Trista Talton

The North Atlantic right whale population rose slightly in 2024, but while marine scientists are encouraged, they say strong protective measures are still needed.

The nor'easter that swept up the East Coast last weekend continues to cause headaches along areas of the Outer Banks, where road crews continue to work to reopen portions of N.C. 12.

Currituck County Republican Sen. Bobby Hanig says the forthcoming announcement of a new company's nearly $1 billion investment in Hertford County will be "transformational" for the area.

Environmental advocates and federal documents warned of it, but now that erosion has accelerated east of the town's terminal groin and in front of newly built multimillion-dollar houses, property owners and developers want answers and solutions, quickly.

A three-year study recently published in the journal Community Science finds that about 96% of litter North Carolina waterkeeper organizations and their volunteers removed from trash traps were plastics.

House Bill 402, which became law this past summer despite the governor's veto, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental and health advocates who argue it will stifle an already daunting rulemaking process and create significant obstacles to addressing pollution.

The N.C. Environmental Management Commission voted Thursday to send a groundwater standard rule for PFAS to the Rules Review Commission and a rule that defines wetlands in the state to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Land around the Battleship North Carolina and its parking area is recreating itself, luring birds, diminishing flood frequency, and providing what the museum's leaders hope to become a living lab.

Officials in the small Brunswick County city thought the structure damaged by Hurricane Florence had been repaired, but a June storm proved otherwise and residents' anger and frustration are boiling.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson, during a tour of Pollocksville Tuesday, said he is confident that courts will remove a block on grant awards from the administration-axed FEMA program for resilient local infrastructure.