Northlake residents frustrated by month-long sidewalk flooding on Reames Road
Northlake residents are enduring sidewalk flooding due to a water leak, with calls to Charlotte Water for solutions going unanswered.
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Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3
Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week have been identified as the last person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August.
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Salon 809 prepares for grand opening
Salon 809 is preparing for its Charlotte grand opening.
WCCB Charlotte
NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
Researchers reported Wednesday that it's the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
WFMY News 2
Air Quality Concerns and Building Heat Thursday
By Thursday, we start turning the heat back up. We’ll have plenty of sunshine, and temperatures will climb into the low 90s. Winds will be light, so it’s going to feel pretty warm and a little stagnant, especially during the afternoon.
WCCB Charlotte
National Preparedness Month: Why getting organized matters
Getting storm ready means more than stocking up on supplies. Seth Miller joined WCCB Rising Wednesday with what important documents to copy, where to store them and who to contact when disaster strikes.
WCCB Charlotte
Tree falls on utility pole, snapping it in half, knocking out power, and forcing a road closure
A fallen tree is to blame for a power outage that left more than 4,000 Duke Energy customers without electricity in north Charlotte on Tuesday.
WCCB Charlotte
Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday. The administration framed the action to repeal 2024 limits on greenhouse gas emissions from virtually all power plants other than wind, solar or hydro-powered […]
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EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy.
WCCB Charlotte
Unsettled start to the weekend, but no washouts
Hot and humid end to the week with scattered showers moving in Saturday. Isolated flooding is possible.
WCCB Charlotte
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Senator Natalie Murdock discusses energy equity and voting rights
As the cost of living continues to soar across the country and worsen the growing divide between the wealthy and everyone else, a major contributor to this troubling trend is the cost of energy and public utilities. Indeed, as North Carolina State Senator Natalie Murdock of Durham and Chatham counties has recently highlighted in […]
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Oxfam’s Patricia Stottlemyer ranks the best and worst states in the country to work
Each year around the Labor Day holiday, the international nonprofit, Oxfam, conducts and releases a study in which it ranks the best and worst states in the U.S. to work. The researchers preparing the report examine a long list of indicators – more than three dozen – that help them determine how well average […]
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How North Carolina wasted the chance to fix hog pollution
By Lisa Sorg Inside Climate News August 30, 2026 Thousands of dead and bloated pigs floated down country roads, buoyed by floodwaters. Tens of millions of gallons of feces and urine spilled over the brims of lagoons and contaminated everything in their path, including rivers, streams and private drinking water wells. It was September 1996, […] The post How North Carolina wasted the chance to fix hog pollution appeared first on North Carolina Health News.
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Emily Mason of Environment NC on a new report that spotlights solar schools
Despite the efforts of the Trump administration and climate change deniers, solar energy continues to make enormous strides around the world and is quickly becoming our most efficient and affordable source of power generation. Simple economics are making it so. That said, there are still many things that our elected leaders can and should […]
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NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty executive director Noel Nickle
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the last time the state North Carolina put a person to death in punishment for a crime. And despite the many deep flaws in the death penalty – huge costs, systemic racism, convictions of innocent people — and fact that this moratorium has not led to any increase […]
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