climate

State regulators heard recommendations from environmental, consumer and business advocates about Duke Energy’s latest plan to meet state energy needs and lower emissions.

The Lumbee, Coharie, Sappony, and many other tribes made a home in the shadow of the longleaf pine thousands of years before European settlers set foot on North American soil. Ryan Emanuel’s new book shares the environmental struggles and connection to the land of these groups of people who never left.

Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson joined other Charlotte leaders in praising the standards’ public health, environmental, and economic benefits for North Carolina.

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

New research links certain pesticides we spray on our lawns to declining health for aquatic life in nearby creeks and streams. Several streams near Charlotte were included in the study.

One of the world's most prominent climate scientists is suing a right-wing author and a policy analyst for defamation, a case with big stakes for attacks on scientists.

The invasion of Ukraine hampered collaboration with Russian climate scientists. That's bad news for our collective ability to understand, and prepare for, a hotter planet.

Millions of Americans are feeling the effects of this summer's heat waves, which scientists tell us are made worse by climate change. The extreme heat is most miserable and dangerous in cities, and especially in the most developed areas of cities that lack trees and open space. That's according to a new analysis of temperature data in 44 U.S. cities, including Charlotte and Raleigh.

Tuesday's temperature hit the upper 80s and low 90s across the Carolinas, giving us a preview of things to come this spring and summer. As average global temperatures rise with climate change, so do the number of dangerously high heat days. And with that comes health risks, especially for those with health problems and people who work outdoors or in hot environments.

Putting more electric vehicles on the roads is a critical strategy in the fight against climate change. And at least for now, that means more cars powered by lithium-ion batteries. With demand for lithium already skyrocketing, the question is: Where will it come from?