‘Just mayhem.’ Working to reopen national forests after Helene.
The U.S. Forest Service is working to begin reopening parts of the Pisgah National Forest following significant damage from Tropical Storm Helene. While sections of...
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After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night, near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm, bringing ashore 120 mile-per-hour winds, heavy rain, and as...
In Michigan, climate and clean energy initiatives are gaining momentum
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The Bryant community, a low-income residential area on the fringes of this midwestern college town, isn’t used to getting attention from...
General Assembly passes $273 million Helene relief bill
“Recovery for Western North Carolina will require unprecedented help from state and federal sources and this legislation is a strong first step,” Cooper said...
Two weeks later. Taking stock of storm recovery across Western NC, county-by-county.
For much of Western North Carolina, there was everything that happened before Sept. 27 when Helene swept through the region. And then there is everything...
Jackson water update: Federal judge questions EPA public meetings, Henifin details system progress
On Thursday evening and Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency held listening sessions in the capital city to hear...
Misinformation creates confusion about federal, NC storm response
In the two weeks since Tropical Storm Helene, thousands of people from across all levels of government and humanitarian organizations have come together in an...
Applying for FEMA aid in NC after Tropical Storm Helene
Helene pummeled the southeastern United States on Sept. 26 and 27, coming ashore in Florida as a powerful hurricane, before moving into North Carolina as...
Mental health needs rising in WNC after Helene. How can providers help?
After weathering the storm at home in the town of Marion, A.C. was without power and water and decided to make the 30 mile-trip to...