Driest period on record since 1895 leads to mandatory rules and fines across the Carolinas ...

North Carolina’s drought is pushing water levels lower and putting a sharper focus on whether the state’s water supply can keep pace with growth and a changing climate. The city of Raleigh has ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A boil water advisory for more than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina has been lifted after the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the region's water ...

A push by fast-growing Franklin County to secure water access has drawn opposition from locals. Opponents say it could set a ...

When Hurricane Helene barreled through North Carolina, it left behind a flooded wasteland where water filled with mud and microbes was not drinkable. Nothing says "modern emergency preparedness," like ...

Despite some rain over the past couple of days, experts say the drought is far from over.

Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27. Helene hit western ...

TRAILER WAS NOT INJURED. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, PARTS OF HENDERSONVILLE ARE UNDER A BOIL WATER ADVISORY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE ADVISORY IS BECAUSE OF A PIPE BREAK IN THE ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the ...

North Carolina factories that release toxic “forever chemicals” into rivers and drinking water could avoid consequences under a proposed state rule now moving forward. The plan would require companies ...