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Environmental group MountainTrue announced on Tuesday it received a $750,000 grant to expand its regional debris cleanup and river restoration program. The additional funding will help MountainTrue extend its cleanup work for two years and add technical crews that are trained to reach difficult stretches of whitewater.
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Air traffic controllers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep doing their jobs without getting a paycheck during the government shutdown. Some are starting to speak out.
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Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, talks about a judge's ruling stopping the Trump administration from firing federal worker during the shutdown.
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The campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits. -
The latest jobs report shows some bright spots for Buncombe County in the long recovery from Hurricane Helene. -
A year after Helene, students are wrestling with heightened mental health challenges, from anxiety and depression to an uptick in sleep issues and “externalizing behaviors” like aggression and substance use. -
As Asheville grows, the city is trying to make the most out of limited resources. -
Haywood County offered many more services in Spanish for its Latino community during Helene than it had in past emergencies. The community’s experience demonstrates the challenges counties have in meeting the needs of all their constituents. -
Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on WNC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.
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