climate

The National Weather Service says increased fire danger could affect portions of central North Carolina and the western Piedmont.

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.

Albemarle is working to reopen the old Kings Mountain lithium mine, but a mysterious and offensive odor has some locals raising their eyebrows and wrinkling their noses at the project.

Climate change has driven rising insurance rates for all kinds of real estate, but especially in the coastal Southeast where hurricanes are a threat. Low-income housing developments are particularly vulnerable to these rising costs.

When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved to Asheville four months ago they introduced themselves to neighbors as "climate refugees from Austin." After Helene, she has thoughts on "climate havens."

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.