Celeste Gracia
Environment ReporterCeleste Gracia 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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Organizations throughout the Triangle are accepting donations for immigrant families that are sheltering in place for fear of immigration agents. -
Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.
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For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution. -
The project would include a 31-mile, 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline from Virginia to Rockingham County, NC. Officials previously denied this same permit in 2020. -
The day-long event brought together high school students from across central NC who are passionate about environmental and climate issues. -
Pumpkins in landfills break down and emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas. There are several places in the Triangle to drop off your pumpkins. -
Two new recently published studies highlight the pervasiveness of PFAS. One study found PFAS in sea foam along the North Carolina coast. Another found PFAS in the blood of some Wilmington residents. -
The new species is called Nanotyrannus. Compared to the well known tyrannosaurus rex, a nanotyrannus was more speedy and agile. -
The new species is called Ligodonta obscura. It's found in the Little River roughly 20 miles south of Asheboro. -
In North Carolina, state regulators are trying to figure out how to meet unprecedented energy demand while also protecting the average ratepayer. Earlier this week, the North Carolina Utilities Commission held a two-day meeting to talk about these issues.
