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Billy Ball Explains NC: Secret ICE hold rooms are in NC. Here’s where.

Billy Ball Explains NC: Secret ICE hold rooms are in NC. Here’s where.

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New reporting reveals secret ICE hold rooms across the country, including three right here in North Carolina. In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we tell you what you need to know.
The Trump administration wants to gut coal ash cleanup rules

The Trump administration wants to gut coal ash cleanup rules

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“The Trump administration just took a sledgehammer to the health protections in place for toxic coal pollution," said Lisa Evans, senior counsel at environmental group Earthjustice. "This is yet another handout to the coal power industry at the expense of our health, water, and wallets."
'In a very bad place': A western NC county's wait for federal Helene reimbursement

‘In a very bad place’: A western NC county’s wait for federal Helene reimbursement

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Henderson County in western NC has spent millions on storm damage, but local leaders say they're still waiting for federal Helene reimbursement from the Trump administration. 
Gov. Josh Stein urges review of data center tax breaks as cost to NC residents rise

Gov. Josh Stein urges review of data center tax breaks as cost to NC residents rise

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Right now, North Carolina provides big tax breaks to data centers. As they proliferate across NC, Gov. Josh Stein says the state should revisit the issue.  
ECU Health’s plan to reopen rural NC hospital offers hope to Martin County

ECU Health’s plan to reopen rural NC hospital offers hope to Martin County

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A rural NC community in Martin County has been without a local hospital for three years now. But ECU Health has a plan to reopen it as a "Rural Emergency" hospital.