North Carolina Forest Service officials say downed trees will soon dry out, making fires worse and more difficult to fight.

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.

When Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, it downed power lines, leaving tens of thousands of residents without electricity for days, even weeks.

A wildlife biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission talks with Due South's Leoneda Inge about North Carolina's black bears and their adaptation to increased interactions with humans.

Due South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with Robert Scheller of NC State University about why wildfires are becoming more common in our state and the Southeast — and what the future might hold.

It has been six months since Helene ripped through Western North Carolina and perpetually altered life in the mountains. We check-in on recovery, communities, workers, and tourism half a year after Helene.

Under the Trump administration, the EPA is reportedly considering plans to dissolve its scientific research office. At Research Triangle Park, several hundred people work in this division at EPA’s large regional campus.

If you live in North Carolina, or anywhere else in the U.S., you’ve probably heard all about PFAS. These are human-made chemicals that are long lasting. Now, people in the eastern part of the state are trying to protect themselves from these chemicals with a high-tech water filtration system that filters out PFAS.

Competition for the two hunting permits would be steep.

Another year, another drought for North Carolina farmers, who head into spring planting season with a lot of uncertainty.