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North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing
Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy ...
Louisiana Illuminator1h
Louisiana to join conservative higher education accrediting body
Louisiana will join six other university systems in the South to form a new alternative accrediting body favored by ...
US neighborhoods plagued by 'for sale' signs as homes on the market hit worrying high post-pandemic
Homes are lingering on the market and there is less competition for them, leading some sellers to dramatically slash prices.
Helene cements North Carolina as a target for ‘disaster tourism’
Fager, like many survivors, sees the attention as an unsettling aftershock of Helene, one that lingers even after the ...
Government Technology8h
Study: 43% of N.C. Buildings Are Outside Federal Flood Zones
Over 38,000 buildings that flooded in North Carolina between 1996 and 2020 were located in areas not identified as high risk ...
Port City Daily12h
Local HOA proposing 70 units to Carolina Beach Road’s townhome offerings
Another townhome housing development is in the works for New Hanover County. READ MORE: NHC housing unit gap increases, commissioners and PB discuss county’s future Around 9 ...
Charlotte suburbs to gain over 1,200 new homes on both sides of the border
People are leaving Charlotte proper, Mecklenburg County... (for) more affordable locations with all the benefits of what ...
Winston-Salem Journal15h
Thousands of NC buildings flooded outside official risk zones, UNC study reveals
A UNC study finds 43% of flooded buildings in North Carolina were outside FEMA flood zones, revealing potential hidden risks ...