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The General Assembly may halt an effort by the state agency tasked with managing fisheries to limit flounder catches.Last month, the Marine Fisheries…

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has released more test results of water wells near three Duke Energy power plants.These tests were…

Earlier this week the Obama Administration announced its EPA Clean Power Plan that directs states to lower greenhouse gas emissions from coal-burning…

Earlier this week the Obama Administration announced its EPA Clean Power Plan that directs states to lower greenhouse gas emissions from coal-burning…

North Carolina state lawmakers and officials are vowing to fight the Obama Administration’s new clean power plant rules.The EPA Clean Power Plan calls for…

Just below the Falls Lake dam, the Neuse River is so shallow you can walk across it and barely get your ankles wet. But it’s what is on the far bank that…

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced today that it has approved the necessary permits to transform two abandoned clay mines into…

Former Chapel Hill Mayor and North Carolina public servant Jonathan Howes died Sunday.Howes, 78, held several prominent government positions at the local,…

Some residents who live near coal ash sites owned by Duke Energy are being told not to drink or cook with water that comes from their wells.Eighty-seven…

The North Carolina House of Representatives has approved a plan to comply with proposed federal requirements to curb planet-warming carbon pollution from…