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The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies

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The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
North Carolinians are speaking up as state Republicans rush to change the congressional voting map and improve their chances in the midterms next year.

Proposed NC voting map would decrease Black representation

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North Carolinians are speaking up as state Republicans rush to change the congressional voting map and improve their chances in the midterms next year.
This year, the Sierra Club gave Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress an "F," scoring 12% on their metrics for transitioning away from climate-harming energy sources, coal and natural gas.

Report: Failing grade for Duke Energy on progress toward clean energy

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This year, the organization gave Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress an "F," scoring 12% on their metrics for transitioning away from climate-harming energy sources, coal and natural gas.
The North Carolina Department of Labor found conditions on the farm were harmful to workers, such as the lack of proper breaks from the heat. The Barnes Farming Corporation was initially fined more than $187,000 in 2024. However, the fine was reduced in a settlement this year to $3,750.

Reduced fine for NC farmworker’s death raises accountability questions

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During National Farm Safety and Health Week, a massively reduced fine for poor conditions that led to a farmworker's death is leading to questions about worker protections in North Carolina.
the Red Wolf Recovery Program has been a major success

Birth of NC red wolf litters shows ‘incredible’ species recovery success

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This year has been a banner year for red wolf recovery in North Carolina, despite shifts at the federal level.