As the effects of climate change continue to grow and spread at an alarming rate, it can be easy to become overwhelmed, but as you’ll hear in a special two-part conversation with author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, the practical solutions and grounds for hope remain plentiful.

The North Carolina attorney general is suing Brenntag Mid-South on behalf of state regulators over the alleged illegal releases, according to a complaint filed last Monday in Durham Superior Court.

NC broad elections bill would put more requirements on overseas voters, allow for more partisan staff in the state elections office.

The United States has a shortage of the only first-line medication recommended for pregnant women with syphilis to prevent passing it to their baby, even as congenital syphilis rates have been skyrocketing. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says supplies won’t return to normal until December 2027.

Environmental health science experts say there is no evidence that mifepristone in wastewater causes harm to the environment or to humans.

The details of the final agreement have not been released publicly, though the administration official said last week that if Iranian leaders followed the steps, they would receive sanctions relief.

Climate-related risk is now the primary cause of increasing insurance premiums.

For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress missed a deadline for reauthorization of a key surveillance authority, raising questions about whether the U.S. government can continue to monitor certain communications.Lawmakers have regularly approved short- and long-term extensions for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act since 2008, clearing the way for intelligence agencies to collect and analyze electronic communications from people living in other countries.

The analysis found that the veteran firearm suicide rate increased by about 67% between 2001 and 2023, compared with a 35% increase among nonveteran adults. The report points to differences in firearm ownership as one factor that may contribute to the disparity. About half of veterans report owning firearms, compared with roughly 20% of nonveteran adults, according to the report.

The U.S. official said the administration is 80% to 85% sure leaders from the two countries would gather sometime this month to sign a memorandum of understanding to end the war, possibly in Europe. Those documents will create a framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, destroy enriched nuclear materials and establish inspections to ensure Iran doesn’t possess a nuclear weapon, the official said.