Environment

Activists released a report highlighting their findings on the impact large-scale gas stations like Buc-ee's could have on air quality and property values.

The Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability is days away from hosting its first conference focused on highlighting different approaches to environmentalism.

More than three dozen volunteers from North Carolina will set off for Raleigh next week to meet with lawmakers from both parties and discuss ways to protect t

The county is hosting two community engagement meetings next month as it develops its master plan for parks, trails and open spaces. 

For the team of people working to forecast air quality at the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection, this summer has been a wildcard. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires brought more back-to-back poor air quality days than the area has seen in years. The county has been at an advantage though: It’s one of only three in the state to operate its own air quality monitoring stations and it's the only one that issues its own daily forecasts. 

A ban on green investing has cleared North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature as part of a broader Republican crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity.

It was no coincidence that several audience members wore the same color at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night.