Liz McLaughlin
Freelance Correspondent at NBC News
Climate Change Reporter at WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Correspondent, Storyteller @nbcolympics @nbcnews @msnbc @nbcnewsnow | Climate Change and #PFAS Reporter @wral | Current pug mom, former roller derby skater
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1 week ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
Dozens of students and Chapel Hill residents marched Monday afternoon, calling on the University of North Carolina to stop burning coal at its campus cogeneration plant, citing public health risks, environmental injustice and broken climate promises.
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1 week ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
More than a month after the Fayetteville Public Works Commission reported that $60 million in federal funding for a PFAS filtration system was under review, the money remains in limbo. The project is intended to remove harmful “forever chemicals” from the city’s drinking water and help the utility meet new federal safety standards. It was scheduled for completion in 2028, but the ongoing freeze has raised concerns about who will cover the cost if federal support falls through.
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2 weeks ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
March 2025 was one of the windiest months in decades across the United States, and North Carolina was no exception, with wildfire activity surging and pollen counts breaking records. Across North Carolina, 63 wildfires were burning on April 10, consuming more than 11,000 acres, according to the N.C. Forest Service.
Unaffordable future: Study shows where climate shifts will drive insurance higher, home values lower
2 weeks ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
Climate change is beginning to reshape the housing market in North Carolina. A new national study projects that more than two-thirds of counties in the state could see home values drop in the coming decades due to rising insurance costs and increased exposure to flooding, storms and wildfires.
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2 weeks ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
A group of more than 60 scientists is calling on Gov. Josh Stein to use his executive authority to oppose Duke Energy’s growing investment in fossil fuels, citing threats to public health, worsening climate impacts and a missed opportunity to expand clean energy.
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