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Assistant Director of NC State Environmental Health & Safety resigns as...
The assistant director and lab safety manager of N.C. State University’s Environmental Health and Safety office, has resigned. In an e-mail last week to Chemistry department professors and lab safety...
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DEQ takes legal action against Colonial Pipeline over Huntersville gasoline...
The NC Department of Environmental Quality is taking Colonial Pipeline to court for allegedly “failing to meet their obligations” in its clean up of a 1.29-million gallon gasoline spill in...
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DEQ directs Chemours to expand PFAS well sampling downstream, plus prepare...
This is a developing story and will be updated. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced today it is requiring Chemours to expand the sampling area for GenX and PFAS...
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Sports world pledges to cut climate-fueling emissions by half this decade
The National Basketball Association, professional baseball, hockey and soccer teams, international motor sports, tennis pros, surfers, runners and wrestlers are accelerating their campaign to fight...
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Over 30 air pollution “hotspots” in North Carolina have elevated cancer...
A neighborhood in Morganton is among more than 30 hotspots in North Carolina where air toxics contribute to elevated cancer risks for neighboring residents. Roughly 33,000 people live in the hotspot....
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Climate proposal aims to reduce stormwater pollution from military bases
Lawmakers from Chesapeake Bay states are looking to attach a climate-related provision to the must-pass annual defense bill. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, (D-Va.), introduced Thursday legislation that would...
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Colonial Pipeline buying more land near massive gasoline spill in Huntersville
Colonial Pipeline has bought yet more property in Huntersville, near the site of North Carolina’s largest gasoline spill in history — 25.8 acres for nearly $1.7 million, according to Mecklenburg County...
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Greensboro releases yet another slug of 1,4-Dioxane into Haw River,...
Greensboro’s wastewater treatment plant illegally discharged high levels of the likely carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane into the Haw River, the drinking water supply for the Town of Pittsboro and other...
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Pittsboro officials: “the Town was simply lucky this time” regarding...
The Haw River, as viewed from the Bynum bridge (File photo: Lisa Sorg) The slug of toxic 1,4-Dioxane coursing down the Haw River from Greensboro arrived in Pittsboro at just the right time. Pittsboro...
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Climate funds in infrastructure bill aimed at drought, wildfires, floods,...
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t just about roads and bridges—it also spends billions to address wildfire, drought, flooding and...
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Climate change: Women and families in poor countries most feel the brunt
The two-week climate conference in Glasgow, concluding today, shone a spotlight on the harm climate change inflicts on women and families in the world’s most vulnerable countries. Women, who often hold...
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On the verge of extinction, red wolves get a reprieve; US Fish & Wildlife...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have allowed people to intentionally kill red wolves in most of northeastern North Carolina, and would have likely led to...
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After thinking it had “dodged a bullet,” Pittsboro reports increase in...
The Haw River, as viewed from the Bynum bridge. The river has been contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane; sources include the City of Greensboro, which is upstream. (File photo: Lisa Sorg) Just days ago,...
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EPA: Two types of PFAS far more toxic than previously understood
Sampling locations for PFOA, PFOS and GenX (Map: DEQ) The EPA released data yesterday that suggests two types of PFAS are more toxic than previously understood, which could trigger a drastic reduction...
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Active Energy’s wood pellet operation in Maine has failed; no word on fate of...
CoalSwitch pellets (Photo: Allenby Capital) “An irreparable mechanical issue” has apparently doomed Active Energy Renewable Power’s “CoalSwitch” wood pellet operation in Maine, casting doubt on the...
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Levels of 1,4-Dioxane above health advisory goal in untreated drinking water...
One sample of raw — or untreated — drinking water in Pittsboro contained levels of 1,4-Dioxane above the health advisory goal, and concentrations in treated water continue to rise, according to test...
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Another sewage and water crisis in Currituck County; state files notice of...
Not water, but sewage: A photograph of a roadside swale, or ditch, taken in October in Eagle Creek. Sewage is spilling from the metal pit and flowing toward the swale. Residents have been dealing with...
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At nearly 600 acres, Pilot Mountain wildfire triggers air quality alert near...
At least 15% of one of the state’s most popular parks, Pilot Mountain, has burned in a wildfire, according to state and federal data, and the blaze is still not under control. The fire has consumed...
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Biden’s oil and gas policy falls short on climate goals, House Democrats say
Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday encouraged President Joe Biden to take stronger action to limit oil and gas production, while...
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Women would sign up for the military draft under defense bill in Congress
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Legislation would also allocate funds for PFAS cleanup on military bases WASHINGTON — As the Senate works to finalize a major annual defense measure, there is a...
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