NC Political Coastal Watch

Coastal Economy Boosts

• 🔥 Amazon Wilmington Expansion: Amazon’s robotics fulfillment center in Pender Commerce Park is slated to open by the...

• Six-month extension for FEMA's temp housing and rental aid keeps hundreds of families in hotels and units post-Helene.
• Follows pressure from...

NC housing crisis deepens with rapid growth—reform now essential.

• Added nearly 150,000 residents last year, behind only TX/FL
• Statewide inventory...

NC's tech trend heats up with massive investments and policy support:

• Google's $1B expands Lenoir data center, funds energy efficiency and workforce...

Essential NC recount details for close races like Senate District 26:

• Trailing candidates request by 5 p.m. March 16 (county) or noon March 17...

NC native Michael Regan, former Biden EPA administrator, slams major Trump-era EPA changes as 'exacerbating the climate crisis'—a direct hit to federal policies he once oversaw.

Trend alert: Triangle supply surge eases rents, but statewide affordability crisis persists as GOP eyes property tax limits.

• Rent relief in...

• Public hearings announced by NC DEQ on the Weatherization Assistance Program
• State plan details FY2027 administration, required by federal...

Trump officials are considering a $1 billion deal through proposed settlements to block offshore wind farms off North Carolina and New York. A direct federal threat to NC coastal renewables.

Duke Energy's clean energy program exceeded enrollment targets in North Carolina, drawing early participants like Cisco, United States Cold Storage Inc., and Daimler Truck North America to advance adoption.

Election Legislation Advances

• 🔥 House GOP on SAVE America Act: Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders addressed the media on the SAVE...

• Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders hold presser on election legislation
• Outlines House stance on voter eligibility requirements via SAVE America Act
• Urgent call for Senate vote on the measure

Key insights from the adaptation review:

• Vulnerability model includes exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity
• Urges integrating social factors for effective strategies
  Vital framework as NC coasts face sea-level rise and storms.

• Restart after delay: Construction resumes this year.
• Job slash: Down to 1,400 from 7,500 promised, curbing NC economic boost.
• Defying losses: Despite widening financial losses, EV tech push continues amid delays.

• Favorite NC haunts: Trump and VP Vance stick to a few preferred spots when visiting.
• Campaign trail heating up: Administration already stumping ahead of fall midterms.
• Purple state prize: GOP banking on NC for congressional victories.

Boost your GIS skills for NC coastal resilience with CFCC's free info session:

• When/Where: March 31, 6 p.m., room 135 NB Building, North Campus...

Key debate in NC tech policy:

• Hundreds of cameras deployed statewide, with numbers growing.
• Law enforcement benefits: Helps catch criminals and...

NC Senate President Phil Berger requests a recount two weeks after a close GOP primary against Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page. Highlights tensions in state legislative election processes.

• Massive power outages from severe storms toppling trees and power lines across Southeast, hitting Raleigh hard
• Hurricane-force winds reached 85...

Key warning for NC resilience: Diseases absent from US states like Florida are emerging, driven by climate-amplified storms like Peru's 2023 cyclone...