Environment
Two dams blocked the river for more than 100 years. The lower dam is completely gone and the last 30 feet of the upper dam were blown up this week. Now, the river is returning to life.
Protestors Say No to Fracking in North Carolina
Opponents to fracking are protesting ahead of a public meeting surrounding new state regulations at the Rockingham County High School in Wentworth Monday.
Pesticides Used On Florida's Mosquitoes May Harm Butterflies
Environmentalists and a South Florida community want to limit aerial spraying for mosquitoes — saying it's ineffective and harmful to wildlife. Two butterfly species were added to the endangered list.
EPA Wades Into Water Fight With Farmers
The EPA wants to "clarify" the scope of its oversight of water under the Clean Water Act. Big farm groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation call this a power grab that would place every ditch and mud puddle under federal regulation, forcing farmers to get permits for small trenches around the farm.
One Year After Calif. Rim Fire, Debate Simmers Over Forest Recovery
This third-largest wildfire in California's history struck the area near Yosemite National Park. Since then, controversy has broken out over whether to log the trees and replant seedlings.
Iowa's Corn Farmers Learn To Adapt To Weather Extremes
Studies warn that climate change will threaten corn production in coming decades. Meanwhile, farmers are experimenting with new planting methods in hopes of slowing soil erosion from torrential rains.
Winston-Salem Children's Home Has New Community Farm Store
This week, volunteers at the Children's Home in Winston-Salem are putting the finishing touches on a new farm building. This comes six months after the Home nearly lost its animals and some therapeutic programs for at risk youth.
PETA Claims Harris Teeter Provider Mistreating Animals
The Harris Teeter food store chain and PETA are squaring off over milk and animal cruelty.
Rockingham Residents Express Concerns Over Use of Dan River Water For Fracking
Nearly 150 people in Rockingham County gathered Monday night at the County Cooperative Extension Office in Reidsville to learn the facts about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.