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Environmental groups sue to protect western North Carolina forests from increased logging
As Western North Carolina’s forests recover from Hurricane Helene, environmental groups say Pisgah and Nantahala face a ...
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Western North Carolina was hit particularly hard by Helene
In western North Carolina, officials are worried about the unfolding disaster following the deadly flooding of Tropical Storm Helene. Dozens of people have died and many more are unaccounted for.
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'Drastically different': How Helene upended ecology and habitat of Western North Carolina
Biologists and other experts are still struggling to reach areas of Western North Carolina wrecked by storms to assess the damage. Some are facing the impacts of Helene on their own lives.
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Families in western North Carolina rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Helene: "This is home"
One of the areas hardest hit was western North Carolina…a region unaccustomed to hurricanes. Residents were caught off guard when the Appalachian mountain range that hugs the border of Tennessee ...
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‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins
More than a week after Helene leveled vast swaths of western North Carolina, Kim Ashby is among the hundreds of people still unaccounted for. “He wants to find Kim,” said Lauren Meidinger ...