Environment

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. 

Coal ash pollution may be more widespread in North Carolina than previously thought, according to a new study published Monday by researchers at Duke University and Appalachian State University.

To get Joe Manchin's vote on a budget bill, Democratic leaders promised to consider legislation that would help a natural gas pipeline get built in his state. But the pipeline still faces opposition.

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.