The rivers and streams of western North Carolina are still recovering from Hurricane Helene almost a year later. Contractors have pulverized those streams with heavy equipment to remove storm debris — causing a second ecological disaster in the storm’s wake.

A watchdog report finds NC among the many states struggling to keep “forever chemicals” from landfills out of rivers and groundwater.

The fall foliage season brings in hundreds of millions of tourist dollars into the North Carolina mountain economy each year.

Michael Perkins, a biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, says identifying the new mussel type was welcome news in a year that’s been tough for state conservationists.

Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades.

According to the Center for Biological Diversity, which petitioned the service to protect the snake, the southern hognose lives in the coastal plains of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, but they already have disappeared completely from Alabama and Mississippi.

The EPA announced in March that it was reevaluating its air quality standard for fine-particulate matter, also called soot. This sparked concern for Mecklenburg County Commissioner Elaine Powell during Tuesday’s county environmental stewardship meeting.

Mild temperatures in the Triad and High Country have people wondering if the cooler fall weather is here to stay, or just a tease.

The Trump administration has massively cut spending on environmental initiatives in North Carolina, costing the state millions in grants for flood resiliency, clean energy and climate research.

The funding levels for WNC farmers is on pace with state and federal support for the rest of the $60 billion disaster.