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shows a group of people standing on the shore of a lake looking out. One of the women is speaking.

Environmental Health

Senator calls for warning signs at Sutton Lake

by Greg Barnes June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

shows a man sitting on a dias at one table, talking to four people sitting at a second table.

Environmental Health

Questions Prevail After EPA GenX Meeting

by Rose Hoban August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

NIEHS' campus in Research Triangle Park.

The Hazard Hunters

by Catherine Clabby November 18, 2016June 12, 2024

Chemical flame retardants are used to limit fires, but they've been linked with several health problems. Photo courtesy macwagen, Flickr Creative Commons

Environmental Health, Featured, Research News

Tutoring the Textile Industry on Risky Flame Retardants

by Catherine Clabby September 23, 2016September 23, 2016

Well water samples give scientists more insight into where the highests levels of manganese are likely to turn up in drinking water wells in the Piedmont. The N.C. State University researchers plotted where they found those sites in well sampling data. Much of them cluster atop the Carolina Slate Belt.

Environmental Health, Featured

Manganese in Wells More Widespread Than Previously Thought

by Catherine Clabby September 20, 2016July 14, 2017

A concrete batch plant. Concrete plants can produce low levels of emissions, and my be exempt from permits under DENR's proposal. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

DENR Requests Exemptions for Smaller-Scale Air Polluters

by Gabe Rivin September 25, 2015May 7, 2018