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North Carolinians threw away less per capita in 2010-11 than at any time in nearly 20 years, according to a new state report.
In the palm of his hand, Joe Carr held a small piece of material that looked to be about the size of an ant. On top of that, was a black dot about the size as that from a ballpoint pen.
It turns out the next big fuel source is sitting not undergound, but underwater. Zach Heene shows us the salty but sweet new form of energy that could be running in your car in just a few short years.
The annual legislative scorecard from Environment NC had more zeroes than ever before, all Republican.
The Venus flytrap, a rare carnivorous plant that only grows in southeastern North Carolina and South Carolina, has three Brunswick County people facing charges.
The National Park Service issued a rule Friday that will require anyone driving on the beaches at Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks to obtain a permit first.
With an increase of electric cars on the road, cities like Raleigh are adding more public charging stations.
While winter is the most common time for homeowners to show an interest in improving the home's insulation, it's important to remember that better insulation has year-round benefits.
A Triangle business offers people an easier way to compost household waste and get fertile soil in return.
The expansion of the home performance and energy efficiency industry in the past decade has resulted in a wider awareness of energy issues, and many new products for homeowners, ranging from simple DIY kits at the local hardware store to complex solar panel or wind power installations on private properties. With so many ways to "live green" on the market, where do homeowners start?
Rich Cregar, an instructor in sustainable transportation technologies at Wake Technical Community College, is among 15 people and businesses being recognized this week by President Barack Obama as "Champions of Change."
Fortunately, the area of energy efficient retrofits has expanded rapidly in the past decade and there are many problems which you might be living with in your home which CAN be resolved, often quickly, easily, and with a minimal cost.
A visual inspection, cleaning and minor repair tune up for your HVAC system typically costs less than $90, just twice a year in fall and Spring, but gives enormous value to your family's comfort and peace of mind.
The Triangle's housing market ranks amongst the best in the country.
North Carolina ranked 10th nationally in the amount of pollution in the air, according to federal data analyzed by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
A Durham semiconductor company plans to build a solar cell plant in Vance County that will employ more than 250 people within five years, officials said Tuesday.
A Garner day care center has closed its doors after county inspectors found hazardous levels of lead paint inside it, and many parents who utilized the facility are now having their children checked for possible exposure.
The Environmental Protection Agency is working to remove more than 400 barrels of chemicals from the end of a Rocky Mount street, where they've been since the 1980s.
Passage of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard law in 2007 and incentives from the federal government are helping create a growing "clean industry" in the state, according to the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association.
North Carolina State University students are competing in the finals of a national competition to design an environmentally friendly car.
North Carolina residents won't be able to just throw broken televisions and aged-out computers in the trash starting July 1.
Drivers in the Triangle spend more on gas each year than anywhere else in the U.S., according to a new study.
For years, health care professionals have told people to flush their leftover medications down the toilet to keep them away from children and drug abusers.
A Raleigh man is the subject of a federal investigation after police say he tried to smuggle a box full of endangered, protected turtles from a North Carolina wildlife refuge.
The stacks of branches, plywood and siding that scattered in the wind almost two weeks ago left a monumental cleanup task for residents and contractors in the Tar Heel State.
Amid the big business and high-tech industries of the Research Triangle Park, workers are making homes for bluebirds, whose numbers are dwindling in urban areas.
The Town of Cary will receive approximately $500,000 to develop local strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and improve people's health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.
There are some big myths out there about insulation and they're holding homeowners back from realizing great energy savings and home efficiency improvements.
Fashion designer Alexander Julian, the man responsible for adding the argyle effect to the Tar Heels basketball uniforms, has applied his eye for color to another iconic garment.
The NHL sent out a list Tuesday of the various ways the coming All-Star weekend will be environmentally friendly.
Duke University students will wear caps and gowns made of recycled plastic bottles during graduation ceremonies in May, officials said Wednesday.
In the shadow of downtown Raleigh, City Farm wants to turn a vacant lot into urban agriculture.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to halt the county's effort to identify a potential landfill site andasked residents to help find alternatives to dispose of the county's waste in the future.
Winter is officially here, and with it people are spending more time indoors, sealing out the cold and damp weather with closed windows and doors.
The city of Durham has expanded a program that reimburses residents for upgrading to high-efficiency toilets.
Executives with one of the world's largest producers of aluminum are going on the road in an effort to gain support for it to continue operating hydroelectric dams along North Carolina's Yadkin River.
A 420-acre piece of undeveloped land, nine miles from downtown Raleigh, is at the center of a new controversy over the planned extension to the state's first toll road.
With the temperatures dropping, now is the perfect time to start preparing your home for the winter.
Researchers at IBM are teaming with scientists in Europe to reduce so-called “phantom” energy use by idle electronic and other devices.
Morrison Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the biggest loser in a national competition to reduce energy use and waste.
Wake County is accepting political yard and road signs for recycling at many locations.
Professional builders and landscapers volunteered to build environmentally friendly homes in a southeast Raleigh neighborhood Saturday.
Survey from N.C. Sustainable Energy Association says renewable energy, energy efficiency related companies are growing despite slow economy.
Drought conditions in North Carolina have retreated from the eastern half of the state, following heavy rains last week that caused flooding in several counties.
The annual Big Sweep event to clean up litter across North Carolina begins Saturday.
In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, a group of health organizations pressed for new rules to curb global warning, writing that emissions are a health risk.
The recent rainfall isn’t a drought-buster, but it will help, a National Weather Service hydrologist said Monday.
Worsening drought conditions have municipalities across central North Carolina considering tightening restrictions on water use. Seventy-four counties are experiencing severe or moderate drought.
Temperatures will forecast to soar above 90 degrees for the next four days, adding more heat to an already record-breaking year.
Firefighters in three Triangle counties battled brush fires Tuesday.
Cree Inc. announced Monday that it would build a new production line inside its Durham plant, creating 244 jobs by 2013.
The dry weather is affecting crops across the state. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 30 counties are currently experiencing drought conditions, including three northeastern counties, where severe drought has emerged.
Dedicated bike lanes were added to Avent Ferry Road during a recent resurfacing project as part of the first phase of plan the city adopted last year to become more bike friendly.
North Carolina leaf experts will be chronicling the sights of the fall throughout the state, according to the state Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development.
This year is on track to be the warmest on record. The government's latest statistics, covering January through August, show 2010 is tied with 1998 as the hottest year.
Wayne County got a big economic and environmental boost Thursday with a project that promises hundreds of new jobs.
Many golf courses around the Triangle aren't looking so green these days. Excessive heat and humidity during the summer months has taken its toll on the greens.
Wake County has reopened the recreational swimming areas at Lake Wheeler beach, county officials announced Sunday.
The Town of Cary announced a plan Thursday to close Stevens Nature Center and the Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve for a week to deal with a pest.
Wake County on Wednesday closed recreational swimming areas at Lake Wheeler beach because of elevated levels of bacteria.
North Carolinians feeling the stress of daily life can find peace in a small cranny carved through sand, brush and marsh just south of Kure Beach.
For nearly two decades, North Carolina's Hemlock trees have been under attack, and it's a problem that's not going away anytime soon.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering financial and technical assistance to shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico and along the eastern seaboard who saw their harvest reduced in the 2008 season.
Wake County on Wednesday closed recreational swimming areas at Lake Wheeler beach because of elevated levels of bacteria.
The bus service is free and connects key destinations like Duke, downtown, Ninth Street, and Golden Belt.
The large number of high-temperature days this summer has affected attendance at Kerr Lake, park Superintendent Bryce Fleming said Friday.
For roofers, emergecy personnel and others who must work outside the air-conditioned comfort of a cubicle, the weather is the ultimate boss on hot August afternoons.
Wake County officials on Friday reopened recreational swimming areas at Falls Lake's Beaverdam beach, three days after closing them because of elevated levels of bacteria.
Wake County on Tuesday closed recreational swimming areas at Falls Lake's Beaverdam beach because of elevated levels of bacteria.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers are building a home in southwest central Durham with all-LED lighting, which uses less electricity than fluorescent lighting.
Merchants Millpond State Park features what caretakers say is one of North Carolina's rarest ecologies: a combination of coastal pond, southern swamp forest and upland forest environments that evolved around a mill pond created in the 1700s.
A community garden in downtown Cary is helping feed others.
More than 200 people attended a meeting Thursday night in Davidson County about aluminum company Alcoa Inc., which operates four hydroelectric dams along the Yadkin River.
There's a train depot tucked away in the mountain town of Bryson City. The trains there don't go far, but they take tourists to a far off place.
Fourteen years ago, Hurricane Fran tore through the eastern half of North Carolina, proving that areas far inland can suffer from hurricanes as much as the coast.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's office in Research Triangle Park tested chemicals used to break up oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
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