Environment
A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future.
The law ensured that 135,000 North Carolinians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 57,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
It’s time for some good news, and this week we’re talking soccer, watermelon, and a special fact about the North Carolina Zoo.
Have you seen giant trees and glowing mushrooms? You can find that and more in North Carolina. Read our list of 5 unique NC plants and fungi.
There’s more to watering than you think. Fertilizer isn’t always good for your plants. And more gardening tips for summer to help your plants survive.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality has issued a “Code Orange” or "unhealthy for sensitive groups" air quality alert for central and western North Carolina.
The new proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, ban free school meals for students, cut spending on food aid, and more.