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Biden administration to send $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs in 16 states
A hydrogen powered zero emission ambulance is displayed on at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) The Biden administration is directing $7 billion from the...
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‘So many ways hydrogen can go wrong’: Hub announcements viewed with caution
A hydrogen hub is a cluster of assets that produce and process hydrogen fuel as an alternative to fossil fuels. (Screenshot from Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) The Friday...
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Hurricane survivor to ReBuild NC: “Are we just a number? Is anybody out there...
Hal Lowder is the emergency management director for the Town of Whiteville, in Columbus County. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)This is a second story in a series about financial waste at ReBuild NC, also known as...
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ReBuild NC warned hurricane survivor he could have to repay all of his...
Vernon Harrell's carport is still unfinished and, according to an independent inspector, structurally unsound. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)This is part of a series of stories about financial waste at ReBuild NC....
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EPA okays Chemours request to export GenX from the Netherlands to...
The U.S. EPA has authorized Chemours to import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the Netherlands to North Carolina over the next year. Image: Adapted from Google Maps by Lisa Sorg for NC NewslineThe...
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Weekend reads: A controversial judicial order, hurricane recovery chaos and...
Photo: Getty ImagesA judge’s order curbs right of press and public to record county commission meetings Matthew Sasser, editor of the Richmond Daily Journal, puts the finishing touches on the print...
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Weekend reads: A controversial court ruling, GenX imports, redistricting, and...
Photo: Getty ImagesNC Appeals Court: Mom who committed crime while pregnant can lose parental rights The NC Court of Appeals Building – Photo: nccourts.gov By Kelan Lyons Judge Murphy justifies...
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EPA proposes ban on ‘extremely toxic’ TCE, found at dry cleaning sites, other...
Dry cleaning solvents contain toxic chemicals, and because of spills, these facilities can contaminate the soil and groundwater with TCE. (File photo: Lisa Sorg)Camp Lejune and Cherry Point....
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Gov. Cooper issues environmental justice order, says it will “last beyond...
On Oct. 24, Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292, which supports the pursuit of environmental justice in North Carolina. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Every year, the 6,000 people who live adjacent to the...
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DEQ sampling drinking water wells near Sampson County landfill for PFAS
GFL, which owns the Sampson County Landfill, which accepts trash from 44 counties in North Carolina. It is the largest landfill in the state. (Photo: Cape Fear River Watch)The N.C. Department of...
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EPA explains why it authorized imports of GenX from Netherlands to NC
The U.S. EPA has authorized Chemours to import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the Netherlands to North Carolina over the next year. Image: Adapted from Google Maps by Lisa Sorg for NC NewslineThe...
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Cristex Drum, a Superfund site in Oxford, receives $10m to clean up toxic legacy
Jeff Crowley, EPA remedial project manager for the Cristex Drum Superfund site in Oxford, said the building will be razed as part of the remediation. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Jeff Crowley has spent 21 years...
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Navy base’s wretched reminders include more than petroleum in soils
View from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse looking north and showing Navy facilities. Photo: National Park ServiceBUXTON — Petroleum spilled and partially cleaned up at a long-abandoned U.S. Navy base at...
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As industry struggles, federal, state offshore wind goals could get tougher...
The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm off of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, which became operational in December 2016, was the first commercial offshore wind farm in U.S. waters. New coastal wind projects...
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Dominion plans large liquified natural gas facility in Person County near...
Dominion Energy provided this photo illustration of the proposed liquified natural gas facility -- LNG, for short -- in southeastern Person County. The large tank can hold 25 million gallons of...
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Wildfires consume 2,100 acres of drought-stricken areas in NC mountains,...
Three counties in far southwestern part of North Carolina -- Cherokee, Macon and Caly -- are in a Code Red alert, meaning the air is unhealthy for all people.A Code Red air quality alert has been...
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EPA reexamining importation of harmful chemical wastewater to North Carolina
The U.S. EPA is reviewing its previous authorization of Chemours to import up to 4 million pounds of GenX from the Netherlands to North Carolina over the next year. Image: Adapted from Google Maps by...
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Money doesn’t grow on trees: Wood pellet firm tells investors it’s in a...
Wood pellets are produced by chopping up whole trees. The pellets are then shipped to Great Britain, where they're burned for fuel in power plants. (Photo: Adobe Stock)Enviva, the world’s largest...
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DEQ, Cultural and Natural Resources at odds over settlement agreement with...
The Umstead Coalition, a group of park lovers, mountain bikers and environmental advocates, oppose the quarry. In the background are signs posted by the RDU Airport Authority warning people on Old...
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A year after devastating winter storm, power plant problems ‘still likely’ in...
The historic Winter Storm Elliott dumped up to four feet of snow in Buffalo, New York, and lead to power outages and rolling blackouts in the southeastern U.S. New reports say the grid serving the...
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