Top 10 9. NCDEQ’s staffing cut by more than 30% over 14 years: Report Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has suffered the highest percentage of staff cuts of...
Top 10 10. An inside look at some NC environmental justice projects impacted by Trump administration’s EPA cuts Kani’ya Davis/WUNC Radio When the Trump administration terminated the nearly $2 billion EPA Community Change Grant Program earlier this year,...
Top 10 1. Iryna’s Law aims to improve public safety — but it may deepen jail and health care strains Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News A law that took effect this month tightens North Carolina’s pretrial release rules, making it more...
Top 10 2. Imported shrimp served at restaurants touting local catch Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online Genetic testing of purportedly wild-caught shrimp served earlier this month at dozens of Outer Banks restaurants...
Top 10 3. After long standoff, AEC protections reinstated for Jockey’s Ridge Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice After several years of wrangling over language, the Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) protections for Jockey’s...
Top 10 4. Ports cope with economic headwinds Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Brian Clark, executive director of N.C. Ports, led the port system through what he called a challenging 2025....
Top 10 5. WCU navigates budget uncertainty, prepares for what’s ahead Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Six months after the North Carolina General Assembly’s deadline to produce an annual budget, Western Carolina...
Top 10 6. Big field running in Haywood County commissioner GOP primary Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Candidate signups have ended, and the race for county commission is packed. Three seats are up...
Top 10 7. Transco gas pipeline gets state clearance Guy Lucas/The High Point Enterprise Two controversial proposals to expand natural gas pipelines, including one crossing the Triad, have received...
Top 10 8. Sewer moratorium blocks Bo Time Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning While the developer hoping to build a Bojangles on Brevard Road in Etowah cleared a hurdle to...
Top 10 9. Turkey shoot a holiday tradition, with no ruffled feathers Allen G. Breed/The Associated Press With the blast of a shotgun, the Raleigh Moose Family Center Turkey Shoot is under...
Top 10 10. Jackson-Shaw delivers first phase of 1.25M-sq.-ft. industrial park in Landis The Salisbury Post Real estate developer Jackson-Shaw recently announced the delivery of the first phase of Landis Ridge, described in...
Top 10 1. Hearing set for proposed 68% increase in North Carolina dwelling insurance rates WWAY News North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a public hearing to review a proposed 68.3% increase in...
Top 10 2. Judges overseeing Camp Lejeune toxic water cases reject government’s attempt to block evidence from federal agency Annette Weston/Public Radio East Late last week, the judges overseeing the Camp Lejeune Justice Act cases rejected the government’s attempt...
Top 10 3. It’s official, North Carolina professors will have to publicly post syllabi Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio The UNC System has officially adopted a policy to force all state university professors to publicly post...