Scientists at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are forecasting higher levels of dissolved oxygen this summer for the Neuse River Estuary. Compared to last summer, the predictive model indicates a smaller likelihood … Read more

Orange County is set to levy a quarter-cent tax on property owners specifically to fight the effects of climate change. The final budget vote is Tuesday. If approved, it would become the first tax in North Carolina for which the explicit … Read more

Three Burke County Public Schools engineering teachers were selected to participate in the 2019 N.C. Energy Literacy Fellows Program, a yearlong teacher professional development program that combines hands-on STEM investigations with place-based explorations of energy production facilities, energy research facilities … Read more

So far this month, there have been two shark bites off the North Carolina coast. Paige Winter, 17, lost part of her leg to a shark bite off Atlantic Beach on June 2. On June 10, a shark bit 19-year-old … Read more

A recent report from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recommends putting a state agency in charge of removing derelict and abandoned vessels in navigable North Carolina waters, with dedicated funding to address the problem.

Chapel Hill Transit is planning to purchase three new electric buses that run on batteries to reduce emissions and improve local air quality.

The victim of a shark bite off the coast of North Carolina on Monday has spoken out about his encounter while still recovering in his hospital bed. And with now two victims already this month, experts are doing their part … Read more

Research is underway at one university in the East to better understand the behavior of one species of fish that is not only important to the coastal marine ecosystem but also fisheries.

More than half the drinking water wells tested in Chatham County contained levels of contaminants associated with coal ash that were above the state’s health advisory goal, according to researchers from UNC and Virginia Tech.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, in partnership with the Public School Foundation, received a check for a $7,500 continuation grant from Duke Energy Foundation to support expanded Energy and the Environment instruction at Northside Elementary. The award was presented by Indira … Read more