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Coal ash more hazardous than previously known, EPA says, could alter Chapel...
This exposed coal ash is on a steep slope that leads to the Bolin Creek greenway in Chapel Hill. Although fencing has been installed to capture any runoff and prevent people from accessing the ash,...
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From PFAS to pipelines, investigative reporter Lisa Sorg discusses NC’s top...
Investigative reporter Lisa Sorg2023 was yet another big year for stories related to the environment – and, in particular, the seemingly countless ways in which human well-being was (and continues to...
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Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry
A green-tech hydrogen production plant in Wesseling, Germany. Hydrogen at the plant is manufactured by electrolysis, which uses electricity to produce hydrogen from water. The U.S. Department of the...
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North Carolina public schools to receive federal funding for 114 electric buses
North Carolina will purchase 114 electric school buses as part of a new federally funded initiative. Photo: NC Department of Public InstructionFifteen school districts, charter schools and tribal...
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What are you drinking? This video explains how to get key info about what’s...
Screenshot from the National Health Council series, "Drinking Health," from 1930Readers often ask me, “How do you find stories?” and “Where do you get your information?” The answer to the first...
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Utilities plan onsite gas storage to improve reliability; critics warn of...
Wanting more reliable access to backup fuel, natural gas companies in the U.S. are planning to add liquified natural gas storage tanks at their existing plants. Such storage is already being done in...
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EPA will assess coal ash site in Chapel Hill after petition from Center for...
This exposed coal ash is on a steep slope that leads to the Bolin Creek greenway in Chapel Hill. Although fencing has been installed to capture any runoff and prevent people from accessing the ash,...
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Here’s how to file a complaint with the Utilities Commission over Duke...
(Adobe Stock)Duke Energy customers can file a formal complaint with the state Utilities Commission over the recent blackout in east Durham, but will have to pursue monetary damages in court, according...
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Burlington finds high levels of 1,4-Dioxane in wastewater, which is headed...
Apollo Chemical, 2998 Willow Springs Lane in Burlington, is suspected of discharging toxic 1,4-Dioxane into the City's treatment plant. This is the second time in seven months Apollo has been...
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NC utilities to receive $47 million to keep toxic lead out of drinking water
An advertisement placed by the National Lead Company in National Geographic magazine in 1923. (Photo courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine)Beneath the yards of an untold number of homes in North...
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Biden administration to temporarily halt some export approvals for liquified...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on June 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The U.S. Energy Department...
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Duke Energy lays off employees as part of “reorganization”
Image: AdobeStockDuke Energy has laid off at least a half dozen workers, Newsline has confirmed, although the company has not specified how many employees are affected nor their job descriptions. In...
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More natural gas and small nukes, higher electric bills in revised Duke...
Duke Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County (Photo: Lisa Sorg via Southwings flight)Duke Energy proposes to build a new natural gas plant in Person County and three small modular nuclear...
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Federal study finds high rates of eight cancers in former Camp Lejeune...
ABC Cleaners, across the street from Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C., is responsible for some of the drinking water contamination that occurred on base before 1985. The former dry cleaner is now a...
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Clean power advocates eye grid operator’s planning reforms warily
Critics say that PJM, which is responsible for coordinating the flow of electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia, should have been prepared for the retirement of the coal-fired Brandon...
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Durham closing off 35 additional areas of five city parks after EPA...
Soil testing for lead in five Durham parks was conducted last summer. This site is at East Durham Park, 2500 E. Main St., near an apartment complex. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)The City of Durham is fencing off...
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Breast cancer cluster suspected at NC State’s Poe Hall, contaminated with...
Testing showed five rooms in Poe Hall at NC State University contained materials with high levels of PCBs, a likely carcinogen. (Photo: Lisa Sorg)A 2020 study of nearly 800 North Carolina women found...
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US Army to begin excavating up to 300 tons of contaminated soil at former...
This map shows the contaminant plume in light blue, and the areas of excavation. (Map: DEQ archives) The U.S. Army Environmental Command this month is scheduled to begin excavating as much as 300 tons...
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State, federal lawmakers ask FERC to require MVP Southgate to start over its...
Image: Adobe StockFifty Democratic state lawmakers have asked FERC — the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — to require owners of MVP Southgate to reapply for certification for a natural gas...
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Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power
The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan will reportedly be awarded a $1.5 billion federal loan, aimed at restarting operations after a 2022 closure. The federal funding could bolster state efforts to...
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