Environmentalists fear upcoming moves in Washington and Raleigh could further water down the regulations for wetlands.

Democratic state Rep. Pricey Harrison has filed a bill that would grant the Dan and Haw rivers the right to exist with good ...

The Cape Fear River Basin is the source of drinking water for 1.5 million North Carolina residents. It is also where three ...

These so-called “forever chemicals” keep Lee Ferguson up at night. The professor of civil and environmental engineering, who ...

A push by North Carolina's powerful industry groups has some worried pollution in Asheboro and elsewhere will go unchecked.

As NC delays setting limits on 1,4-dioxane, utilities like CFPUA face mounting costs to protect drinking water from upstream pollution.

In 2017, Wilmington-based Cape Fear River Watch learned that Chemours and its predecessor DuPont dumped chemicals from their ...

The event in Wilmington drew roughly 1,100 attendees, while a separate Hands Off protest in Brunswick County drew over 800 people.

The planet is drowning in plastic, with dire impacts on wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. Could a landmark global ...

Residents with private wells in Lumberton and Pembroke can get their water tested by Chemours for PFAS, known as "forever ...

The official festival to kick off springtime in Wilmington is now underway, with the queen arriving to the Port City ...

This is a view of Orton Plantation and its once thriving rice fields bordering the Cape Fear River between Southport and ...