So far this year, more than 4,000 wildfires have burned more than 24,000 acres of woodlands in North Carolina. Here’s how to track them.

This year’s “State of the Air” Report found that ground-level ozone pollution is getting worse – strikingly worse. This ...

Driven by shifting preferences among young adults, cigarette smoking continues to see a marked decline across the country.

Little fire ants were discovered in an Oʻahu forest reserve, prompting immediate containment and removal efforts.

The state is suing oil companies, including Chevron, Shell and Aloha Petroleum, for using fossil fuels that destroy Hawaii's ...

As part of its wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric is installing weather stations and AI-equipped cameras on utility ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

Pope Francis has died at 88. For more of our coverage head to our latest updates. The white smoke is famous. When it streams out of a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, it signals that a new pope has been ...

At first, it’s the smell of woodsmoke and the white clouds billowing through the trees that catch people’s attention. Then, the silhouettes of the burn crew emerge, drip torches at their sides ...

It forced some evacuations. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed ...