Celeste Gracia
Environment ReporterCeleste Gracia has been at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ since September 2019. She moved over as environment reporter after starting off as morning producer. She's interested in covering several topics within her beat, including climate change and environmental justice.
Celeste graduated from the University of North Texas. She previously interned at CBS News Radio in New York and Morning Edition in Washington D.C.
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Under the Trump administration, the EPA is reportedly considering plans to dissolve its scientific research office. At Research Triangle Park, several hundred people work in this division at EPA’s large regional campus. -
If you live in North Carolina, or anywhere else in the U.S., you’ve probably heard all about PFAS. These are human-made chemicals that are long lasting. Now, people in the eastern part of the state are trying to protect themselves from these chemicals with a high-tech water filtration system that filters out PFAS. -
En nuestra serie, Trabajadores Agotados, analizamos el impacto del calor extremo en los trabajadores -
Brunswick County is close to completing a multimillion-dollar project at its Northwest Water Treatment Plant. As part of the project, a reverse osmosis water treatment system is being installed at the plant to remove toxic chemicals known as PFAS. -
Thirty probationary staff members were recently terminated from the Environmental Protection Agency's regional campus at Research Triangle Park. This comes as thousands of federal employees across the country are also losing their jobs.
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The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced the new rates last Friday. The insurance industry says inflation and climate change are driving up costs. -
After Helene's catastrophic damage in western North Carolina, conservation groups say an amendment to the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan will help recovery efforts moving forward. -
My favorite story that I worked on this year is my story about restoring Sugarloaf Island, Morehead City’s barrier island. -
2024 was a busy year in North Carolina’s environment and energy sector. From PFAS regulations to more houses falling in the ocean; from the clean energy transition to Hurricane Helene, here’s a roundup of this year’s top stories. -
Timbermill Wind in Chowan County includes 45 turbines spread out across more than 6,000 acres. The project is expected to produce clean energy and provide an economic boom to the region.
