Environment

South Carolina nuclear fuel plant will continue operations

The European Union is considering changes to its climate policies that could have a big effect on a controversial segment of North Carolina's forestry sector — the wood pellet industry.

Environmental and citizens groups have filed a federal court appeal in hopes of stopping a half-billion-dollar bridge proposed at North Carolina's Outer Banks. And they're citing sea level rise as an argument.

Charlotte-based Duke Energy says it expects to triple the amount of renewable energy it produces by 2030. That's among the goals in the company's annual sustainability report out Wednesday.

A 15-year-old Charlotte high school student has become a role model for responsible climate activism. Effective protest during COVID-19 can take many forms, she says, and making cookies is one of them.

Gov. Roy Cooper is making another plea to President Donald Trump to include North Carolina in a ban on offshore drilling. Two weeks ago, President Trump…

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum to his interior secretary Tuesday that exempts the Atlantic coasts of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia - but…

Federal environmental officials say they've finished testing more than 100 additional properties around an old asbestos mill in Davidson. Only six --…

A new study says Charlotte’s tree canopy declined significantly between 2012 and 2018, with residential development the biggest cause of widespread tree…

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…