dozens of...
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After community outcry, EPA won’t send soil from Superfund site to Sampson...
Instead of shipping contaminated soil from OU2 offsite to the Sampson County landfill, it will now be temporarily stockpiled at OU4. (Map: EPA) Facing vigorous opposition from environmental justice...
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ReBuild NC placed hurricane survivors at Fayetteville motel, which has now...
(Photo: Extended Stay America website) This is a developing story; it will be updated. The homeowners’ names have been withheld by their request for privacy reasons. On Thursday around 11:30 in the...
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ReBuild NC’s inflation problem, election deniers primed to challenge votes,...
1. In presentation to legislative oversight committee ReBuild NC inflated number of homes it built under hurricane disaster recovery program Laura Hogshead, director of the NC Office of Recovery and...
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Siler City continues to violate Clean Water Act, wants reprieve so Wolfspeed...
The Mountaire chicken slaughter plant in Siler City is sending high levels of nitrogen in its discharge to the town’s wastewater treatment plant, resulting in Clean Water Act violations. (Photo: Lisa...
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The only bad thing about switching from gas is it isn’t done yet
Photo by Hugh Jackson One day in 1991 when I was a reporter in Casper, Wyoming, the Amoco oil refinery shut down. Needless to say Amoco blamed all those darned burdensome federal environmental...
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What did the oil industry know, and when?
Image: AdobeStock Every day the effects of climate change become more tangible, not as a future to fear, but as a reality to endure. Sometimes we feel like we’re in a biblical parable. Western drought...
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EPA: Enlightened despots or experts?
Ducks swimming in wetlands near the Potomac River in Alexandria, Va. (Sarah Vogelsong /Virginia Mercury) Expert explains how a Supreme Court ruling could deal a dramatic blow to the future of wetlands...
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Chemours to appeal PFAS discharge permit, contends it can’t meet the...
A mile-long barrier wall roughly 60 feet deep would reduce the amount of PFAS entering the Cape Fear River from the Chemours plant. The water would also be treated to remove at least 99.9% of the...
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Rogallo Foundation, which proposes building a private museum at Jockey’s...
The sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Dare County are 80 to 100 feet tall. (Photo: State Parks) The Rogallo Foundation’s proposal if not cocksure, is certainly bold: The fledgling nonprofit...
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State rejects proposed museum deal at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, citing...
The sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Dare County are 80 to 100 feet tall. (Photo: State Parks) State officials have rejected a proposal to build the Rogallo Museum at Jockey’s Ridge State...
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Even as drought forces water cutbacks, climate gets short shrift in midterm...
Water levels at Lake Mead, Nevada, photographed from the Hoover Dam on Oct. 26, 2022, are at 26% of the reservoir’s capacity, which is visible from the change in color of the lake’s walls. (Jacob...
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Behind the scenes, Rogallo Foundation scrambled for legislative support for...
The sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Dare County are 80 to 100 feet tall. (Photo: State Parks) Republican State Sen. Norm Sanderson was reportedly working on a bill that would have teed up a...
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BREAKING: NC Supreme Court issues much anticipated rulings on education...
[These are developing stories. Policy Watch will be posting regular updates.] After nearly three decades of litigation, Leandro case finally comes to a head as justices order lawmakers to fund...
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Climate funding could suffer in the farm bill under GOP control of Congress
A South Dakota farmer harvests corn. Droughts driven by climate changes have impacted grain harvests in recent years. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republicans who may be taking...
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