People in Sevierville, Tenn., remember their hometown girl, Dolly Parton — not only for her songs, but for her lifetime of generosity to the place she came from.

In Asheville, North Carolina, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat.

The risk is even higher for crews that travel in from cooler climates.

The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism are thrilled to announce the 10 talented journalists participating in the inaugural Health and Climat...

A snapshot of Kodak’s long history includes cameras, military contracts, and decades of pollution and environmental degradation.

An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.

On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...

On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...

The United Auto Workers union has preliminarily won a razor-thin election at a fourth electric vehicle battery plant in the U.S. More than 1,000 workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Ke...

How the necessary work of cleaning up can make even bigger mess.

A Woodfin resident speaks on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's refusal to clear some Helene-damaged trees.

The Trump administration is approving coal mines under the guise of an "energy emergency," but it will do little to save a declining industry.

Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.

Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. A few landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.

The Trump administration is approving coal mines under the guise of an "energy emergency," but it will do little to save a declining industry.

Environmental factors may be leading to a population decline in fireflies.

The angling industry and its conservationists are handling storm damage and looking towards the future.

The first tourist season since Hurricane Helene pummeled North Carolina reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed.

The first tourist season since Hurricane Helene pummeled North Carolina reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed.

The first tourist season since Hurricane Helene pummeled North Carolina reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed.

When miners protested Trump’s move to shutter safety offices and a health program for black lung disease, his administration reversed course.

House lawmakers just voted along party lines to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act.

Trump weakened the understaffed National Weather Service. Some in the storms' paths wonder if those cuts contributed to the death toll.

Cities, insurers, and the public used the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to plan for the future. So now what?

Cities, insurers, and the public used the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to plan for the future. So now what?

As climate change makes sinkholes more common, more and more people are finding "a love of all things holey."

Tariffs and a shake up at the Tennessee Valley Authority could be getting in the way.

Politicians have long used coal miners as props. Yet federal policies have done little to help them, and some have even made things worse.

The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and over again.

Temporary Enforcement Pause: Silica Rule Issued: April 8, 2025

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Farmers and rural business owners were promised federal dollars for energy upgrades. With funds frozen, some are left holding the bills.

The U.S. Forest Service stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida. So why is it so overworked and understaffed?

The U.S. Forest Service stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida. So why is it so overworked and understaffed?