Installers are navigating new state rules that have put a damper on rooftop solar.
Environment
Meet the Volunteer Army Looking to Save N.C. Rivers
We’re resending today’s newsletter because the link to our top story was wrong in our initial blast! On a rainy April morning, Ashley Gibbon kicked rocks that line the bottom of the Swannanoa River while Art Mandler used a net to catch any aquatic invertebrates she’d dislodged. The two volunteers with the Stream Monitoring Information […]
River Rescue
The governor keeps asking for more money to protect waterways. Citizen scientists are taking up the slack.
Meet the Volunteer Army Looking to Save N.C. Rivers
On a rainy April morning, Ashley Gibbon kicked rocks that line the bottom of the Swannanoa River while Art Mandler used a net to catch any aquatic invertebrates she’d dislodged. The two volunteers with the Stream Monitoring Information Exchange then carried the net to the bank, picked out the insects with large tweezers, and dropped […]
The Wrong Side of Forever
Cape Fear region residents worry PFAS rules don’t go far enough. Plus, a police shooting in Cherokee County raises questions.
The Wrong Side of Forever
As governments crack down on PFAS, residents of affected areas say it’s too little, too late as a new industrial boom is already underway.
The Most Magical Place in North Carolina
Disney’s new planned development in Chatham County adds to tensions over growth, infrastructure, and the environment.
Charlotte the Stingray Isn’t Pregnant After All
Owner tells WLOS: “This was not a scam. This was not anything made up, but people do that. People have their own thoughts.”
What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray?
A Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with the announcement of a “miracle” pregnancy.
Here’s the Beef
State measures taken to address the shortage of local meat during the pandemic have had a longer shelf life than anyone imagined.