Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?

Inside Climate News · By Lisa Sorg · last updated January 29, 2025 – 12:18 AM

The state’s new governor said the troubled agency, which fumbled hurricane relief in the east, wouldn’t go to devastated mountain areas after Hurricane Helene. But ReBuild NC has done just that.

By Lisa Sorg

SWANNANOA, N.C.—People are living in campers in fields of debris off U.S. 70, the main thoroughfare through the small town of Swannanoa, east of Asheville. Cars are buried nose-first under dirt and rock.

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.