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A person wearing clear disposable gloves holds a handful of small, colorful plastic fragments and sand-sized debris, illustrating microplastic pollution collected from a beach or shoreline.

Environmental Health

Living with microplastics, and finding ways to reduce exposure

by Will Atwater April 24, 2026April 23, 2026

Plastic jugs of Roundup weed and grass killer, whose active ingredient is glyphosate, and other lawn chemicals sit on a wooden shelf inside a small shed, alongside a coiled black hose and garden tools.

Environmental Health

Is Roundup worth the risk for weekend gardeners? New Duke study raises concerns.

by Will Atwater March 13, 2026March 12, 2026

A group of marchers, many wearing white tee shirts, march along a paved road. The green grass and trees border the road.

Environmental Health

Hard-fought environmental justice gains fall before shifting federal priorities, leaving communities in renewed uncertainty

by Will Atwater February 17, 2026February 19, 2026

The building with a white facade is the EPA headquarters. The EPA and United States flags are prominent outside of the headquarters where debates about the nation's primary chemical safety law are taking place.

Environmental Health

As Congress debates changes to the federal chemical safety law, North Carolina’s PFAS crisis offers a warning

by Will Atwater February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

State Health Policy

From child welfare to climate: Top NC health stories to watch in 2026

by Rose Hoban, Will Atwater, Jaymie Baxley, Anne Blythe, Rachel Crumpler, Jennifer Fernandez and Taylor Knopf January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.

Environmental Health

Hidden PFAS pollution uncovered in NC as EPA proposes reporting rollback

by Will Atwater December 5, 2025December 4, 2025