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Residents can provide feedback in a new survey about the county's responses to disasters like floods.
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Civil rights activist Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. coined the term “environmental racism” while participating in a historic North Carolina protest that birthed a movement.
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As the permitting process starts for Williams Companies' proposed pipeline expansion, elected officials are weighing in with their opinions.
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While the list is a full accounting of the 104 victims the Medical Examiner’s Office officially determined to be Helene-related fatalities, there are likely people who died or are presumed dead whose names are not on the list.
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The city of Greensboro activated its White Flag warming centers to be used Monday night from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. at Greensboro Urban Ministry and Glenwood…
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The deadline for local governments, nonprofits and individuals affected by Helene to apply for federal aid has been extended to February 6. According to…
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A disaster aid attorney urges North Carolinians affected by Helene to stick with the FEMA individual aid application and appeals process.
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The natural gas giant, Williams Companies, has submitted a project application to build 24 miles of new pipeline through the Piedmont. The expansion would run through homes, businesses, schools and churches.
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While disaster workers were still carving out roads in washed away mountainsides after Hurricane Helene, some national publications focused instead on…
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North Carolina Republicans are voicing frustration over how the state is still struggling to recover from two hurricanes that ravaged the region long before Hurricane Helene hit in September. The issues bubbled to the surface Monday during a legislative committee hearing about a budget shortfall in the state Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
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After Helene, Blue Ridge Public Radio was one of the first sources of news in Asheville to become operational again. BPR News Director Laura Lee spoke with WFDD’s Santiago Ochoa about the newsroom's pivot to cover the storm and how Asheville and surrounding areas are faring weeks later.
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As people return to their homes, those with private wells face the risk of using water contaminated with harmful bacteria and other chemicals.