beverly perdue

The state of North Carolina, now suffering from severe flooding after Hurricane Florence, is the face of climate change denial among many state and federal politicians. The citizens of North Carolina are now paying a significant price for their elected officials' incompetence.

Drought, low corn yield force reconsideration of the Renewable Fuel Standard for ethanol

Hurricane Irene fell short of the doomsday predictions of record-breaking storm surges in North Carolina and Virginia when it lumbered ashore. But a slow-crawling storm that spread out hundreds of miles was still hurling heavy rain and high winds at a wide swath of the East Coast a day after its first U.S. landfall, vexing officials attempting to gauge the full damage toll on the region.

Martin O'Malley was selected by his peers Wednesday to chair the Democratic Governors Association, a platform from which he says he will build the party and promote candidates who will invest in education and infrastructure.