Across the state, an increase in electricity demand from data center projects and manufacturing is…
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Rebuilding the environment after natural disasters
The North Carolina environment continues to recover after experiencing multiple devestating natural disasters this past year.
‘An extreme year’: Scientists weigh in on North Carolina’s pollen boom
Graphic by Olivia Chester Story by Sarah Monoson When Raleigh native Ben Shifman went to…
Community members criticize UNC plan to burn fuel pellets at its cogeneration facility
Photo by Twumasi Duah-Mensah Story by Twumasi Duah-Mensah Kelly McChesney and her three-year-old son, Condé,…
Natural gas meets Person County: Inside the movement to stop Moriah Energy Center from being built
A “No MEC” sign stands on the side of the road in Person County leading…
Person County residents push back against methane gas facility, citing environmental concerns
Story by Ethan Horton Cover by Carson Elm-Picard Andrea Childers has been to every Person…
Hitting too close to home: how collapses in Rodanthe foreshadow the future of beachfront properties
Story by Abigail Keller Photos courtesy of Island Free Press and Erick Saks On Feb.…
Renewable energies surpass coal, and that matters in NC
Story by Madi Kirkman Graphics by Bonnie Zhang For the first time, renewable energy generation—such…
‘This is a major evolution’: Coalition seeks to bring hydrogen to NC
North Carolina is vying to be at the forefront of the world’s transition to clean…
Using controlled burns to tame wildfires
Audio by Sophia Ramirez Photos by Isabel Stellato Anchor Intro: Some Chapel Hill residents were…