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Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence inundated sculptures at a roadside attraction in Columbus County, N.C. On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season Monday, a North Carolina House committee approved a bill that would help communities plan for future storms and flooding. House Bill 500 unanimously passed the House Environment Committee. It would spend $200 million to help state and local governments and nonprofits with planning and projects to prevent flooding. It would also include mon...

Kinston/Jones Free Press (kfp) North Carolina Sen. Jim Perry was appointed recently as co-chairman of the senate select committee on storm-related river debris and damage. The committee’s purpose is to increase resiliency and mitigate damage from future flood and storm events. “I’m thankful that Sen. Berger and my colleagues appreciate the issues created by storm debris in Eastern North Carolina," Perry said in a statement. “Our first meeting will be in April, where we will have the ...

Multiple Authors Article Last year, a Coastal Review series for the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines initiative looked at how hurricanes, floods, nor’easters and other major events in recent years significantly dampened any remaining skepticism on the science of climate change. In this first installment of our latest series supported in part by the Pulitzer Center, we look at how that shift in the debate is changing public policy and what kinds of plans and ...

EPA nominee Michael Regan to pursue Biden pledge to poor and minorities hurt by pollution Abby Smith © Provided by Washington Examiner Michael Regan, tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is poised to be a key player in President Biden’s efforts to support the minority and low-income people most affected by pollution. If confirmed, Regan, 44, would be the first black man to hold the top federal environmental post. A relatively unknown figure on the national sta...

Governors Wind Energy Coalition Incoming EPA chief vows ‘sense of urgency on climate’ Source: By Daniel Cusick, E&E News reporter • Posted: Monday, December 21, 2020 Michael Regan, the nominee for EPA administrator, spoke at an event Saturday with President-elect Joe Biden and other members of the administration’s climate team. Biden Transition Tv Via Cnp/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom Michael Regan on Saturday gave his first speech as the presumptive head of EPA, and his brief...