The U.S. Forest Service stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida. So why is it so overworked and understaffed?

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could ...

Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways. Now, engineers are working to fill in the holes it left behind. And in places like Chimney Rock Nathan Moneyham: The whole thing's a big hole. Anisa Khalifa: But ...

The definitive list of 21 little-known retirement destinations for those seeking Southern charm and hospitality while also ...

Federal prosecutors say three members of the City Council in South Carolina’s third-largest city accepted kickbacks and bribes to give out grant money and rezone land or lied about what they knew ...

Duke’s climate and sustainability VP talks about a new report on the university’s climate efforts, navigating changes in ...

As climate change raises temperatures and changes snowfall patterns, North Carolina's multimillion-dollar ski industry has had to adapt.

A key North Carolina PFAS pollution meeting was abruptly canceled with no explanation. State leaders have not said why or ...

Chaewon Chung covers climate change and the environment in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina. Her work is funded by a grant from the Green South Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

In our region, tree pollen kicks off the allergy season in late February or early March, peaking in April and May. Grass ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson twists enough arms. But, Eric Garcia warns, the internal disputes between House and Senate ...

From the Kentucky floods to Helene and back again, people throughout Appalachia are using their experiences to help each ...