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Western North Carolina lawmakers weigh in on disaster relief bill
North Carolina General Assembly (File Photo)The sole grocery store in Rep. Dudley Greene’s hometown of Newland is closed. It’ll be weeks before it reopens. Even if residents could make a trip there...
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Mountain and coastal lawmakers push colleagues to confront climate change in...
Damage to the Biltmore Village area of Asheville after Helene. (Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)As North Carolina legislators debated Wednesday afternoon how best to help western North Carolina...
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Florida begins the long cleanup after Hurricane Milton savages the state
Connor Ferran (L) and his neighbor Leroy Roker survey what is left after what appeared to be a tornado tore the roof off of Ferran’s home before Hurricane Milton’s arrival on Oct. 9, 2024, in Fort...
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Feds to issue grants to support NC residents experiencing homelessness due to...
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. (Photo by Melissa Sue...
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Building codes led North Carolina to lose out on $70M in disaster prep funds,...
A storm damaged house along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)As North Carolina rebuilds from the...
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Post-Helene campus repairs and recovery will cost about $32 million, UNC...
UNC System President Peter Hans at a Board of Governors meeting earlier this year. (Screengrab PBS NC/UNC Board of Governors)Campus repairs and other costs associated with recovery from Hurricane...
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NC members of Congress express concern about foreign involvement in hurricane...
(Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Three members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation delivered a letter today to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines expressing concerns...
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Even as it copes with Helene, North Carolina’s recovery from past hurricanes...
A Lumberton resident surveys the damage left by Florence in 2018. (Photo by Joe Killian/NC Newsline)Floodwaters barreled up the front steps of Shadina Toudle’s trailer in Kenly, North Carolina, and...
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As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises
(Photo: Katie Myers/ Grist)This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Each day at 10 in the morning, more than a dozen people gather outside Gold’s Gym...
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State sets temporary allowable PFAS limits in groundwater
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has established temporary limits on several PFAS allowed to be released into groundwater, which supports about half the drinking water in the state....
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Federal EPA to fund 38 new electric buses for Durham Public Schools
The federal EPA id allotting funds to the Durham Public Schools to purchase 38 electric school buses. (Photo by TW Farlow/Getty Images)Durham Public Schools will soon receive 38 new electric school...
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Lawmakers call for investigation into social media-fueled hurricane...
(Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a group of Democratic lawmakers from the affected states is calling for a congressional investigation on the role...
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Helene damages in North Carolina total $53 billion, Cooper says, as he...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper outlines the damages and relief money needed after Hurricane Helene at a press conference on Oct. 23, 2024 in Raleigh. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)North Carolina...
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Storm caused nearly $15B in damage to housing stock in western North Carolina
An aerial view of destroyed and damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct. 8, 2024 in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Bat Cave was particularly hard hit by flooding. (Photo by Mario...
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NC lawmakers pass $600M of Hurricane Helene relief in second round of aid
In an aerial view, flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene with trucks flipped over is seen along the Swannanoa River on Oct. 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty...
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Gov. Cooper signs second Helene aid bill, calling it a ‘small step’
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a second Helene relief bill this week. Cooper has urged lawmakers to allocate more recovery funds for western North Carolina. (Photo by Galen Bacharier/NC...
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Helene-impacted students at App State, UNC-Asheville, WCU eligible for...
UNC Asheville (Photo: https://new.unca.edu/)College students impacted by Hurricane Helene are now eligible for additional financial aid, the UNC System said Tuesday. Students who are North Carolina...
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NC lawmakers look to Congress for additional Helene relief, but action...
An aerial view of gas being burned off near overturned tank cars amid flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on Oct. 4, 2024 in Asheville. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty...
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‘Invisible’ migrant farmworkers cope with hurricane’s aftermath
Douglas, Ga., resident Elia Pacheco stands in her mobile home on Oct. 23, 2024, with plastic boxes of donated clothes stacked in the corner. Many immigrant farmworkers have seen their income slashed...
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Where do Harris and Trump stand on 10 major policy issues?
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump have widely differing positions on many policy issues. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — As Tuesday’s presidential election...
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