climate change

Carolina Public Press’s Jack Ingelman talked to BPR’s Lilly Knoepp about his five-part series investigating how climate change fits into the balance of land management in Western North Carolina.

Duke Energy says it expects to reduce energy generated by coal to just 5% of its total by 2030 and to eliminate coal entirely by 2035.Coal currently…

A lot contributes to climate change. A Warren Wilson College professor decided to examine one factor that many might find uncomfortable to talk about but…

The last decade saw significant population growth in Asheville. But that didn’t lead to similar growth in the city of the principle driver of climate…

On August 17th, flash floods caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred left six people dead in Haywood County, and devastated homes and businesses…

Despite recent severe weather, this year’s fall leaf forecast for Western North Carolina is looking bright. Here’s when colors will be at their peak:The…

Five years ago, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mack Pearsall thought he had discovered Asheville’s path to great wealth and world acclaim. Not through…

Back in 2006, when Scott Shuford was Asheville’s planning director, he reluctantly accepted a friend’s invitation to attend a meeting about the impact of…

Climate change has been wreaking havoc on Western North Carolina's famed trout industry. Specifically, rising sustained temperatures are slowly…

A new report says global warming, rising sea levels and other effects of climate change will bring billions of dollars in short-term costs to North…