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Janet Yellen touts economic progress in NC visit, but acknowledges continued...
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (right) visits Wake Technical Community College's campus in Wendell, North Carolina on Sept. 5, 2024. (Photo: Galen Bacharier)U.S. Secretary of the Treasury...
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As the planet warms, activists in North Carolina mobilize to stop a gathering...
Andrea Childers stands in the creek on her property, which sits next to the Moriah Energy Center site in southeastern Person County. (Photo: Julia Wall, The Assembly)ROUGEMONT — Andrea Childers ambled...
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James Madison University professor links pollution with lightning strikes
Data reported by James Madison University professor Mace Bentley indicate that urban pollution contributes to the intensity of thunderstorms. (Photo: Kristin Herring/Getty Images)James Madison...
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Rising rates a key issue in race for NC insurance commissioner
Flood waters like these that resulted from Hurricane Florence in in Lumberton in 2018 are a growing driver of costs and rate hikes in the insurance industry. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The race...
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Cooper names new DEQ secretary to complete final months of term
Image: NC DEQNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Mary Penny Kelley as the Department of Environmental Quality’s new secretary on Thursday. She will replace outgoing Secretary Elizabeth Biser....
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Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them.
North Carolina officials are planning to restore wetlands like these in the Croatan National Forest and are concerned the program would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump regains the White House. (Photo:...
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Biden administration’s draft old-growth forest plan isn’t enough, say...
Old-growth trees in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina. Photo: U.S. Forest Service Environmental advocates in North Carolina are worried that the Biden administration’s draft...
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Health and farmworker advocates urge ban of herbicide linked to Parkinson’s
Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group speaks Tuesday, Sept. 17, at a Capitol Hill briefing urging the EPA to ban the use of the herbicide paraquat dichloride to protect farmworkers. (Ariana...
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Gov. Roy Cooper: Trump ‘needs to suffer the consequences’ of backing Mark...
Gov. Roy Cooper (Photo: Galen Bacharier)Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that he believed Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s presence on the ballot could hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the...
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Gov. Cooper warns of catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene
A satellite image of Hurricane Helene on September 26, 2024 (Image: NOAA)North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned residents on Thursday to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is expected to...
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NC’s governor seeks expedited federal aid following Tropical Storm Helene
Tropical Storm Helene brought flooding and mudslides to western North Carolina. This NCDOT photo taken on September 27, 2024 shows I-40 near Old Fort in McDowell County. (Photo: NCDOT)Governor Roy...
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North Carolina receives federal major disaster declaration following Helene
The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports that I-40 and I-26 are impassable in multiple locations and that all roads in Western North Carolina should be considered closed. (Photo:...
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NC Governor: Unprecedented tragedy will require an unprecedented response
Damaged roadways, mudslides and unstable ground have made it difficult to get supplies to those in Western North Carolina. The above photo is a section of I-40 near Black Mountain. (Photo:...
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Florida will send rescue, communications ‘assets’ to North Carolina
Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed Hurricane Helene recovery with residents of Hudson in Pasco County on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Screenshot/Florida Channel)Despite damage at home, state says it can spare the...
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How to help North Carolina in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene
People toss buckets of water out of a home after hurricane Helene brought heavy rains and flooding to the South. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)As western North Carolina continues the long road to...
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Biden pledges federal help for states in the Southeast stricken by...
OLD FORT, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Men on a four wheeler pass a storm damaged house along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina....
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Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
Rivian Electric Delivery Vehicles (EDV) are seen connected to electric chargers during a launch event between Amazon and Rivian at an Amazon facility on July 21, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by...
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Local election workers in western NC take stock post-Helene
Damaged roadways, mudslides and unstable ground have made it difficult to get supplies to those in Western North Carolina. The above photo is a section of I-40 near the Buncombe County town of Black...
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Hundreds missing in Southeast states after Hurricane Helene, federal...
Ron Grindstaff, right, comforts his wife, Marie, as they remove belongings from their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. According to reports, at...
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How long will it take for Washington to act on emergency aid for Helene victims?
The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina, after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024, in Lake Lure, North Carolina....
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