By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jun. 7--North Carolina could reap billions from offshore oil and gas drilling, a U.S. House committee estimates, but in-state political support remains shaky. U.S. Rep.

By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Nov. 1--LAKE WYLIE , S.C. -- Day 5 of 8 Wylie on the brink Polluted parts of this lovely lake present a cautionary tale Bruce Henderson LAKE WYLIE , S.C. -- If Lake Wylie were a bathtub, Carol Butler's shoreline would be the scummy ring around it.

By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jun. 24--South Carolina's legal salvo over the Catawba River, fired at its northern neighbor this month, was the latest sign of strain in a Southeast that has always seemed awash in water.

By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Apr. 18--With a mock Navy F/A-18 jet parked outside the convention center Tuesday, North Carolina's most contentious environmental issue landed in Charlotte.

By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 3--BADIN -- Tension in a company town Pollution, river rights at issue; Alcoa says it won't abandon Badin Bruce Henderson BADIN -- The jobs went first.