The Trump administration canceled a FEMA program in April that would have funded upgrades to protect the town from flooding. Then the Eno River rose more than 20 feet.
Lisa Sorg, Inside Climate News
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Chantal Wreaks Havoc as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal
The tropical system dumped massive rain across central North Carolina on Sunday, days after the state’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill canceling an interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030. GOP lawmakers will likely attempt an override.
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FERC Alleges Durham-Based American Efficient Operated a Fraudulent Energy Efficiency Scheme
The federal energy regulator alleges the company has sold bogus energy efficiency claims to electric grid operators. But American Efficient has mounted a stiff counteroffensive, challenging FERC’s constitutionality in ways that could appeal to President Donald Trump.
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To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic
While burning the pellets would reduce greenhouse gases from the university’s physical plant, it would increase harmful levels of nitrogen oxides, lead, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds.
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Chapel Hill Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound
Chapel Hill officials envision an office park, perhaps, with trails. But some community members and lawyers say a few feet of clean fill can’t protect against chemicals linked to serious illnesses.
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Effort to Save a Historic Water Tower Put Lead in Chatham County Town’s Soil
Chatham County officials didn’t require the company cleaning the tower to capture the flakes and dust that testing shows contain toxic lead and hexavalent chromium. Now the community garden below is closed to protect the public.