Several counties have plans to clean up the PFAS in their waterways, but those plans would place the cost on taxpayers.
A new bill would put the onus of cleanup on the industries that caused the contamination in the first place.
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Cleaning potentially carcinogenic PFAS, or "forever chemicals," out of NC's waterways will costs hundreds of millions of dollars. Lawmakers can't agree on who needs to pay for it.
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Two bipartisan bills aspiring to make their way to the governor’s desk aim to change the way young people are treated within the criminal justice system.
One of the bills would eliminate life without parole for minors who commit crimes.
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By Hannah Critchfield Even as vaccines temper the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, North Carolina advocates gathered to remind lawmakers that the country remains in the middle of another pandemic. The South... Continue Reading →
By Greg Barnes The public utility for Wilmington and New Hanover County will spend about $46 million to filter out potentially carcinogenic “forever chemicals” from drinking water for an estimated 200,000 people. In neighboring Brunswick County,... Continue Reading →
By Rose Hoban In a year when the important role of first responders has become increasingly visible to members of the public, several bills to provide enhanced benefits to public employees such as police, firefighters and... Continue Reading →
By Hannah Critchfield In the spring of 2008, the Chapel Hill community was shaken by the murder of the University of North Carolina’s student body president. Eve Carson, a 22-year-old white woman, was kidnapped at gunpoint... Continue Reading →
BY PETER H. LEWIS, Asheville Watchdog HCA Healthcare, which owns and operates Mission Hospital in Asheville, reported this month that it made $1.4 billion in profits for the first three months of 2021, more than double... Continue Reading →
