The National Congress of American Indians (NACI) Meeting in North Carolina – An Overview

Reported from Oklahoma City -- The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) mid-year meeting concluded Thursday. Perhaps the most important of all the nationally-focused organizations dedicated to advancing the varied interests and goals of...

Crop loss program offers $16B in aid from Helene, other natural disasters

(The Center Square) – Applications for $16 billion in federal assistance for North Carolina agricultural producers who suffered crop losses from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 are opening this week. Secretary Brooke...

What to do in the event of a flood in Southeastern North Carolina

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Southeastern North Carolina is no stranger to dangerous floods. The National Weather Service (NWS) is offering guidance on how to stay safe during this hurricane season. According to Steven Pfaff with the Wilmington NWS,...

Asheville mayor offers support to Texas cities reeling from deadly flash floods

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The mayor of Asheville, a city still recovering from flooding and other damage caused by Hurricane Helene, has reached out to the leaders of two Texas communities that were devastated by recent deadly flash flooding....

Chemical recycling sector renews push for manufacturing status amid EPA rule changes

Chemical recycling supporters say they will continue to advocate for certain pyrolysis processes to be classified as manufacturing, not as a form of incineration or waste management. The industry’s renewed calls for reclassification come as the...

Phoenix firefighters head to Texas to help in search after catastrophic Kerrville flood

Phoenix Fire Department cadets take pizza to members of the department’s Arizona Task Force 1, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, July 8, 2025, at the Phoenix Emergency Services Institute. The team was heading to Central Texas to help with the...

Textile Recycling Expo USA launches in Charlotte, North Carolina

Flash flood watch in effect for Washington, DC, major Mid-Atlantic cities

As 27 million Americans are under severe thunderstorm and flash flood watch on Wednesday, a line of strong storms packing intense rainfall is threatening the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Major I-95 cities -- Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,...

Left-wing critics blame Texas flood devastation on ‘climate denialism,’ warn more to come unless inaction ends

The CSD is 'heartsick' over the floods in Texas and 'sickened' by the responses from some Democrats. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While debate over why the Texas floods were so deadly has centered around President Donald Trump's...

Georgia Institute of Technology defends top spot in ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology 2025 ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition team. The Georgia Institute of Technology secured its third consecutive first-place title at the 2025 ASCE Sustainable Solutions...

Militia fueled by bizarre conspiracy theory brings down weather radars

A militia known as the "Veterans on Patrol" aims to dismantle weather radars, and KWTV News 9 has discovered that it's part of a larger conspiracy theory surrounding weather manipulation. Amid false conspiracies about the floods in Texas being...

North Carolina DEQ schedules public hearing for Horizon mining permit application

Sushma Masemore Deputy Secretary for Environment | North Carolina Department Of Environmental QualitySushma Masemore Deputy Secretary for Environment | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality The North Carolina Department of...

Sewage Sludge and Wastewater Treatment Plants Identified as Key Sources of PFAS Pollution

New research suggests that sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local Waterkeeper groups and the Hispanic Access...

Mold growth: Flood damage triggers health concerns in Durham, Orange counties

People in Orange and Durham counties are cleaning up after Sunday and Monday morning’s powerful storms and are now bracing for even more severe weather overnight Wednesday. Violet Covington told WRAL News she has lived on Felicia Street in Durham...

Elite group of veterans deploy to aid in Texas flood rescues as death toll hits triple digits

When the power at retired soldier Mike Dinesman’s San Antonio, Texas, home began fluctuating late on July 3, he had an uncomfortable intuition: something big was coming. It was indeed, with catastrophic flooding along central Texas’ Guadalupe...

Blame, thoughts and prayers – the uncomfortable truth about politicians and natural disasters

With extreme weather disasters growing more volatile, why do so many politicians prefer to point the finger rather than address the elephant in the room? (Pictures: Getty) Following catastrophic flooding in Texas, hopes of finding survivors have...

Local recovery efforts formally begin following 'historic flooding' brought by Chantal storm

North Carolina was last granted state and federal disaster declarations last September in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. “We have a threshold that must be met in Orange County before we’re eligible for federal disaster assistance,” Saunders...

How to help following disastrous flooding in central NC from Tropical Storm Chantal

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Organizations across the state are opening up their hearts and spaces to help those across central North Carolina and beyond who are impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal. The need is great, widespread, and includes everything...

More Mid Atlantic Flash Flooding Likely Today

A robust amount of moisture is available to rain-out over portions of the I-95 corridor, especially around and south of the Philadelphia metro area today. Image: NWS The National Weather Service is warning that more flash flooding is likely across...

Time to Change North Carolina’s Unique (and Antiquated) Rate Bureau System?

Insurance markets differ in important ways from state to state, and North Carolina’s stands out for two reasons. First, insurers responded to an exceptionally catastrophic storm in 2024—Hurricane Helene. The Tar Heel State bore $60 billion of the...