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Industry, clean power groups breathe a sigh of relief as Senate approves...
High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Senate approved three of President Joe Biden’s nominees to serve on the nation’s top...
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Effort to save a historic water tower put lead in this North Carolina town’s...
The water tower is a defining feature of the Bynum skyline and has stood for 75 years. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate NewsBYNUM, N.C.—Pitted with rust, an empty water tower looms over this old mill...
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Four states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
Holstein milking cows at an Idaho dairy on July 20, 2012. (Photo by Kirsten Strough/USDA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that four states will launch voluntary pilot...
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Republican-led NC House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes
NC House chamber (Photo: Clayton Henkel)Republicans in the North Carolina House made short work of three of Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday during a marathon session. The first veto to fall...
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NC legislature passes laws on masks, protests, and campaign money over the...
The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) The Republican-dominated legislature passed three new laws that Gov. Roy Cooper does not want, with the Senate voting Thursday to tear...
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Presidential election seen as climate turning point as CO2 hits record
Emissions spew from a stack at the coal-fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – Despite policies the Biden administration has...
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U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court, pictured, issued a decision on a case dealing with a legal precedent that gave federal agencies broad discretion to use their judgment to resolve any ambiguity Congress left in...
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In coastal North Carolina, a legal fight over wetlands protections
A wetland in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands help offset the damaging effects of climate change. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate NewsA U.S. district court judge has...
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Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related...
Hot days at work followed by nights that never seem to cool down can cause severe health problems. The Biden administration has announced plans to address the issue for U.S. workers. (Photo: Clayton...
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In NC, a species of concern is threatened by the vagaries of climate change
Eastern hellbenders are cold and slick to the touch, but are also very muscular. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)WATAUGA COUNTY—Ben Dalton broke the glassy surface of the Watauga River, spit out his mouthpiece and...
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Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground
Calvin Adkins stands near an old train car, now part of the Princeville historical museum. Adkins grew up in Princeville, but took a government buyout and now lives in nearby Tarboro. Photo:...
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Chapel Hill struggles to redevelop a toxic coal ash mound
Part of the Bolin Creek Greenway in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, runs along a mound of coal ash behind a fence. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate NewsThis report was originally published by Inside...
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Cooper unveils $421M grant for conservation, restoration
Pine flats in the Croatan National Forest like this are in the coastal areas targeted for conservation as part of new grant funding announced on Monday by Gov. Roy Cooper. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Gov. Roy...
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North Carolina’s public schools could be required to install carbon monoxide,...
Photo: Getty ImagesA provision tucked in the state budget requiring the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to study the status and cost of carbon monoxide and radon testing units in public...
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US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor
Graphic: Nuclear Regulatory Commission The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new nuclear test reactor to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Kairos Power, the...
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Solar energy and its cheaper bills are coming to more disadvantaged communities
Doris Brown stands outside her solar-powered home in Houston. A hefty infusion of federal dollars under the Inflation Reduction Act could lead to more solar-powered homes in lower-income areas,...
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Women, people of color hold majority on Gov. Cooper’s new environmental...
On Oct. 24, Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292, which supports the pursuit of environmental justice in North Carolina. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Gov. Roy Cooper announced his 11 appointees to the new...
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New test results from NC State building show PCB levels up to 38 times higher...
Testing showed five rooms in Poe Hall at NC State University contained materials with high levels of PCBs, a likely carcinogen. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Five rooms in Poe Hall at N.C. State University are...
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North Carolina’s environment: The year that was and the year to come
The Environmental Protection Agency has established drinking water standards for six types of toxic substances known as PFAS. (Photo: Getty Images)Six years ago we couldn’t even pronounce...
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MVP Southgate natural gas pipeline will no longer cross Alamance County
The green lines show the original route of the MVP Southgate natural gas pipeline. Alamance County is no longer in the project path. However, the pipeline owner has not yet published a new map of the...
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