ICN North Carolina

North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound

Chapel Hill officials envision an office park, perhaps, with trails. But some community members and lawyers say a few feet of clean fill can’t protect against chemicals linked to serious illnesses.

By Lisa Sorg

In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Change

Story and photos by Lisa Sorg

In North Carolina, a Legal Fight Over Wetlands Protections

By Lisa Sorg

Effort to Save a Historic Water Tower Put Lead in this North Carolina Town’s Soil

By Lisa Sorg

A ‘Rights of Nature’ Tribunal Puts the Mountain Valley Pipeline on Trial

By Hannah Chanatry

Blue Cross of North Carolina Decided Against an Employee Screening of a Documentary That Links the State’s Massive Hog Farms to Public Health Ills

By Lisa Sorg

As the Country Heats Up, ERs May See an Influx of Young Patients Struggling With Mental Health

By Jenaye Johnson

Toyota Opens a ‘Megasite’ for EV Batteries in a Struggling N.C. Community, Fueled by Biden’s IRA

By Nicole Norman

In the N.C. Governor’s Race, the GOP Frontrunner Is a Climate Denier, and the Democrat Doesn’t Want to Talk About It

By Daniel Shailer

Chemours and DuPont Knew About Risks But Kept Making Toxic PFAS Chemicals, UN Human Rights Advisors Conclude

By James Bruggers

Developers Seek Big Changes to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Extension, Amid Sustained Opposition

By Hannah Chanatry

As the Harms of Hydropower Dams Become Clearer, Some Activists Ask, ‘Is It Time to Remove Them?’

By Kristoffer Tigue

In North Carolina Senate Race, Global Warming Is On The Back Burner. Do Voters Even Care?

By James Bruggers

Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future

By Gilbert M. Gaul

North Carolina’s Bet on Biomass Energy Is Faltering, With Energy Targets Unmet and Concerns About Environmental Justice

By Aman Azhar

A Biomass Power Plant in Rural North Carolina Reignites Concerns Over Clean Energy and Environmental Justice

By Aman Azhar

North Carolina Hurricanes Linked to Increases in Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Marginalized Communities

By Leah Campbell

EPA to Probe Whether North Carolina’s Permitting of Biogas From Swine Feeding Operations Violates Civil Rights of Nearby Neighborhoods

By Aman Azhar

Video: Aerial Detectives Dive Deep Into North Carolina’s Hog and Poultry Waste Problem

By Aman Azhar