City leaders say they've been planning for years and no one will run out, but keeping taps flowing is expensive.

The city of Greensboro and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society are asking community members to help protect migrating birds by turning off their lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. It's part of the conservation initiative called Lights Out for Birds.

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall late Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, and barreled towards Houston.

Plastic industry groups and fossil fuel companies are supplying schools with curricula that portray plastics as safe, affordable and a source of good jobs.

Amid devastating floods in Nepal, the U.S. is experiencing serious floods in large swaths of the West, including fatal floods at the Grand Canyon.

When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.

Snow leopards are among the most elusive animals in the world.

The National Park Service confirms at least two people have died.

An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.

Grandfather Mountain is one of North Carolina’s most iconic landscapes, and one of the highest peaks along the Blue Ridge. But just a few miles southwest, there’s a Grandmother Mountain. WFDD's Amy Diaz set out to learn more about it for Carolina Curious.