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Lisa Sorg
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North Carolina Reporter, Inside Climate News
North Carolina, Raleigh
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Biography
Lisa Sorg, Environmental Reporter, joined N.C. Policy Watch in July 2016. She covers environmental issues, including social justice, pollution, climate change and energy policy. Before joining the project, Lisa was the editor and an investigative reporter for INDY Week, covering the environment, housing and city government. She has been a journalist for 22 years, working at magazines, daily newspapers, digital media outlets and alternative newsweeklies.
I no longer cover technology/cybersecurity from Toronto
Content
By Lisa Sorg Verified| NC Newsline@ by Lisa Sorg, NC Newsline April 16, 2025 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. WINSTON-SALEM—Perhaps it was rain dripping through one of the many holes in the roof that condensed the ammonium nitrate into a potentially explosive cake. Or maybe it was an electrical short, like the one that had occurred a month earlier, igniting a pile of fertilizer.
By Lisa Sorg Verified| Inside Climate News Verified WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Perhaps it was rain dripping through one of the many holes in the roof that condensed the ammonium nitrate into a potentially explosive cake. Or maybe it was an electrical short, like the one that had occurred a month earlier, igniting a pile of fertilizer. Regardless of the cause, on the evening of Jan. 31, 2022, the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant caught fire.
By Lisa Sorg Verified| ecotopical.com@ Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Company Info
Inside Climate News
Inside Climate News is a non-profit news organization focused on investigative journalism related to climate change, energy, and environmental issues. Founded in 2007 in Brooklyn, New York, by David Sassoon and Stacy Feldman, it has grown from two employees to 37, supported by a budget of $3.3 million. The organization is dedicated to providing in-depth reporting on climate policy, environmental injustice, and misinformation. The organization offers investigative reporting that highlights underreported climate stories, including the notable 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill, which earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2013. Inside Climate News also launched ICN Local in 2018 to enhance environmental journalism across various U.S. states through local partnerships. Its digital platform features free online articles, newsletters, and email subscriptions, reaching over 250,000 subscribers and attracting more than 20 million annual pageviews. The organization collaborates with for-profit media outlets to republish content, ensuring broad access to its reporting.
New York, New York, United States
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Founded: 2007