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
Jeffrey Rodgers spends most evenings on his front porch, swapping stories with his wife while the sun sinks behind the pines. Lately, a new habit has crept in: wondering what might be floating on the breeze. Roughly 1,100 feet away, a Becton Dickinson warehouse stores medical devices sterilized with ethylene oxide, or EtO, an odorless gas the Environmental Protection Agency calls a known human carcinogen. “This is something that should be monitored,” Rodgers said.
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1 week ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
A provision tucked into the House’s budget reconciliation bill would impose a $100 annual fee on hybrid vehicles and $250 on electric vehicles, with some Senate Republicans now pushing to raise those amounts to $250 and $500. Supporters argue the fees are needed to shore up the Highway Trust Fund as federal gas-tax revenues, stagnant at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993, continue to fall.
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2 weeks ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin
Smart home features are moving from gadget status to must-have essentials in new homes across the Triangle. Builders are baking the technology into floor plans as buyers look for lower power bills and a smaller carbon footprint. Tri Pointe Homes now includes its “LivingSmart” package in every house it sells in the region. Standard items range from dual-zone HVAC and formaldehyde-free insulation to WaterSense faucets and pre-wired electric-vehicle chargers.
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2 weeks ago |
wral.com | Liz McLaughlin |Eric Miller
Several North Carolina lawmakers at various levels of government are critical of President Donald Trump’s plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] after the 2025 hurricane season. “It’s completely disgraceful that Donald Trump would sit in the Oval Office and claim his administration has successfully helped western North Carolina rebuild from the devastation brought by Hurricane Helene,” Ross wrote.
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3 weeks ago |
wect.com | Liz McLaughlin
NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) - When Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters finally receded last September, Alex Webber thought the worst was over. The co‑owner of On Your Bike Café and repair shop had fled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, searching for higher ground in the North Carolina mountains. Instead, she found 3 feet of mud, a gutted storefront and an insurance denial letter. “They take your money and they weasel out,” Webber said, reflecting on the still‑scarred space on Marshall’s Main Street.
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