Burlington City Council Approves Plan for Battery Storage System
The Burlington City Council on Monday unanimously approved plans for a massive new battery energy storage system that is expected […]
Environment
What makes a ‘heat dome’ and what does it mean?
Environment Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming
Woman killed by alligator in Little Big Econ River, FWC says
Credit: Shutterstock A woman died Sunday after being bitten by an alligator while she was swimming in the Econlockhatchee River
Talking with a Climatologist About the Triangle’s Ongoing Drought
Lakes across the Triangle are beginning to look like the surface of Mars. Though no one has been forced to
North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Durham Creek
Acetone and ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and “mucilaginous goo.” For decades, state regulatory documents show, a chemical repackaging and distribution company in
Florida enacts emergency rules to prevent parasitic screwworm from entering state
The screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in body openings and feeds on live animals, according to the
In Durham, Protesting Rising Duke Energy Rates Through Drag
Outside the Durham County courthouse on Wednesday evening, a large crowd of onlookers watched in terror as a pair of
In Durham, the Journey of a Plastic Bottle
This story originally published in The 9th Street Journal. Inside a concrete bay at Durham’s Waste Disposal and Recycling Center
Scott Signs Ban on Toxic Herbicide Paraquat
Vermont has become the first state in the nation to ban paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide used in local orchards
Lawmakers Reject Scott’s Effort to Weaken Wetland Rules for Housing
Lawmakers on Thursday rejected an effort by Gov. Phil Scott to weaken wetland protections as a way to spur more