Celeste Guajardo
Environment ReporterCeleste Guajardo has been at WUNC 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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TotalEnergies agreed to relinquish its offshore wind leases in North Carolina and New York. Total originally bought the Carolina Long Bay lease in 2022 for $160 million. -
Creek Week is an annual regional commemoration of water and environmental stewardship. Various events will be taking place across the Triangle, including invasive species removal, litter clean ups, and guided walks at parks or trails. -
This comes after a developer of a proposed data center canceled the project late last week. The moratorium is intended to give town staff time to update zoning rules. -
At its peak, the facility can provide 100 MW of power for up to two hours. Duke Energy says these batteries will help increase reliability for customers. -
New Hill Digital Campus was a proposed 300 MW facility in Apex. The project faced intense community backlash. -
The student-led Sustainable Schools Coalition wants the Durham Board of Education to develop a Climate Action Plan, as agreed by the board in 2021. -
The town accused the utility giant of engaging in a decades-long public deception campaign downplaying the risks of fossil fuels and climate change. The judge says the case presents "nonjusticiable questions." -
A public hearing Wednesday at the Durham County Courthouse was the first opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on this year's iteration of the Carbon Plan. This plan outlines how Duke Energy will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. -
Liberation Station first opened in 2019 in downtown Raleigh on Fayetteville Street. Scott-Miller decided to close it in April 2024 after she and her family received threats. -
Hundreds of volunteers across central North Carolina are part the Haw River Watch Program. Since December 1994, the program has collected information that helps inform basin planning.
