Air Quality

A team of residents and scientists in eastern North Carolina is using an unlikely tool to look for clues about air pollution.

While new national clean air protections are in place, a UNC-Chapel Hill study looked at how the chemical composition of air pollution has changed across time and space.

The study explored the billion-dollar benefits of the county’s trees.

The EPA advises keeping outdoor activities light and short when air quality indexes reach above 150 on the agency’s map. On Monday afternoon, Greensboro, N.C. was included on that map.

Gov. Roy Cooper wants to have 1.25 million electric vehicles in North Carolina by 2030. What obstacles stand in the way of this goal?

The Environmental Protection Agency relaxed environmental standards during the coronavirus pandemic. The agency says it is suspending civil penalties…

The Environmental Protection Agency relaxed environmental standards during the coronavirus pandemic. The agency says it is suspending civil penalties…

The state Department of Environmental Quality has again issued warnings of dangerous air quality in western North Carolina as a result of more than a…

North Carolina is in the midst of an extreme, extended heat wave. Heat index values are expected to be as high as 105 degrees in some parts of the…

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is recommending that vehicle emission testing is no longer necessary in many North Carolina counties.…