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Since I started inquiring about this well @txrrc has been back out to inspect it and says they will replug it soon. You can read the full story in @insideclimate in collaboration with @ExpressNews, photos by Sam Owens (5) insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
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⚠️A state of emergency has been issued for Hatteras Island and a mandatory evacuation order for visitors on Hatteras Island takes effect at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 16. Info at darenc.gov/storm. Long duration Nor'easter impacts becoming increasingly likely. #ncwx
Exhausted workers falling asleep while driving. Working in dangerous conditions on the sounds. Falsified and incorrect data. 7 of 13 fisheries managed by the state have collapsed. Whistleblowers spoke up
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Industry mole pretends to oppose Maymead asphalt plant in Clemmons
Mole infiltrates neighborhood group fighting asphalt plant
Mole now being *sued* by Maymead: allegations of civil conspiracy, fraud, deceptive trade practices 😵💫
insideclimatenews.org/news/2… @WinstonWatchman
It’s quite simple to reduce your energy consumption during peak times when **your power has been out for almost 4 hours***
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If the McClatchy layoffs weren't bad enough, the newspaper in Concord, N.C., axed its only reporter, and the papers covering Gastonia and Shelby are down to one reporter for both places, according to @davemildenberg: businessnc.com/op-ed-race-to…
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Search warrant shows that the NC SBI's probe launched after bourbon tours is now looking at possible embezzlement. The treasurer of a nonprofit says he made more than $30,000 in personal purchases on the group's credit cards. The latest from @dankanenando. newsobserver.com/news/politi…
This is an affront to all legit journalists
From this week's WUNC Politics Newsletter:
Did the "North Carolina Independent" newspaper show up in your mailbox? Are you seeing ads for the "North Carolinian"? As you might guess, they're not your typical news outlets: wunc.org/politics/2026-09-15… #ncpol
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Another reason to shut down Data Centers. The new wave of “forever chemicals” they will unleash. The UN has just reported that the elimination of Forever Chemicals from the world is a human right.
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Mercury & I have a lot in common:
"When Mercury formed about 4.5 billion years ago ... it was a much hotter planet. Over many millenniums, however, its metallic core has cooled and contracted, causing the planet’s surface to warp and wrinkle"
nytimes.com/2026/09/11/scien…
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on wednesday, nc state told 16 salvadorans they were "separated from employment." on thursday, ncsu reversed course.
this is the outcome of the white house saying it would remove immigration protections for salvadorans, but not actually doing it.
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This must have been harrowing for the Salvadorans with temporary protected status. Am I employed or not?
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Among the Top 10 weirdest stories I've ever written, and a cautionary tale for grassroots groups. Under an alias, a guy infiltrates a community fighting an asphalt plant near Winston, but appears to have other motives @WinstonWatchman @wfdd insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
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Piper is the best reporter I know and it’s a damn shame what’s happened.
She taught me just about everything, from how to file a public records request to how to relentlessly pursue a story.
If you are hiring for an accountability-driven reporter, you won’t find one better.
my position covering lexington's business scene and regional economic development was one of a dozen @heraldleader eliminated today by mcclatchy as the hedge fund restructures its newsrooms. my last day is sept. 25. thanks, as always, for reading and for trusting me
From 2011-2013, Dupont started "Project Alice" to eliminate fluorine entering the Cape Fear River. Thermal oxidizer=success, but Chemours said too expensive: $60m. Cheaper than a $455m settlement + untold attorney's fees. @TheAssemblyNC @cityviewnc
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"Just vote no."
That's one of the 150+ texts a former GOP chair texted a county elections board member during a July meeting on early voting plans. We've got the full exchange here. #ncpol
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WRAL doing great investigative work on this story, which *could* take down UNC Coach Bill Belichick. wral.com/sports/north-caroli…
