What Can Helene’s ‘Biblical’ Flooding Teach

Carl Smith Governing
Historic rainfall that devastated the Southeast was generated by conditions that still exist. What lessons can local governments in other parts of the country take from Helene?

Before Helene, a Perfect Storm of Climate Denialism

Lucy Dean Stockton, Freddy Brewster The Lever
North Carolina was once a climate leader, but more than a decade of Republican and corporate obstruction left the state ill-prepared for the historic disaster.

Climate Change–Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers

Alex N. Press Common Dreams
Two people walking through flooded streets with houses in the background.
Eleven of Impact Plastics’s workers were at the company’s Tennessee factory when Hurricane Helene hit. Two are confirmed dead, four are still missing. Workers say the company did not let them leave until it was too late.