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North Carolina coast benefiting from $421 million EPA grant
NEWPORT, N.C. (WITN) - North Carolina is one of thirty states receiving funding from an Environmental Protection Agency grant awarding a historic $421 million. The North Carolina Coastal Federation says the Tar Heel State is receiving nearly $30 million to protect and restore about 595 acres of coastal habitats to reduce carbon emissions and make communities more resilient to natural hazards.
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