It is abundantly clear that we need to create a state flood insurance plan that offers property owners a reliable and trustworthy program, says NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.

The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced the new rates last Friday. The insurance industry says inflation and climate change are driving up costs.

The day President Trump announced the United State will withdraw from the Paris climate accords, eastern North Carolina slipped deeper into a drought that’s part of a growing pattern of wet and dry extremes.

Climate issues are taking center stage in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene wreaked catastrophic damage in western North Carolina at the end of last September.

Ajith Varikuti designed a modular home that withstands hurricanes, winning $10,000 in Autodesk’s 2024 Make it Resilient contest.

2024 had slightly above average rainfall, but the climate office reports that is largely due to a few major rain events rather than steady rain throughout the year.

Content by Southern Environmental Law Center. The SELC staff has been working tirelessly to tackle the climate change crisis with solar energy and more.

North Carolina’s temperatures have increased over the past 120 years, endangering campus wildlife. Different individuals and groups work to promote sustainability and the environment on campus.

The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

How do warming arctic temperatures and a wavier jet stream combine to create snowfall across South Carolina? It's complicated.

With climate change creating more environmental challenges and unpredictable weather events, some are looking for answers outside the traditional box.

President Trump is heading to hurricane-battered North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles for the first trip of his second administration.