2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (538+ words) Two North Carolina rivers have made the top 10 list of America's Most Endangered Rivers in 2026. The annual rankings have been compiled and released by American Rivers, a national conservation nonprofit, for the past 41 years. The Lumber River, also known as…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (265+ words) Carolina Journal is a non-partisan news service of the John Locke Foundation, committed to the highest level of journalistic quality, following the facts wherever they lead. Our coverage is delivered from a free-market, limited government perspective, with the interests of…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) The culture of an environmental regulatory agency is not unlike that of any idealistic movement. There is always a new mountain to climb in pursuit of some imaginary nirvana. The creeping growth of any environmental regulatory agency is as predictable…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (304+ words) However, the Rahm Emmanuel opportunities are endless for imposing crazy environmental regulationson the public, and with the billions, maybe trillions, government has already invested, it's impossible to do a "Bill Gates" and just walk away from the issue and say,…...

3+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (413+ words) On Jan. 7, the US Department of'Agriculture released new'dietary guidelines'that prioritize "real foods" and essentially flip the long-standing food pyramid on its head. The new guidelines are less of a pyramid and more of a cluster; however, there have been minimal…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (282+ words) On Sept. 3, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would invest more than $8 million in five new projects, including one in North Carolina. These projects will improve forest health by reducing wildfire risk and improving water quality." This is…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (385+ words) The need for such an order reiterated a lesson learned the hard way recently by Spain. Grid reliability requires power plants that can answer the call of mankind, not fall victim to the whims of nature. Nothing tests the reliability…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (382+ words) Lawn Love ranked the top 500 cities in the nation for rain gardens, with 10 of North Carolina's cities making the list. Wilmington ranked highest at No. 8, and High Point ranked lowest at No. 175." The study ranks the cities based on monthly…...