Celeste Gracia
Environment ReporterCeleste Gracia has been at 吉彩网网站 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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Two seats were up for grabs this year, and Republicans won both. -
The fianc茅 of Mary Marshall, one of the victims of the Oct. 13 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood, spoke at a memorial in downtown Raleigh Sunday afternoon. Local and state officials also called for an end to gun violence. -
Police say a 15-year-old boy turned the gently curving streets of a Raleigh neighborhood and nearby greenway into a killing zone. When the shooting was over Thursday, five people were dead. -
The study found large amounts of coal ash in the sediment, or sand, of five recreational lakes across North Carolina. All of these lakes are near former or currently operational Duke Energy coal plants. -
Chemical company Chemours wants to expand existing operations at its Fayetteville Works facility. Chemours is responsible for discharging toxic chemicals known as PFAS into the Cape Fear River. -
Hundreds of families are still displaced from their homes years after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Some families have been living in hotels for years waiting for repairs to start. -
The North Carolina Clean Energy Pre-Apprenticeship Program is part of a larger plan to build a workforce that will sustain the future of green energy. -
The wildfire started June 19 by a lightning strike. It's burning soil underground that's thousands of years old and full of carbon. One expert calls the situation a tragedy. -
The policies are meant to help increase the population of southern flounder. Right now, the species is declining and fishermen are catching flounder at a high rate. -
A new artificial reef made from 3D printing is the first of its kind in North Carolina. Using this technology allows state officials to tailor the reef specific to the habitat, creating more benefits for fish.
