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CLIMATE
Clean energy

What is clean energy? And why does it matter?

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In North Carolina, clean energy investments are crucial, as the state faces all of the most dire consequences of climate change: flooding, drought, extreme heat, and more.
Students at Durham School of Arts participate in national walkout for climate action

‘Four years gone’: Trump’s new term spurs North Carolina student walk out to demand climate action

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As part of Sunrise Movement’s national walkout for climate action, students at Durham School of the Arts walked out on Friday, demanding climate action towards Durham Public Schools.
CLIMATE - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: Our Economy and Our Planet are on the Line

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As votes are cast across North Carolina, the future of American energy is on the ballot in the 2024 Presidential election, and the consequences matter to our pocketbooks, to our business, and to our planet.   The days where climate change was some abstract concept divorced from our daily lives are over. We feel it […]
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaks with Angelica Wind, a worker at a food drop-off and distribution center after receiving a briefing on the damage from Hurricane Helene, Saturday, October 5, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Harris visits NC, pledges ongoing support after Helene

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Kamala Harris praised emergency responders involved in the recovery effort and promised that the federal government was “here for the long haul.”
Disaster

NC Republicans justifiably want federal aid for Helene recovery. But some have a history of opposing disaster relief.

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As the state continues to deal with the damage left by Hurricane Helene, several North Carolina Republicans are justifiably calling for more federal aid, but some of them previously voted against funding for FEMA and other relief bills following natural disasters.
Mountains

Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge

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The devastation was especially bad in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where at least 40 people died in and around the city of Asheville, a tourism haven known for its art galleries, breweries and outdoor activities.