A billion-dollar deepening of Wilmington Harbor is necessary to keep the port competitive, but it comes with economic and environmental concerns for North Carolina's wetlands.
North Carolina is already paying for climate change, a state lawmaker says. It's time to make fossil fuel companies pay their share.
If a new Trump EPA rule goes into effect, NC wetlands would be in more jeopardy, increasing the risk of flooding during major storms, environmental groups say.
As researchers uncover even more PFAS contamination in NC, the Trump administration wants to loosen PFAS regulations.
MVP’s Southgate Extension pipeline and Williams Companies’ Southeast Supply Enhancement Project are proposed in close proximity within a single NC county.
Duke Energy, North Carolina’s largest utility, cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors for betting on coal.
Five of the Outer Banks homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Buxton. A sixth in Buxton collapsed overnight.
This week, as we approach the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene–one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit western North Carolina–it’s important to take stock of how we’re doing. Where do we stand and what do we still need?
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness...
The Trump administration canceled a FEMA program in April that would have funded upgrades to protect Hillsborough, NC, from flooding. Then the Eno River rose more than 20 feet.
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