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Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills

A new storm recovery charge could soon hit Georgia Power customers’ bills, as climate change drives more destructive weather across the state.

By Ryan Krugman

A Georgia Power crew works to remove trees from transmission lines in the wake of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Ga. Credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images
Kristi Noem is standing near screens with FEMA's name and logo

Disaster Survivors Want Kristi Noem Out of FEMA 

By Arcelia Martin

Linda Kling in front of her damaged mobile home in the wake of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images

These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts.

By Amy Green

Donald Trump is prayed over by a local business owner in Swannanoa, N.C., during a visit to see the devastation of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 21, 2024. Credit: The Washington Post via Getty Images/Grist

Trump Raised $8 Million for Hurricane Helene Survivors. Where Did It All Go?

By Katie Myers, Grist

Vice President JD Vance (left) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speak to the press outside on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene in Damascus, Va., in January 2025. Nonprofits in parts of Southwest Virginia devastated by the storm want a restoration of climate resiliency funding terminated by the Trump administration. Credit: Ben Curtis/AFP via Getty Images

Environmental Groups, EPA Spar In Court Over Trump’s Cancellation of Resiliency Funding

By Charles Paullin

The Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus) is a species that has been threatened since 1977, and has been propagated at Conservation Fisheries Incorporated since 1994. Credit: Derek Wheaton

Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters

By Kacie Faith Kress

A washed away road in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Chantal on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Credit: Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images

Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal

By Lisa Sorg

A woman walks through high tide floodwaters on Aug. 9, 2024, in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief

By Charles Paullin

Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Sept. 28, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss

By Lisa Sorg

A building damaged by Hurricane Helene is seen on March 24 in Asheville, N.C. Communities in western North Carolina continue the recovery process more than six months after the storm. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Despite Problems in and out of State, Horne LLP Is Again Chosen by N.C. Officials to Run Disaster Relief Efforts

By Lisa Sorg

A family walks through what remains of their grandfather’s house in a neighborhood decimated by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville, Colo. Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

By Gabe Castro-Root

A family salvages belongings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 30, 2024, in Old Fort, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

An Insurance Crisis Compounded by Climate Change Threatens the Broader U.S. Economy

By Lisa Sorg

Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction through North Carolina, including along this section of the French Broad River. Credit: Jack Henderson

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

How Hurricanes Can Fuel Wildfires in the Southeast

By Kiley Price

Julie Lawson (left) describes the water level of flooding that damaged her son's shop as Hurricane Helene hit Canton, N.C. in October 2024. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities

By Lisa Sorg

Residents of Swannanoa live in campers and tents as their homes remain destroyed or uninhabitable from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?

By Lisa Sorg

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

Large piles of debris remained in Cedar Key, Fla., some two months after Hurricane Helene hit. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

After Three Hurricanes in 13 Months, Residents of Cedar Key, Florida, Are Considering the Island’s Future—and Their Own

By Amy Green

A person walks past downed power lines as South Carolina residents deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 5 in Greenwood, S.C. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Killed 49 in South Carolina’s Upstate Region as Costs of Damage and Response Exceed $370 Million

By Emmy Ribero

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