air quality

The EPA has awarded $53 million in grants for air quality testing in communities around the country, including three in North Carolina. The money will go to areas where pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to environmental and health disparities.

Three years ago, the Charlotte City Council adopted goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. WFAE's David Boraks reports on progress and concerns that the city won't meet its goals.

Smoke and haze are expected to roll across much of North Carolina and many northern parts of South Carolina on Thursday, limiting visibility and potentially causing problems for people with breathing difficulties.

A South Carolina paper mill is now facing a third federal lawsuit from neighbors. The suit filed Tuesday says the plant's emissions are causing pollution and making them sick.

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a South Carolina paper mill to come up with a plan for reducing hydrogen sulfide emissions that are causing unpleasant odors.

Several weeks into the nearly worldwide stay-at-home orders, we’re living a real-life experiment about economics and our planet. New data and images show…

The American Lung Association's annual air quality report is out. It gives good grades overall for air quality in the Carolinas, though some cities saw…

Do you drive to and from work in the Charlotte area? Several local groups are promoting a bit of a competition this month called the Clean Commute…

An annual report out this week shows air quality in North Carolina and other southeastern states is continuing to improve. Federal and state laws have…

As dry conditions move east from North Carolina's mountains, five counties are now in an 'exceptional' drought - the highest level as determined by the…