To Appease the Rich, the U.S. Will Go to Staggering Lengths

Lisa Song and Al Shaw / ProPublica Sep 27, 2018 In the wake of storms like Hurricane Florence, officials are spending a fortune rebuilding vulnerable beaches, devastating ecosystems in the process. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media Fails to Tell Climate Story Behind Hurricane Florence

Jim Naureckas / FAIR Sep 24, 2018 News audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a recent study. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Carolina Reduces Early Voting, Sparking Outrage

Blake Paterson / ProPublica Sep 24, 2018 Nearly half of the state's counties are shutting down polling places, and poorer, rural areas are likely to be the most affected. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Toxic Coal Ash Leaks Into N. Carolina Rivers in Wake of Florence

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Sep 23, 2018 Exposure to the contaminant, which contains arsenic, mercury and lead, has serious long-term health consequences. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flooding Prompts More Evacuations in South Carolina

ALAN SUDERMAN and ALEX DEROSIER / The Associated Press Sep 21, 2018 Rainwater dumped by Hurricane Florence is moving to the sea, raising river levels and threatening more destruction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hurricane Florence Blows Open Harsh Realities of American Inequality

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 20, 2018 "We have two hurricanes," says the Rev. William Barber about the recent storm. "The hurricane of poverty and lack of health care and lack of living wages that existed prior to the storm, and then we have the storm." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Flooding Threatens to Breach Lake Dike at N. Carolina Power Plant

MICHAEL BIESECKER and ALAN SUDERMAN / The Associated Press Sep 20, 2018 Duke Energy issues an emergency alert at the retired coal-fired Sutton power plant. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Florence Death Toll Climbs to 37; Trump Visits Stricken Area

CHUCK BURTON and MARTHA WAGGONER / The Associated Press Sep 19, 2018 As the president helps volunteers at a church in the hard-hit town of New Bern, N.C., that state's governor warns evacuees not to return home because the flooding will get worse in places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Storm Flooding Kills 3.4 Million Chickens and Turkeys

MICHAEL BIESECKER / The Associated Press Sep 18, 2018 More than 5,000 hogs die as North Carolina farms are swamped. In a related development, release of waste pit contents poses an environmental threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Florence Flooding Spreads as Storm Heads Northeast

CHUCK BURTON / The Associated Press Sep 17, 2018 Food and water are delivered to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 mostly cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters, as helicopter and boat crews pull people from swamped homes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Florence’s Surge Is Expected to Hit Homes That Already Cost the Government Millions

Lisa Song and Al Shaw / ProPublica Sep 17, 2018 The storm is pummeling coastal towns where sea levels are rising and where homeowners have been repeatedly bailed out by federal flood insurance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Florence Death Toll at 15 as Floods Surge

CHUCK BURTON / The Associated Press Sep 15, 2018 Tens of thousands are ordered evacuated from North Carolina communities as rivers are projected to burst their banks and roads to Wilmington are cut off. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )