Maymead is suing a consultant who infiltrated a neighborhood group opposing a new asphalt plant in North Carolina.

The General Assembly pledged to help countries threatened by sea-level rise, but many challenges remain.

More than 100 people gathered for a prayer vigil in Hudson, NC in the wake of an immigration raid the prior weekend in Wilson Creek, a wilderness area in Pisgah National Forest.

The prospects for state-level climate and energy legislation could hinge on the outcomes of just a few races.

New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.

Neighbors in Clemmons, North Carolina, thought they were getting help in their fight against a polluting project. Now they feel betrayed.

The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties.

A pact between the state and Smithfield Foods “failed miserably.” Those who worked on the agreement explain why.

The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a landmark climate litigation case.

Solrite is the latest energy services company to venture into Illinois, a sign of how quickly a new state law has jumpstarted the market.

Front group lauds purported benefits of data centers without disclosing its backer.

Residents say they were left out of the decision-making process for a project that includes hundreds of polluting diesel generators.

Inside Climate News reporter Lisa Sorg on PFAS litigation and why a Durham energy company filed for bankruptcy

In April, federal regulators fined American Efficient $1.1 billion for perpetuating “a scam” they said cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

After encountering the “immense” challenge of actually executing its net-zero goal by 2040, the company said it will instead lower its “emissions intensity.”

More than 2,600 people sued Chemours and DuPont over PFAS contamination. After eight years, the trial won’t move forward.

Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste.

Damaged wetlands and streams, spills of drilling mud and a federal stop-work order have plagued the Ridgeline Expansion Project in Tennessee.

Landlords and national companies won billions in property tax reductions. City leadership, banking on the revenue, didn’t know until April.

Since 2023, the city of Durham has fined Brenntag $157,000 for violations related to water contamination.

Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in federal grants for upgrades, matched by $44 million in ratepayer funds.

Anaerobic digester loans showed “significant delinquency rates,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while environmental groups see the technology driving an expansion of large-scale animal farmi...

The price of fuel, such as natural gas, and the build-out of fossil fuel infrastructure are largely behind recent rate hikes in the state.

In 2022, Vietnamese carmarker Vinfast announced it would build a megafactory to produce EVs and batteries in Chatham County, bringing $4 billion in investment and 7,500 jobs. Four years later, the sta...

The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals.

The committee said it also was reviewing whether Edwards "may have created or fostered a hostile work environment."

After the state’s previous governor created a board to consider clemency for people sentenced to lengthy prison terms as minors, a new administration closes their pathway to freedom.