People cause 99% of wildfires, and half of those are due to carelessness, according to the North Carolina Forest Service, all while climate change is making conditions worse.

The measure of economic activities in oceans and waterways with an emphasis on environmental impact beat the performance of ...

Archaeologist Eric Klingelhofer of the First Colony Foundation says a review of historic maps indicates that the Croatan ...

Pages Creek watershed residents are invited to hear updates on the Pages Creek Watershed Protection Plan later this month.

The first North Carolina beach community to build a terminal groin after state lawmakers lifted a 30-year ban is looking at the possibility of constructing more hardened erosion-control structures.

One can feel helpless at times as to what one can do in the face of large-scale environmental catastrophes such as the unfathomable amount of plastic in the ocean. But individuals can take some ...

While many know most historic towns in eastern North Carolina like Edenton, Beaufort or Wilmington because of their prominence during the Colonial period, there are a number of communities that gained ...

This story is part of a reporting partnership with The Outer Banks Voice. With Dare County mandated to return $35 million in housing funds to the state, a suit filed last year by its six towns ...

The North Carolina Department of Administration is accepting applications until Feb. 26 for a four-week, paid mentorship with state government leaders for North Carolina high school girls. The NCDOA’s ...

A webinar next week is set to bring together climate scientists, public health professionals and policy specialists to speak on the dangers of extreme heat. The North Carolina Office of Recovery and ...

The number of North Carolinians whose tap water comes from systems that contain at least one chemical compound exceeding new federal contamination limits is “coming down daily,” according to a state ...

Local governments have until 5 p.m. March 8 to submit an application to fund coastal storm recovery projects such as ocean beach renourishment or artificial dunes. The state budget included $10 ...