Environmental Group Claims Carcinogenic Contaminents in Private Well Water Near Retired Duke Plant
Coal ash waste from a retired Duke Energy plant is being connected to contaminated well water in Rowan County.
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Tour de Yadkin Runs Through June 28
The Yadkin Riverkeeper's Tour de Yadkin is in full swing and there's still time to sign up for a trip on the water.
Plastics Don't Disappear, But They Do End Up In Seabirds' Bellies
When bottles and bags are cast out to sea, the debris never truly goes away — it just gets smaller. And these plastic particles, called microplastics, are ready meals for fish and birds.
Rules Force Washington To Cut Emissions More Than Other States
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced strict new carbon emissions regulations. Washington state has the largest reduction target — about 72 percent overall.
Cleanup From March Storms Ends; More Than 1 Million Cubic Yards of Debris
It took about three months but a four-county cleanup from the ice storms back in March has finally ended.
Stanford Dumps Its Holdings In Coal, With Climate In Mind
Stanford says it will its divest holdings in coal companies over climate change concerns. It's the most prominent of the roughly one dozen colleges that have decided to sell off fossil fuel holdings.
When Colleges Ditch Coal Investments, It's Barely A Drop In The Bucket
Stanford will stop investing in coal companies, but coal is still in demand worldwide and probably will be for many years. As long as that's true, coal companies are likely to find willing buyers.
Hybrid Trout Threaten Montana's Native Cutthroats
Climate change in the West is luring rainbow trout to higher elevations, where the fish are mating with native cutthroats, genetic evidence shows. Biologists and anglers worry cutthroats could vanish.
Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation
An environmental group is blasting Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme for buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy rain forest and peatlands. The group says sustainable palm oil should be used instead.
An Underwater Race To Transplant Miami's Rare Corals
A group of scientists is on an urgent mission: It's rushing to save as many corals as it can from Miami's shipping channel before the creatures are destroyed in an underwater excavation project.