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NC living shoreline project
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NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project

The N.C. Department of Transportation and the nonprofit Coastal Federation have partnered on the agency's first living shoreline project under construction in Swansboro.
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Albemarle-Pamlico resilience gets $27.25 million boost
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Albemarle-Pamlico resilience gets $27.25 million boost

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced funding for the agency’s National Wildlife Refuge System for Albemarle-Pamlico restoration initiatives.
Politics
Offshore wind opportunities & uncertainties
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Offshore wind advocates weigh opportunities, uncertainties

Government officials, researchers and utility insiders shared their observations and concerns about the burgeoning industry during a recent symposium.
Causes
Climate change making allergy season longer
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Climate change making allergy season longer, worse: Study

Bad news for the sniffly: A new report finds that as warmer temperatures increase the length of growing season, plants are releasing pollen and mold spores for a longer period of time.
Politics
Solutions are few for imperiled oceanfront homes
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Solutions are few for imperiled oceanfront homes: Panel

Officials at the first public meeting of an interagency work group said that while prevention could be far less costly than cleanup, limited programs or funding options are available to deal with erosion-threatened oceanfront homes before they collapse.
Newsletter
offshore wind development surveys absolved from right whale deaths
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Scientists dispute claims behind call for wind moratorium

Researchers say there's no evidence that offshore wind development surveys contributed to the recent deaths of whales along the Mid-Atlantic coast, where officials have called for a moratorium.
Impacts
erosion-threatened Rodanthe residents want sand replenishment
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Rodanthe sand project unlikely, but new study to begin

Beachfront property owners in Rodanthe want beach nourishment to protect their erosion-threatened houses, but the questions of how much sand and how to pay for it are unanswered.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Texas oil boom brings wealth, but pollution leaves communities struggling

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Wildfires in Los Angeles disrupted school for thousands of vulnerable students

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Rising temperatures could sharply increase heart disease risks by 2050

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

CLIMATE
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U.S. scientists push forward with climate research despite government withdrawal

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Trump’s pick to lead clean energy office has deep oil industry ties