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NC living shoreline project
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NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project

The N.C. Department of Transportation and the nonprofit Coastal Federation have partnered on the agency's first living shoreline project under construction in Swansboro.
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Albemarle-Pamlico resilience gets $27.25 million boost
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Albemarle-Pamlico resilience gets $27.25 million boost

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced funding for the agency’s National Wildlife Refuge System for Albemarle-Pamlico restoration initiatives.
Politics
Offshore wind opportunities & uncertainties
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Offshore wind advocates weigh opportunities, uncertainties

Government officials, researchers and utility insiders shared their observations and concerns about the burgeoning industry during a recent symposium.
Causes
Climate change making allergy season longer
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Climate change making allergy season longer, worse: Study

Bad news for the sniffly: A new report finds that as warmer temperatures increase the length of growing season, plants are releasing pollen and mold spores for a longer period of time.
Politics
Solutions are few for imperiled oceanfront homes
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Solutions are few for imperiled oceanfront homes: Panel

Officials at the first public meeting of an interagency work group said that while prevention could be far less costly than cleanup, limited programs or funding options are available to deal with erosion-threatened oceanfront homes before they collapse.
Newsletter
offshore wind development surveys absolved from right whale deaths
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Scientists dispute claims behind call for wind moratorium

Researchers say there's no evidence that offshore wind development surveys contributed to the recent deaths of whales along the Mid-Atlantic coast, where officials have called for a moratorium.
Impacts
erosion-threatened Rodanthe residents want sand replenishment
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Rodanthe sand project unlikely, but new study to begin

Beachfront property owners in Rodanthe want beach nourishment to protect their erosion-threatened houses, but the questions of how much sand and how to pay for it are unanswered.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
An illustration of three office workers who are carrying their belongings in boxes after layoff and a chart showing some people crossed out in red.

Trump administration moves forward with federal layoffs after Supreme Court ruling

Aerial view of a home that has been damaged by a tornado or other natural disaster with debris scattered widely..

Texas flooding puts scaled-back FEMA under scrutiny

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Texas flood disaster reveals rising human cost of climate-fueled extreme weather

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

CLIMATE
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Trump’s NOAA nominee backs deep budget cuts amid rising disaster toll

The U.S. Senate building during daytime.

Democratic senator says fossil fuel lobbying has silenced climate action in Congress