2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (138+ words) A startup at Appalachian State University has received a major grant to advance the development of a new plant-based milk product made from sweet potatoes. Professor Brent Taubman and his research team launched Rootsii to develop new uses for surplus…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (166+ words) Learn about lasagna gardening and composting with Clemson Cooperative Extension Agent Abigail Taylor. Tools and materials will be provided for all activities, but participants are welcome to bring their own small hand tools such as gloves, trowels, clippers if they…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (454+ words) To eat or not to eat meat is a perennial question among the climate-conscious. The systems that allow us to eat what we eat, including beef and other meats, often are one of the biggest contributors to global warming before…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1785+ words) Bryant Parker opens the gate of his trailer in Dunlap, Illinois, and lets his flock out to pasture. The sheep step out, gingerly at first, then loping as a herd toward green fields. If they notice the rows of solar…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1151+ words) NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how communities are moving forward on climate solutions despite significant political headwinds. As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (173+ words) Hurricane season is just around the corner, beginning June 1 and ending Nov. 30. For the second year in a row, researchers at North Carolina State University predict a hurricane season similar to recent averages, with 12 to 15 named storms, six to nine…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (361+ words) Some relief arrived Sunday for Western North Carolina residents frustrated by weeks of fire restrictions. The N. C. Forest Service lifted its statewide open burn ban for 81 counties, including all Western North Carolina counties, effective 8 a. m. May 3. But state and local officials are…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (80+ words) Cities and towns in the Charlotte region have imposed burn bans and water use restrictions as a result of the current drought. Here's what you need to know....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (36+ words) The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted the statewide burn ban for 81 counties, including Orange, Durham, and Wake. Chatham, Alamance and other counties to the west of the Triangle are still under a burn ban....

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (24+ words) Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will implement a mandatory burn ban across its park system starting Monday, May 4, due to ongoing drought conditions....