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  • In the North Carolina mountains, the VA is making house calls to veterans still isolated from Helene

    Jay Price

    November 04, 2024 |

    WUNC |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the regional Veterans Affairs system around the Charles George VA Medical Center is sending out teams to provide services and supplies to more than 2,600 high-risk veterans living in isolated areas.

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  • This disaster relief nonprofit is pioneering a clean energy alternative to noisy, polluting generators

    Elizabeth Ouzts

    October 24, 2024 |

    Energy News Network |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Footprint Project is working to make disaster recovery efforts more sustainable by replacing diesel- and gas-powered generators with solar-powered batteries. The team works with local solar companies, nonprofits, community groups, and governments to distribute as much solar-powered climate tech as they can in the wake of disasters.

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  • Hurricane Helene underscores need for more solar-battery microgrids

    Jeff St. John

    October 18, 2024 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Hot Springs, North Carolina

    A small community in the mountains of North Carolina, Hot Springs, relied on a solar-powered microgrid with battery storage when the substation that supplied its power washed away in the flooding after Hurricane Helene. Microgrids like that could be a critical part of building extreme weather resilience elsewhere, too.

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  • Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    October 13, 2024 |

    Associated Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bakersville, North Carolina

    The nonprofit Footprint Project is helping communities in North Carolina restore electricity after Hurricane Helene by delivering and installing solar equipment donated by companies or purchased with donated funds.

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  • In Appalachia, Helene's Water Crisis Taps a Global Christian Response

    Emily Belz

    October 09, 2024 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Water Mission is helping ensure Western North Carolina residents have access to safe water following Hurricane Helene. The group installed four of its proprietary mobile water treatment systems which produce 15,000 liters of clean water a day. The group has also distributed and gassed 400 generators for people to power their wells.

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