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A multi-colored graphic that shows multiple pathways for how microplastics enters the environment.

Environmental Health

Nowhere to hide: Microplastics are polluting western North Carolina watersheds

by Will Atwater December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

This image is a wide shot of a wave dissipating as it reaches the beach. People in the distance are wading into the water as more waves break toward the beach. The water's blue color matches parts of the sky, and there are no clouds visible.

Rip currents and bacterial threats among summer concerns at North Carolina beaches

by Will Atwater July 2, 2024July 1, 2024

A map shows the location of the Kerr-McGee Superfund site in Navassa, N.C.

Navassa Superfund site cleanup begins; community looks to future opportunities

by Will Atwater March 18, 2024March 17, 2024

shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX

Environmental Health

Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear, advocates say

by Coastal Review Online June 8, 2022June 7, 2022

shows water-driven wind blowing across a road as trees bend in the wind during a hurricane

Hurricane / tropical storm safety tips

by Editor August 3, 2020June 13, 2022

shows a seemingly calm beach at sunrise, but there may be rip currents present

Environmental Health

First responders warn of rip current risks

by Coastal Review Online May 31, 2019April 13, 2021