The Data Center That Didn’t Exist
Nondisclosure agreements kept a $27 million land sale in Person County secret for months. Internal emails show officials were already preparing for a Microsoft data center.
From One Recovery to Another
For people in treatment for substance use disorder, the weeks and months after Hurricane Helene unraveled lives they’d spent years rebuilding.
Smoke Signals
Weather extremes are fueling wildfires across tens of thousands of acres across the southeast, including N.C.
Feds Fine Durham-Based Energy Efficiency Company $722 Million
American Efficient says it incentivizes energy savings. One FERC commissioner claims “their entire business is a scam.”
What Is the Economic Impact of Data Centers? It’s a Secret.
Gov. Josh Stein wants lawmakers to rethink tax breaks for data centers. The industry’s opacity makes it difficult to evaluate costs and benefits.
Why This N.C. Farmer Is Fighting to Change the Poultry Production System
As Craig Watts’ legal battle drags on, the Trump administration moves to delay rules on how farmers get paid.
Lawsuit Challenges Stokes County’s Data Center Rezoning
The data center would be on 1,844 acres that abut or include farms, homes, and the burial grounds of Native American and enslaved people.
More Environment Coverage
Advocates Say N.C.’s System for CAFO Complaints Is Falling Short
The state has only 14 inspectors for thousands of hog, poultry, and cattle farms, making it impossible to evaluate every complaint.
No Pipe Dream on the French Broad
Pipe from IPEX’s Asheville factory is still in the river 18 months after Hurricane Helene, with no indication the company will clean it up.
Regulators Nix $1.2 Billion Proposal to Dredge Wilmington Harbor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination.
Judge Upholds State Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utility Wastewater
The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen.
As Helene Survivors Await State Help, Some Victims of Earlier Hurricanes Are Still Out of Their Homes
A new housing recovery program created to avoid the delays and cost overruns that plagued past efforts is already seeing similar problems.
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