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North Carolina's coast impacted by climate change
North Carolina's coast is one of the many reasons our state is among the most beautiful in the nation, but a changing climate is impacting how our coast looks.
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Consensus builds for major flood mitigation legislation
The House and Senate continue to address flood prevention and resilience in this year’s session of North Carolina General Assembly.
Jillian Gordner: Polluters’ tax would help clear NC toxic waste sites
More money needed to clear toxic waste dumps.
www.charlotteobserver.com
Duke Energy permit prompts debate on solar power, air quality
Both advocates and critics of solar and renewable energy have pounced on a Duke Energy request to North Carolina regulators to modify air-quality permits for natural gas power plants. The issue: Does solar power make air pollution worse?
www.postandcourier.com
Rivers in SC and NC are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Florence
Months after the drenching storm pummeled the Carolinas, rivers are still showing effects from Hurricane Florence.
Flooding causes a hog lagoon to breach; others are at capacity
Flooding from Hurricane Florence is causing spills at hog farms and coal ash ponds in North Carolina, and stranded workers at a nuclear power plant. NC rivers with historic flooding include the Neuse and Cape Fear.
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‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon, studies say
The U.S. East Coast, including North Carolina and Florida, is experiencing ocean "sunny day flooding" that scientists didn't expect for decades.
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