Duke Energy plans to file its updated plan this week to meet North Carolina energy needs while reducing carbon pollution. However, a recent environmental report gave the utility a failing grade for transitioning to clean energy.

The town of Black Mountain is turning to an old technology to prepare for a new generation of climate-fueled disasters.

The town of Carrboro filed suit against Duke Energy last December, alleging the utility giant engaged in a public deception campaign to dismiss concerns about climate change. Lawyers for Duke Energy are asking the judge to dismiss the case.

A quarter of the country's National Park Service positions have now been cut in 2025. The National Parks Conservation Association is now warning of more cuts in President Trump's and the U.S. House's budget proposals.

Blue Ridge Public Radio is collaborating with AP, Honolulu Civil Beat, CalMatters, and Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in Puerto Rico to examine how school communities are recovering from the disruption of natural disasters.

Sound Rivers had alleged that Mungo Homes was polluting a pair of tributaries to Lick Creek in Southeast Durham while building a 216-acre development.

The rivers and streams of western North Carolina are still recovering from Hurricane Helene almost a year later. Contractors have pulverized those streams with heavy equipment to remove storm debris — causing a second ecological disaster in the storm’s wake.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate was first proposed in 2018. It's one of three pipelines proposed to cross through Rockingham County.

The Environmental Management Commission met on Thursday and adopted new regulations on PFAS, wetlands, and testing for bacteria in recreational waters.

Michael Perkins, a biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, says identifying the new mussel type was welcome news in a year that’s been tough for state conservationists.