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Carolyn Kaster/APA recent sample found an increase in the chemical 1,4-Dioxane in Hasketts Creek. It connects to the Deep River within the Cape Fear River Basin, which provides drinking water to around 900,000 people downstream. -
Chuck Burton/APAfter roughly three decades of research, the newly opened Tobacco Trust Fund Christmas Tree Seed Center of Excellence in Ashe County will clean, process and distribute improved Fraser Fir seeds. According to Center Director Tracy Taylor, it was important to produce trees that grow faster, have the shape growers want, and hold their needles for longer.
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Surry County commissioners unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on the development of data centers Monday night. Yadkin and Alamance counties have also set public hearings to consider similar pauses. -
Some automakers are starting to produce cheaper electric vehicles. Bringing down the price might expand the market for EVs in the United States. -
Swifts have nested in Judaism's holiest site for more than 2,000 years.
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Rivers, streams and the area surrounding them can take years to recover after a wildfire. And when native plants do return, they can often be choked out by invasive species.
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EV batteries can, and should, be recycled. But the economics of recycling them don't always work out.
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Scientists say human-caused climate change is driving longer fire seasons across drier landscapes, sparking more intense and widespread forest fires. -
If you’ve noticed your hummingbird feeder hasn’t had too many visitors this summer, you’re not alone. A listener wrote in asking what might be behind their absence. For Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke to an expert on these tiny, jewel-like birds to find the answer. -
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them. -
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Derek Mallia, professor University of Utah's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about why wildfire smoke in the northeast has a distinctive smell.
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Governor Josh Stein has announced that the Department of Environmental Quality will dedicate more than $244 million to water infrastructure projects across the state. Officials say these projects will increase resilience against future storms, reduce the contamination of forever chemicals, and replace lead pipes.
