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envirolink.org | Jacqui Sieber
From NPROne national park boasts the most diverse collection of wildflowers in the country, and they’re blooming right now.
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ctpublic.org | Jacqui Sieber
SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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nepm.org | Jacqui Sieber
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wesa.fm | Jacqui Sieber
One national park boasts the most diverse collection of wildflowers in the country, and they're blooming right now.
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2 weeks ago | 
wuot.org | Jacqui Sieber
They’re ugly, they’re loud and they’re crawling out of the ground. Brood XIV is a 17-year periodical cicada that last surfaced in 2008. When the soil eight inches below ground reaches 64 degrees, Brood XIV emerges and lives up to 5 weeks. In that time, the cicadas shed their exoskeletons, males begin their shrill mating call and females lay fertilized eggs inside tree twigs using a knife-like organ. Females can lay up to 600 eggs in their lifetime. The eggs hatch within seven weeks.
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2 weeks ago | 
lpm.org | Jacqui Sieber
Rows of colors festooned a hillside on a cold, misty spring day in Gatlinburg. Large, bare trees towered over blooming shrubs and flowers as Ian Sabo, a botanist at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, bent down to examine a white flower with a berry pink center. By its smell and appearance, he determined it to be a sweet white trillium, also known as trillium simile. “It’s got these really wide, broad overlapping petals,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
wuot.org | Jacqui Sieber
In the wake of three University of Tennessee students and one campus worker being put at risk of deportation due to a change in their legal statuses last week, around 50 people attended an hourlong rally coordinated by United Campus Workers on Tuesday. Speakers discussed the impacts of the Trump administration’s policies on universities, including recent immigration crackdowns and funding cuts to numerous federal programs.
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2 months ago | 
wuot.org | Jacqui Sieber
Hundreds of students, supporters of President Donald Trump and protestors gathered to see media personality Charlie Kirk speak Thursday at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Kirk is the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA and its affiliates. Turning Point is a well-funded political advocacy group that played a prominent role in Trump’s campaign and frequently hosts events to push conservative politics on campuses across the country.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
wpln.org | Tony Gonzalez |Pierce Gentry |Jacqui Sieber
Since arriving in East Tennessee, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has set up five disaster recovery centers, approved more than 6,600 applications and $25 million in aid, and helped connect people to more than $265,000 in disaster unemployment. But many people have expressed skepticism or downright distrust of the agency. False claims have spread rapidly on social media, fueling feelings of doubt that the agency will even help at all.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone |Jacqui Sieber
On a warm October day in Erwin, at least a dozen jugs of bleach line the entrance of the Unicoi County Animal Shelter. Cleaning crews wearing personal protective equipment operate machines to clear out mud, debris and damaged items out of the shelter. A sign in front of the building tells visitors that they are closed. The smell of sewage permeates the air. On the morning of Sept. 27, the Watauga River crested after Tropical Storm Helene brought record rainfall to the region.
