The new level means crews and equipment may be harder to come by for new or growing wildfires.

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.

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.

EV batteries can, and should, be recycled. But the economics of recycling them don't always work out.

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.