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Hurricane Michael approaches the Florida coast on Oct. 9. 2018. It was forecast to turn north east and cross Georgia and the Carolinas. Credit: NOAA/GOES-CONUS

As Hurricane Michael Sweeps Ashore, Farmers Fear Another Rainfall Disaster

By James Bruggers
North Carolina gets about 4.6 percent of its electricity from solar panels. The state's solar farms came through Hurricane Florence with little damage. Credit: Duke Energy

Solar Energy Largely Unscathed by Hurricane Florence’s Wind and Rain

By Dan Gearino
During Hurricane Matthew, ash leaked from at coal ash containment site at Duke Energy's retired Lee plant in North Carolina. Credit: Waterkeeper Alliance

In Hurricane Florence’s Path: Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles

By James Bruggers
Downtown Louisville has 380 surface parking lots and 20,000 parking spaces. Many have few if any trees. Credit: Frankie Leon/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0

City Centers Are Sweltering. Trees Could Bring Back Some of Their Cool.

By James Bruggers
Mayking Fire Chief Tony Fugate (left) and the volunteer fire department's treasurer, Buddy Sexton, speak to residents about their station's rising electricity costs during an Aug. 2 public meeting. Credit: James Bruggers/InsideClimate News

As Appalachia's Economy Collapses, Residents Shoulder Coal’s Costs in Their Power Bills

By James Bruggers
As recently as the early `90s, it took about 10 square meters to produce a metric ton of coal, new research says. By 2015, that was up to about 30 square meters. Credit: Alan Gignoux/Courtesy Appalachian Voices

Mountaintop Mining Is Destroying More Land for Less Coal, Study Finds

By James Bruggers
Solar installation. Credit: Alexandra Beier/Getty Images

Solar's Hitting a Cap in South Carolina, and Jobs Are at Stake by the Thousands

By James Bruggers
A technician discusses a chest X-ray with a coal miner in Harlan County, Kentucky, as part of a black lung screening program run by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Credit: NOISH

8 Black Lung Indictments Allege Coal Mine Managers Lied About Health Safety

By James Bruggers

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Downtown Atlanta. Credit: Mike Downey/CC-BY-2.0

Atlanta Charts a Path to 100 Percent Renewable Electricity

By James Bruggers
Georgia universities are part of the solar boom, as well. Georgia Tech has faculty and students working on a range of advanced solar technologies, including concentrated solar, photovoltaics and thin films. Credit: Georgia Tech Research Institute.

How Georgia Became a Top 10 Solar State, With Lawmakers Barely Lifting a Finger

By James Bruggers
Power plants outside Jacksonville, Florida. Credit: A. Davey/CC-BY-ND-NC-2.0

Few Southeast Cities Have Climate Targets, but That’s Slowly Changing

By James Bruggers
The Ohio River has 26 coal-fired power plants along its banks, about one every 38 miles. For decades, a regional commission has overseen standards for water pollution that crosses state lines. Credit: Saul Loeb/Getty Images

Ohio River May Lose Its Regional Water Quality Standards, Vote Suggests

By James Bruggers
Barges deliver coal to the the more than two dozen power plants along the Ohio River. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Industries Try to Strip Power from Ohio River's Water Quality Commission

By James Bruggers
North Carolina Wind Power Hangs in the Balance Amid Natural Security Debate

North Carolina Wind Power Hangs in the Balance Amid National Security Debate

By James Bruggers
A solar farm is planned for Bent Mountain, a former coal mine in Kentucky's Pike County. Credit: Kenny Stanely/RH Group

Solar Plans for a Mined Kentucky Mountaintop Could Hinge on...More Coal Mining

By James Bruggers
An environmental group installed solar panels atop Faith Community Church to sell the church cheap, clean electricity. Credit: NC WARN

How Solar Panels on a Church Rooftop Broke the Law in N.C.

By DAN GEARINO

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