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Firefighters work to contain blaze in Carolina Forest as south-eastern states face increased fire dangerCrews on Sunday made progress containing a wildfire in South Carolina’s Carolina Forest, where residents had been ordered to evacuate several neighb…
Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfiresFire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and South Carolina, which have forced evacuations in some areas.The…
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to regionThe federal US government has paused the importation of millions of pounds of toxic PFAS “forever chemical” waste from the Netherlands …
North Carolina city marks 125th anniversary of the white-supremacist attack with a week of memorial eventsThe Equal Justice Initiative is a non-profit organization committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to…
Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realizeWhat is the exceptional events rule? The loophole letting US regula…
Nearby states didn’t see similar increases, suggesting those denied abortions in the state are self-managing, or going withoutAbortions in North Carolina fell by more than 30% after the state enacted new abortion restrictions on 1 July, including a 12-…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district publicly amends instructions to principals after national outlets pick up storyNorth Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district appears to be a bit confused as to where it stands in the ongoing battle against…
Nancy Sampson, 61, was sightseeing on the Blue Ridge parkway when she fell 150ft from a cliff near a popular nature siteA hiker died after plunging off a waterfall overlook along the Blue Ridge parkway in North Carolina during the weekend, according to…
Governors of Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland declare states of emergency as storm expected to bring heavy rainfallTropical Storm Ophelia made landfall on the coast of North Carolina near Emerald Isle early on Saturday as the storm moved north alo…
Dangerous surf and rip currents expected along most of Atlantic coast from Sunday, according to the National Hurricane CenterHurricane Lee is currently making its way through the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through ear…