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The wine and grape industry brings thousands of jobs and dollars into North Carolina. More>>
With the approach of Hurricane Earl over the next few days, area beaches are at higher risk for erosion problems. The amount of damage will be directly related to how long the storm stays off the SC coast, the strength of the hurricane, and its path. More>>
Officials with carnival cruise line say that, for now, Hurricane Earl will not affect the next sailing of the Carnival cruise ship Fantasy. More>>
An extremely rare whale that beached itself on Maui earlier this month has died, according to officials at NOAA. More>>
Yellowstone's grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is already the area's deadliest on record. More>>
Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused... More>>
A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico. More>>
Crews with bulldozers buried 49 pilot whales in sand dunes on an isolated northern New Zealand beach Sunday after rescuers managed to save only nine from a group that was stranded on the beach for two days. More>>
Hogs are overpopulating the area in the Francis Marion Forest. Wildlife biologist Mark Danaher says in the last five years he has seen more and more hog damage in the isolated wetland area in Berkeley County. More>>
Fish, shrimp and other catches from the Gulf of Mexico are being ground up to hunt for minute traces of oil in what's considered unprecedented safety testing - sort of a "CSI" for seafood that's far more reassuring... More>>
Blackbaud, Inc, the leading global provider of nonprofit software and services, is rounding out the third quarter with a continued focus on its core value of "making the world a better place." More>>
The government said Monday it is toughening environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling, ending an easy path to oil riches that allowed BP to drill its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico with little federal... More>>
The Earth continues to feel the heat. More>>
Heavy downpours cooled the Russian capital after weeks of no rain and unprecedented heat, but dozens of wildfires still raged around Moscow on Friday and a new blaze was spotted near the country's top nuclear research... More>>
An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland. More>>
Officials could know by early Friday if BP's broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been sealed for good. More>>
Scientists from BP and the federal government are reviewing the results of testing that could determine whether the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well has been plugged for good. More>>
Almost two hours of debate and deliberation at Thursday night's finance committee meeting could not move the Sea Island Greenway project closer to realization. More>>
The honey bee hives might look a bit out of place perched atop one of Charlotte's most luxurious hotels, but the product never tasted so sweet. More>>
A bird soaked in black oil washed up on Ocean Isle Beach on Tuesday. It was taken to the River Road Animal Hospital in Southport to be cleaned up. More>>
John Legare with the Office of Aging says the growing senior population is one of the biggest issues our nation is facing. The number of seniors in South Carolina is expected to grow by 123 percent by 2030. More>>
A surfer in Wilmington was out with some friends when he got bit while trying to get back on his board near Figure Eight Island Saturday afternoon. More>>
The South Carolina State Ports Authority and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League have successfully concluded several months of mediation and reached a settlement, ending a years-long battle and allowing Charleston's new container terminal and port access road to proceed. More>>
Following a brief distemper outbreak, officials at the St. Frances Animal Center in Georgetown say the facility is ready to be re-opened to the public. More>>
While it only took a few minutes for them to scurry out of the nest, it was a project 60 days in the making. RAW VIDEO INCLUDED. More>>
The city of Savannah has accepted a bid on a feasability study to explore Savannah's cruise ship potential. More>>
Assuming the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead will remained capped, Southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf. More>>
Ships relaying the sights and sounds from BP's broken oil well stood fast Friday asthe leftovers of Tropical Storm Bonnie blew straight for the spill site, threatening to force a full evacuation that would leave... More>>
People living in one James Island subdivision have a real stinky mess on their hands. Hundreds of dead fish are floating on a man-made lake in their backyards. More>>
Senate Democrats hope to pass a narrow energy bill next week that responds to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and takes steps to improve energy efficiency, after abandoning plans for a sweeping measure that caps... More>>
BP's broken well was leaking oil and gas again Monday for the first time since the company capped it last week, but the Obama administration's spill chief said it was no cause for alarm. The stopper was left in place... More>>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil from BP's blown out well is again seeping into the Gulf of Mexico, but this time, more slowly and scientists aren't convinced the cap that stopped the flow last week is making More>>
There have now been four shark attacks in less than a month along the beaches of North and South Carolina. RAW interviews with victim and shark expert included. More>>
After three long months, the bleeding from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been finally, mercifully stanched. But in so many ways, the prognosis remains uncertain. More>>
BP says oil from its broken well has stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since April. More>>
Karl Troy gets better gas mileage than you and probably anyone you know. He just might be awarded $5 million because of it, too. More>>
Officials with the St. Frances Animal Center said Wednesday recent diagnostic tests have revealed the canine distemper virus to be present in a small number of animals at the shelter. More>>
Charleston County EMS officials Tuesday said a teen reportedly struck by lightning during Monday evening's thunderstorms was not. More>>
After talking with veteran healthcare providers who deal with traumas at the beach, we've narrowed down the Top 5 Beach Dangers for your family. More>>
A recent outbreak of kennel cough has prompted Saint Frances Animal Center in Georgetown to close for a second time in eight days. More>>
A contained, but still active forest fire is creating a lot of smoke along the South Carolina coast and is blamed for a chain-reaction car crash this week that injured four people. More>>
An outbreak of an infectious upper respiratory disease has forced officials at the St. Frances Animal Center to temporarily cease public operations. More>>
Varmints have made off with more than 60 pounds of vegetables grown by a South Carolina woman - but it wasn't squirrels or deer. More>>
When the tiny tick bites, it can change your life forever, leaving you susceptible to what can be a deadly reaction to red meat. More>>
An environmental group is warning parents about dangerous levels of lead discovered in dozens of baby food products. The Environmental Law Foundation filed a notice with the State of California this month. More>>
Teens helping to protect nesting loggerhead sea turtles near Charleston will have an easier time tracking the creatures this summer, thanks to a donation from the family of famed comedian Stephen Colbert. More>>
Officials with the St. Frances Animal Center have quarantined the shelter Thursday after a sick dog was brought to the facility by local animal control workers. More>>
When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up harsher chemicals and reduce tilling... More>>
An international effort to truly limit whale hunting collapsed Wednesday, leaving Japan, Norway and Iceland free to keep killing hundreds of mammals a year, even raiding a marine sanctuary in Antarctic waters unchecked. More>>
Her house smelled like smoke, but Mary Oravits was elated. More>>
Hurricane Celia has strengthened a bit in the Pacific. More>>
A wave of severe storms crashed through the Midwest Tuesday, forcing residents in central Indiana to flee their homes because of rising floodwaters and frantically ease the pressure on an earthen dam before a new band of... More>>
Out on the mud flats in the easternmost nook of the United States, generations of clam diggers have dug deep into the muck for tasty soft-shells to satisfy New Englanders' cravings for steamers and fried clams. More>>
If you've ever visited the northern part of Cleveland County, North Carolina, you've probably heard of Knobby. Back in the 70's, Knobby was the legendary Sasquatch that inhabited certain parts of the county. More>>
The chairman of BP says embattled chief executive Tony Hayward is being relieved of day-to-day responsibility for managing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a day after he angered U.S. lawmakers with his refusal to answer many... More>>
Who's sorry now? Rep. Joe Barton, that's who. More>>
Some experts say they still don't think the Gulf oil spill will cause a significant impact on South Carolina's coast. More>>
Federal workers have removed about 50 geese from a South Carolina golf course after operators said the birds were damaging the greens. More>>
The head of a South Carolina raptor center says he is still standing by to dispatch workers to the Gulf Coast if needed to clean oiled birds. More>>
East Tennessee State University has released the second in a series of documentary films that examine the food of Appalachia. More>>
Federal regulators are holding a public meeting to talk about their review of Duke Energy's application to build two nuclear reactors in northern South Carolina. More>>
South Carolina health officials are investigating the heat-related death of a woman at an assisted living home last month. More>>
Tortoises may move slowly, but even a little movement can be a lifesaver. More>>
A few weeks ago, Columbia's city manager, Steve Gantt, sent out a reminder to city employees about a policy prohibiting bottled water in city buildings. More>>
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is conducting a hurricane evacuation exercise on Monday to test lane reversal plans for all three major coastal areas of the state. More>>
A federal fisheries management council has passed a measure that would restrict the fishing of red snapper off the southeast Atlantic coast. More>>
Senate Democrats brought up legislation Tuesday coupling a fivefold increase in the tax that oil companies pay into a spill liability fund with help for the jobless, doctors and cash-starved states. More>>
A South Carolina law firm filed suits Monday against BP and three other companies for what has been described as the largest environmental catastrophe in recent history. More>>
In sensitive marshes on the Louisiana coast, oil thick as pancake batter suffocates grasses and traps pelicans. Blobs of tar the size of dimes or dinner plates dot the white sands of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Little... More>>
A wellhead cap at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is slowly pinching off a geyser of oil spewing from the earth, but there's no containing much of the crude that's already escaped, a reality becoming increasingly... More>>
Nathaniel Lender scampered in flip-flops across a plywood floor that was the only part of his house not ripped away by a tornado. More>>
The Obama administration set tougher gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks Thursday, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars. More>>
Baboons, it seems, prefer pinot noir. They also like a nice chardonnay. More>>
When snow falls on this downtown of brick buildings and glass storefronts in southern Oregon, it piles up everywhere but the sidewalks. It's the first sign that this timber and ranching town is like few others. More>>
The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on four contaminants that can cause cancer. More>>
Goals on reducing greenhouse gases announced by major industrialized nations are a step forward but not enough to forestall the disastrous effects of climate change by midcentury, U.N. officials said Monday. More>>
Grape growers in Northern California's cool, fertile Sonoma County wine region are stomping mad at a new plan to limit the amount of water vineyards can pump from local rivers and streams to protect crops from frost - a... More>>
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer says recent scandals over climate data are unfortunate but don't discredit the view that the earth is warming and humans must act. More>>
The slowdown in global warming in the last few years may have been caused by a decline in water vapor in the stratosphere, a new report suggests. More>>
The worst Texas oil spill in more than 15 years was contained Monday, and authorities credit a massive emergency response with averting an environmental disaster. More>>
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it would control - for the first time - short-lived spikes of an air pollutant common along major roads and linked to respiratory problems. More>>
The Public Service Commission was expected to decide Monday whether to approve plans for a 23-turbine wind farm in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. More>>
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. More>>
Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. More>>
Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday. More>>
The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on... More>>
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have... More>>
Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday. More>>
President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation's power grid. More>>
A Germany-based solar company plans to open its first North American manufacturing site in Denver. More>>
India and China, both major polluters and crucial players in fighting global warming, agreed Wednesday to stand together on climate change issues at a major global conference later this year. More>>
President Barack Obama wants the federal government to set the example when it comes to global warming. More>>
Proposed regulations would require power plants, factories and refineries to reduce greenhouse gases by installing the best available technology and improving energy efficiency whenever a facility is significantly changed or... More>>
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. More>>
A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether spotted seals, which depend on sea ice off Alaska's coast, should be listed as a threatened or endangered species. More>>
The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades. More>>
Scientists over the past month explored coral reefs in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that until recently were considered too deep for scuba divers to reach. More>>
It's a scene that scientists say is all too common: A commercial fishing boat pulls in a net full of shrimp or tuna and finds a loggerhead sea turtle mixed in with the catch. More>>
The Arctic is warmer than it's been in 2,000 years, even though it should be cooling because of changes in the Earth's orbit that cause the region to get less direct sunlight. Indeed, the Arctic had been cooling for nearly... More>>
A Chinese official tried to calm unease about curbs on exports of rare earths used in clean energy products and superconductors, saying Thursday that sales will continue but must be limited to reduce damage to China's... More>>
Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence - and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world. More>>
The world needs more innovative projects - like putting weather stations on cellular phone towers across Africa - to help it better predict the increased hurricanes, tsunamis, droughts and floods that climate change will... More>>
Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country - damage to the bees' internal "factories" that produce proteins. Theories about the cause of bee colony collapse have included viruses,... More>>
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that climate change is the greatest challenge facing a world beset by crises and called on governments to reach a deal on the environment at a... More>>
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crabcakes and fish sticks won't be disappearing after all. More>>
Associated Press - July 22, 2009 4:15 AM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. John Warner of Virginia is visiting the South Carolina coast for two days to discuss climate change and how... More>>
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