3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (206+ words) Raleigh water customers used a little less water last week amid an on-going drought and citywide restrictions. The City of Raleigh said its customers used about 59.66 gallons of water a day last week, down from 61.7 million gallons of water a…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (619+ words) Even after recent rain, much of North Carolina remains locked in severe or extreme drought conditions as state regulators grapple with growing battles over who gets access to water during a period of rapid growth and mounting strain on river…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (846+ words) As Raleigh prepares to implement water restrictions on Monday amid the ongoing drought, attention is turning to how much water large data centers could use and how that demand is managed during dry periods. The city will activate Stage 1 water-use…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (200+ words) The water restrictions taking effect Monday in Raleigh are expected to last more than a month, according to a city spokesperson. City of Raleigh environmental coordinator Ed Buchan estimated that the Stage 1 water-use restrictions will last until June. Stage 1 water…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (236+ words) A months-long drought is leading to tough conversations for city leaders around residents possibly having to cut consumption. There is growing concern that Raleigh could implement water-use restrictions in the coming weeks. It's not a certainty at this point, but…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1516+ words) The windowless buildings rising across North Carolina look more like warehouses than engines of climate change. Across the state, proposals for hyperscale data centers built to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and water....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) Community members and volunteers planted trees at five bus stops across south Raleigh Thursday, as part of an initiative to transform transit spots into cooler, greener spaces. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., volunteers with We Plant It Forward, Raleigh Parks Urban Forestry and…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (244+ words) The City of Raleigh provides leaf collection to all city residents. Specialized vacuum trucks drive through residential neighborhoods in the winter months to collect leaves. This service allows residents to rake leaves from their yards into piles near the curb....

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (572+ words) Cranes dot the skyline. New apartments rise where parking lots once stood. And on Raleigh’s edges, farmland is giving way to cul-de-sacs and shopping centers. This city is growing faster than almost anywhere else in the country. Wake County adds…...