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Homes near Sampson County landfill on bottled water after PFAS detections
This map shows the private drinking water wells that have been sampled near the Sampson County landfill near the Snow Hill community. The red dots indicate wells with PFAS levels above the EPA's...
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DEQ will intervene to help clean up lead in Durham city parks
Soil testing for lead in five Durham parks was conducted last summer. This site is at East Durham Park, 2500 E. Main St., near many homes. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality...
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Reliability v. sustainability: Inside the debate over the EPA’s proposed...
New rules proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year in its latest attempt to regulate the carbon from power plants have drawn fire from some congressional Republicans, grid...
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Lead, cadmium and ‘metal mixtures’ in drinking water increase risk of preterm...
This map shows the range of average cadmium levels in private drinking water wells. The darker the shade of orange, the greater the average concentration. (Map: NC EnviroScan)Pregnant individuals who...
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New life for old coal: Minelands and power plants are hot renewable...
AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station in Petersburg, Ind., has been burning coal since the 1960s but will shutter all of its coal firing units over the next few years. The plant is converting...
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Monday numbers: the 5th National Climate Assessment, NC drought and wildfires
An aerial view of the Collett Ridge wildfire, burning amid the fall colors of the southern mountains. (Photo: US Forest Service)The last time the rain gauge at Asheville Regional Airport collected much...
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Some states act to protect residents from extreme heat — with a new focus on...
People in Phoenix seek relief from boiling temperatures at a Water Park. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)After two years of record-breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health...
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UN panel alleges Chemours is violating human rights of North Carolinians with...
An aerial view of the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant in northern Bladen County. (Photo: Chemours)DuPont and two of its spinoff companies, Chemours and Corteva, allegedly violated the human rights of...
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EPA withdraws consent for Chemours to export GenX from Netherlands to...
An aerial view of the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant in northern Bladen County. (Photo: Chemours)This is a developing story and will be updated. The EPA has withdrawn its conditional consent for...
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Ahead of climate conference, U.S. House panel tussles over curbs on emissions
Members of a U.S. House panel on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 battled over what the United States should be doing to curb emissions. (Getty Images) Republicans on a U.S. House panel argued Wednesday...
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Contaminated groundwater at Weaver Fertilizer property “likely” moving off...
Weaver Fertilizer stored tons of chemicals in this lean-to shed at 4020 Brownsboro Road. The groundwater beneath the property is contaminated. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Nearly two years after a catastrophic...
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‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’ Opponents of LNG plant outraged after Person County...
Vonda Frantz is one of hundreds of opponents of Dominion Energy's proposed LNG plant who attended the Person County Commissioners meeting Monday. They voted 5-0 to approve the project, over strenuous...
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DEQ requiring Chemours to expand well sampling to 14,000 homes for PFAS
This map shows the areas where private well owners can qualify to have their drinking water tested for PFAS, for free. (Map: DEQ)More than 14,100 homes could qualify for private well sampling for PFAS...
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North Carolina’s public schools could be required to install carbon monoxide,...
Photo: Getty ImagesA provision tucked in the state budget requiring the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to study the status and cost of carbon monoxide and radon testing units in public...
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US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor
Graphic: Nuclear Regulatory Commission The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new nuclear test reactor to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Kairos Power, the...
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Solar energy and its cheaper bills are coming to more disadvantaged communities
Doris Brown stands outside her solar-powered home in Houston. A hefty infusion of federal dollars under the Inflation Reduction Act could lead to more solar-powered homes in lower-income areas,...
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Women, people of color hold majority on Gov. Cooper’s new environmental...
On Oct. 24, Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292, which supports the pursuit of environmental justice in North Carolina. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Gov. Roy Cooper announced his 11 appointees to the new...
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New test results from NC State building show PCB levels up to 38 times higher...
Testing showed five rooms in Poe Hall at NC State University contained materials with high levels of PCBs, a likely carcinogen. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Five rooms in Poe Hall at N.C. State University are...
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North Carolina’s environment: The year that was and the year to come
Photo: Getty ImagesSix years ago we couldn’t even pronounce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Now the terms roll off our tongues like rain off a PFAS-treated Goretex jacket. The Chemours...
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MVP Southgate natural gas pipeline will no longer cross Alamance County
The green lines show the original route of the MVP Southgate natural gas pipeline. Alamance County is no longer in the project path. However, the pipeline owner has not yet published a new map of the...
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