Environmental and energy policy
he South Carolina Department of Environmental Services informed York County Utilities of the need to issue a boil water advisory for unincorporated areas of York County near Tega Cay due to elevated levels of E.coli and total coliform in the water supply.
Strong winds, high surf and coastal flooding all possible along portions of the east coast.
"There's been an uptick - especially for families that aren't even homeless, they're just struggling."
A storm that's already brought rough surf and coastal flooding to the Outer Banks could soon get a tropical name. But does that really change anything?
Research shows gray triggerfish off the Carolina coast change behavior days before hurricanes, seeking safer depths.
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. On a misty and breezy morning last fall, Marc Hamric, a North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries veteran, and two other technicians were conducting field work in Turnagain Bay, […]
A strengthening nor'easter will continue to impact to the mid-Atlantic and East Coast through Wednesday. Here's a look at the timeline.
The town of Mooresville updated its water conservation measures, allowing residents to resume car and pressure washing.
As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions. Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town’s decrepit substation to distribute those renewable electrons, and building a thermal energy network to provide heating and cooling and reduce exorbitant electric bills. But Enfield […]
By Will Atwater Key takeaways: “Displace fossil fuels. Grow more trees. Fight climate change.” That’s the pitch on the website of Enviva, the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets largely used as fuel for power generation. Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, says on its website that its projects capture methane from hog […] The post ‘Clean’ energy, local costs: Advocates challenge bioenergy’s climate claims appeared first on North Carolina Health News.
A deputy shot at 19-year-old Ty'Quavious Mcclurkin while chasing him after a separate shooting in Chester, South Carolina.
Authorities are searching for 11 people believed to be missing after a boat departing from Mexico capsized off the coast of Baja California.
Trudy weakened Friday afternoon in its slow movement towards west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast, although some strengthening could occur through Saturday, forecasters said.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urged support for Russia sanctions after Trump paused new restrictions as Russian strikes targeted energy sites ahead of winter.
The visit comes one day before President Donald Trump is expected to appear at a separate midterm rally in Greenville on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Before modern technology, human records, ship reports, surface observations and coastal changes often told of an impending storm.
City officials said the work schedule could change depending on weather conditions and the availability of materials and equipment.
Work is scheduled during the weeks of Oct. 12-16, Oct. 19-23, Nov. 2-6 and Nov. 9-13.
Ten endangered red wolves were transported between North Carolina and New York Tuesday as part of a coordinated effort to preserve the critically endangered species. Pilots to the Rescue — a nonprofit that uses volunteer pilots to transport animals — flew three red wolves from the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York, to […]
Meteorologist Kaitlin Wright spoke with the director of data programs, Matt Womble, about what it encountered and how the data could improve hurricane forecasting.