Newsletter Credit: AndreyPopov/Big Stock Photo A hotter, wetter South becomes a breeding ground for mold In Asheville, a housing crisis is colliding with mold, a poorly understood health threat that ballooned in the wake of Helene.
Politics Climate change spurs agencies to provide health resources As weather events such as storms and droughts intensify, so does the need to produce more tools to protect the most vulnerable.
Politics EPA administrator comes home to deliver important announcement With Warren County as his backdrop, the N.C. native introduced the new Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Office.
Politics Environmentalists say policies limiting single-use plastics are necessary to curb North Carolina's growing microplastics problem There are no mandated plastic bag fees or bans in NC. A Durham County nonprofit is working to change that but will have to wait a while longer.
Newsletter Heat wave blankets NC, raises risk of health effects A streak of high-temperature days has the potential to harm many people, especially those without air conditioning or those who work outdoors.
Newsletter Advocates: Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear The Cape Fear River supplies drinking water to tens of thousands of state residents. It's also an ecosystem under pressure.
Politics Extreme heat prompts effort to protect farmworkers Climate change is pushing temperatures higher in states with large numbers of farmworkers, says one researcher. Current rules are inadequate to address the threats to safety.
