Groups work to identify, save and reseed areas to help the culturally significant resource thrive as climate change portends ...

For decades, a landfill has towered over the town of Brookhaven. A groundwater contamination plume has spread beneath nearby properties.

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Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and North Carolina reporter Lisa Sorg as they explain how a new N.C.

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Mangroves store vast amounts of climate-warming carbon. Sea level rise may push them past the brink, according to a new study ...

Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in federal grants for upgrades, matched by $44 million in ratepayer funds.

The DOE on Thursday announced about $700 million in support for the declining coal industry with funds from the Defense ...

The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor ...

Transitioning to sustainable practices could boost resilience to compounding geopolitical and climate threats, experts say.

Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest ...