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North Carolina Forest Service officials say downed trees will soon dry out, making fires worse and more difficult to fight.
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North Carolina enacted a rare energy law in the South in 2021 that directed power plant emissions be sharply reduced. But now the state's GOP-controlled legislature is seeking to repeal a key element in that law.
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President Donald Trump's suggestion about "getting rid of" the nation's disaster relief agency doesn't sound like a bad idea for some residents of western North Carolina who are still navigating the long recovery process from Hurricane Helene.
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The Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel is named after its habitat in southern Idaho.
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A team of researchers are launching an online AI tool that gives users up-to-date information about climate data and climate policies.
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President Trump touted an “all-of-the-above” approach to powering the country. Now, it looks like “all of the above” does not include wind energy. Trump issued an order on Monday banning new offshore wind leases — but what does this mean for North Carolina’s budding wind farms?
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After Helene's catastrophic damage in western North Carolina, conservation groups say an amendment to the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan will help recovery efforts moving forward.
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President-elect Trump plans to “unleash American Energy” with a heavy emphasis on fossil fuels. But what does this mean for North Carolina — a state that has its own energy agenda and carbon pollution reduction goals?
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My favorite story that I worked on this year is my story about restoring Sugarloaf Island, Morehead City’s barrier island.
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North Carolina has received $25 million to build highway underpasses to protect endangered red wolves after four were killed along a major route to the Outer Banks.
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2024 was a busy year in North Carolina’s environment and energy sector. From PFAS regulations to more houses falling in the ocean; from the clean energy transition to Hurricane Helene, here’s a roundup of this year’s top stories.
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A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement in gear.