Zachary Turner
Climate ReporterZachary Turner is a climate reporter and author of the WFAE Climate News newsletter. He freelanced for radio and digital print, reporting on environmental issues in North Carolina.
He has a bachelor's in French and a master's in journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Contact him at zturner@wfae.org or (704) 926-9309.
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Summers are getting hotter in the Charlotte region, and outdoor workers are among the most vulnerable to heat illnesses. The 32BJ SEIU airport workers union held a vigil Thursday morning for a woman advocates and coworkers say recently succumbed to the heat during her shift. -
North Carolina’s state wildlife agency is stocking fewer trout this fall. That’s bad news for the hundreds of thousands of people who flock to western North Carolina to fish. -
President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Gastonia on Wednesday evening in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, using the event to criticize Democratic candidate Roy Cooper and promote key Republican campaign themes. -
City Council member Kimberly Owens proclaimed in Monday’s City Council meeting that the spring and fall seasons are “Bird Safe Awareness Months,” encouraging residents and businesses to turn out nonessential lights between 11 p.m. and 6 p.m. while birds migrate overhead. -
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson announced a new $16 million program to support mining education during a visit Monday to the Albemarle lithium mine in Kings Mountain. -
A group of students, parents and energy experts is making the financial case for going green in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. -
County staff presented a new sustainability report for the last fiscal year. The report highlighted several successes, including the expansion of county recycling programs and air quality compliance. -
The city and county directed COVID-19 relief funds to Carolina Farm Trust, which planned to open a store and distribution center in a longtime food desert. But the nonprofit ceased most of its operations in July. -
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality issued two air quality permits: One for the data center’s backup power generation and one for Duke Energy’s generators to power the project during construction. -
EPIC will continue as the research arm of the new school. But starting this semester, some students are now part of the engineering college’s School of Energy and will ultimately graduate with degrees in electromechanical, mechanical engineering technology or applied energy.
