State of Change: Natural Solutions Screening and Panel Discussion. PBS North Carolina, NC Science Festival and The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences proudly present a screening and panel discussion of the second season of the State of Change series. This hybrid event will take place in person and virtually on Thursday, April 20, at 7:00pm EDT. A panel discussion with scientists and journalists from around the state will take place after the screening. They will provide an up-close look at climate change issues and answer questions in-person and via the virtual chat. Pulitzer Center grantee Frank Graff will moderate the discussion. PBS North Carolina launched the State of Change project to personalize the impact of climate change, provide details about the science of the challenges, share solutions to combat the issues and develop resiliency to adapt to it. The project is part of the Pulitzer Center's nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. State of
A mysterious environmental group with backing from the head of a renewable energy company has quietly given grants to local newsrooms in an effort to boost climate reporting.
Vanishing Land: Climate Change Displaces Black Families Along Gullah-Geechee Corridor. Editor’s note: This story is supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting’s Connected Coastlines initiative and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network. PINEY GROVE, N.C. Connie.
The Unstoppable Ocean: A Discussion on Climate Impacts in the Gulf of Maine. Along Maine’s stunning coastline, vulnerable communities wrestle with the inevitable rise of the sea caused by the warming ocean. Communities are already being forced to make costly upgrades to vulnerable infrastructure and, in some cases, rethink ways and patterns of life they have had for generations. The Maine Monitor explored these issues in a recent feature piece, "The Unstoppable Ocean: 10 Stories from the Edge of Maine." Journalists visited 10 communities along the coast to observe the impact of the rising sea, and how the state and local communities are tackling it. The project was supported as part of the Pulitzer Center's nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. The solutions that emerge will not be simple, nor will they be the same from one place to the next. The Maine Monitor, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), and the Buck Lab at Colby College invite you to