Plastic industry groups and fossil fuel companies are supplying schools with curricula that portray plastics as safe, affordable and a source of good jobs.

Amid devastating floods in Nepal, the U.S. is experiencing serious floods in large swaths of the West, including fatal floods at the Grand Canyon.

When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.

Roads can hurt stream habitat. But there’s a solution — really big culverts.

Snow leopards are among the most elusive animals in the world.

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina. Landslides tore apart families and killed dozens. What more could have been done to save lives? And what could be done to save them in the future? Those are some of the questions asked in WCNC's new documentary "Lost Ground: America’s Landslide Crisis."

Democrats and Republicans in Troy, N.Y., took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.

New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!

The study was published in June by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership. Seagrass is a critical component of a coastal ecosystem.

The National Park Service confirms at least two people have died.