“The drought has taken a toll on everything,” Finley, a Cedar Grove resident, told The Local Reporter. “It probably cut the small-grain yield — wheat, oats, barley — in half. It kept us from planting soybeans because there was no use.”
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North Carolina lies along the Atlantic Flyway, one of the most densely populated bird migration routes in North America.
The coal ash site located at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is being considered for development now that the EPA has said it will not pursue the area as a Superfund site.
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill says it is on schedule to reduce greenhouse emissions from its cogeneration plan.
TLR reported in January 2024 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had determined that the Center for Biological Diversity had met the requirements to petition for the designation of 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as a potential Superfund site.
Ready or not, here come the cicadas.
As warmer weather approaches, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” by reducing their risk of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases.
Invasive wisteria is a “severe threat,” according to the North Carolina Native Plant Society. It grows fast and has no natural controls. As a result, wisteria is not just taking over wooded areas, it is actively killing trees….
Animal lovers may immediately think about the fascinating creatures found in and near creeks and ponds,
The Local Reporter received this update from the Town of Chapel Hill Wednesday evening.
An evaluation of 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as a potential Superfund site officially began on Tuesday.
New findings from the EPA indicate that coal ash is more hazardous than they had previously thought.
She had just finished a steak dinner at the banquet on the last day of the meetings when she suddenly had trouble breathing.
Early in August the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), working primarily out of its Chapel Hill office, won a landmark settlement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
There are numerous local resources for coping with the heat
xperts say it is safe to assume that an ash tree on a property in Orange County is dead or dying because of an invasive insect called the emerald ash borer.
A solar crowdsourcing group is trying to inject more green energy into the Triangle.
Orange County Animal Services has received a positive rabies test on a fox that attacked a Hillsborough resident and their dog.
Coyotes have been everywhere in our area for decades, and the population is growing.
Adopting a pet should be a careful commitment to care for an animal for its entire life.
At its March 8 meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved a resolution for a $45 million bond for early project expenses in pursuit of building a Municipal Services Center.
This week the Chapel Hill Town Council considers what next steps to take with the police station property widely known for its coal ash contamination.
The Chapel Hill Town Council will consider a proposal at its Mar. 8 meeting to borrow $45 million to reimburse itself for funds advanced for early project costs.
While some consumers have eliminated meat from their diets, many others choose to consume humanely raised, sustainable meat.
The latest attempt to mitigate toxic emissions coming from the University of North Carolina (UNC) cogeneration plant has come to an abrupt end.
At 3:02 a.m. EST on Nov. 8 begins the last total lunar eclipse to be seen not just this year, but also until 2025.
Weird as some of those may look, the real menace is to the trees, not from them.
The Town of Carrboro, the Center for Biological Diversity, (CBD) and the Sierra Club are tired of waiting for a response from the EPA.
In the next few weeks OCSW, part of the county administration, will open a public comment period to gather input for a master plan already in the early stages of development.
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new interim drinking water health advisory for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Chapel Hill’s Booker Creek Working Group continues to examine ways to improve stormwater management in the Booker Creek watershed.
The lonesome whistle and chug of a small train can be heard often several times a week as it cuts through the heart of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.