Sustain Charlotte is returning Duke Energy’s donation after the utility signed on to a letter in support of rolling back pollution regulations. The letter asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to cut carbon and coal-ash pollution regulations passed during the Biden administration.

Plastic waste is the most common litter found in North Carolina streams, according to a recent report by the N.C. Conservation Network.

The Black Cove Fire in the Green River Game Land has burned over 2,000 acres. Firefighters from across state lines have responded, some drawing water from the Green River to spray along the fire lines.

The state Senate will soon vote on a bill that would eliminate North Carolina’s 2030 carbon pollution reduction target. The bill also allows Duke Energy to recover costs on power generating facilities while still under construction, instead of after the utility completes them.

Trees can tell us a lot from the stories etched into their bark. One Charlotte artist has captured some of those stories through a series of drawings that he hopes will connect folks to nature and the effects of climate change.