🏠 The 27526 ZIP code in Fuquay-Varina was one of the hottest ZIP codes in the country last year for home sales, according to the real estate company Opendoor. (News & Observer🔒)
🏭 To reduce carbon emissions at its power plant, UNC-Chapel Hill is considering a switch to burning pellets made of paper and plastic. (Inside Climate News)
But the pellets would also increase levels of pollutants like nitrogen oxides, lead, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds.
In the past decade, the N.C. General Assembly's support of anti-abortion centers has grown from $300,000 to $12 million. (The Assembly)
🙏 An 855-pound female manatee successfully rescued from the Tar River in Greenville, N.C., last fall was released back into the wild in Florida this week. (WBTV)