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Ratepayers plead with NC Utilities Commission to reject Duke Energy’s carbon...
A member of the Ragin' Grannies, an environmental advocacy group, sings "No Frackin' Way," outside the Durham County Courthouse, where the NC Utilities Commission was holding a public hearing about...
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North Carolina to receive $76m to replace drinking water lines that contain lead
An advertisement placed by the National Lead Company in National Geographic magazine in 1923. (Photo courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine)North Carolina will receive an additional $76 million for...
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Person County residents suing commissioners over rezoning for Dominion LNG plant
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 LNG.The...
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At urging of NC Chamber, some environmental commission members want to delay...
This pipe carries water from upstream and discharges into the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. Before Chemours stopped discharging GenX into the river, this pipe was a source of the contamination,...
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Proposed billboard measure would “uglify” North Carolina, opponents say
(Getty images)Redbuds must die so drivers can see billboards for the Elevate Wellness Group. Rising above the freeway, over 500 square feet are plastered photos of an attractive woman, a deflated...
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In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
Southwest Power Pool runs a portion of the American electric grid that runs from the Canadian border to Texas and includes all or part of 17 central and western states. The organization has...
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High costs, interconnection obstacles killed a swine gas-to-electricity...
Piedmont is upgrading a natural gas pipeline system in front of the ZNC facility in Turkey, in Sampson County. It is independent of the ZNC project, but the company has granted a permanent easement on...
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In Forsyth County, community gardens fill the nutrition gap, while serving as...
The Rural Hall Community Garden rents 4-foot-by-8-foot beds for $10 a year. However, the fee can be waived for people who can't afford the cost. (Photo: Shaila Prasad)This story is part of a series on...
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NC enviros ask Biden to stop logging of old-growth trees, protect mature ones
Nantahala Forest Photo: U.S. Forest Service Seventeen North Carolina environmental groups have sent a letter to President Biden asking that his administration “enact the strongest possible protections...
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NC will pay $885K in attorneys’ fees after unsuccessfully defending “ag-gag”...
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Lawyers with the North Carolina Attorney General’s office tried three times to convince a federal court the state’s “ag-gag” law should stand. They lost in U.S....
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Gov. Cooper vetoes transportation bill that would have led to a loss of more...
Critics said HB 198 would allow for more pruning along highways threatening native trees and plants. (Photo: Getty Images)Governor Roy Cooper on Thursday vetoed House Bill 198, an omnibus...
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‘We are in a crisis’: Lead cleanup in Durham parks expected to cost millions,...
The playground at Lyon Park is closed while state contractors sample the area for lead and other contaminant. Five Durham parks are known to be contaminated with lead. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)State...
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New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
A solar and battery storage development operated by Entergy in Searcy, Arkansas. Solar power growth is expected to help some parts of the country meet electric demand this summer. (Robert Zullo/ States...
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Winston-Salem spent $2.5m on a controversial hydroponic farm to feed the...
Several years ago, the Winston-Salem City Council voted 7-1 to fund a hydroponic farm in the historically Black Boston Thurmond neighborhood. However, the farm has yet to live up to expectations....
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Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged into a...
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Avian influenza gene found in Forsyth County wastewater discharge; dairy...
(Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images)A gene found in a strain of avian influenza – H5N1 – was detected in industrial discharge from the Forsyth County/ Winston-Salem wastewater treatment plant last...
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21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize the nation’s aging...
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Monday numbers for “PFAS Awareness Week in North Carolina”
The Environmental Protection Agency has established drinking water standards for six types of toxic substances known as PFAS. (Photo: Getty Images)As NC Newsline environmental investigative reporter...
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After federal court hearing, use of toxic algaecide at Lake Mattamuskeet on hold
Lake Mattamuskeet (Photo: Lisa Sorg)Young Kang, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, had not even finished announcing his last name when Judge Terence Boyle cut him off. “Why are you doing...
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Blue Cross cancels documentary screening that links big NC hog farms to...
An open-pit lagoon is filled with waste from a hog farm in Duplin County, North Carolina. Credit: Courtesy of The Smell of MoneyRené Miller rests in a recliner in a darkened room, gasping through a...
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