Audubon North Carolina appoints new director
His work with Audubon includes helping create the Bird Friendly Communities initiative and developing the organization's first urban forestry program.
Environment
California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again
California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.
Europe's intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change
Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.
The slowest of trailblazers: Better DNA testing means trafficked turtles can go home
New technology is making it easier to find the origins of trafficked wildlife so they can be released back to the habitat they came from, instead of languishing for decades as sometimes happens.
The importance of recycling plastic may be a myth
California's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil throws plastic recycling into doubt. We look at what the consumer should do.
New documentary captures the quiet legacy of Pilot Mountain advocate Joe Matthews
Joe Matthews was a native of East Bend but his public service impact went far beyond the boundaries of Yadkin County.
The winner of Florida's 2024 python challenge captured 20 of the invasive snakes
The annual Burmese python hunt has concluded in South Florida. This year's winner captured 20 of the invasive snakes.
Wake Forest University announces inaugural Advancing Stewardship conference
The Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability is days away from hosting its first conference focused on highlighting different approaches to environmentalism.
California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling
California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.
EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it
Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.