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Author Archives: Catherine Clabby

Catherine Clabby (senior environmental reporter) is a writer and editor. A former senior editor at American Scientist magazine, Clabby won multiple awards reporting on science, medicine and higher education for the The Raleigh News & Observer. She is an alumna of the year-long Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Contact: catherine.clabby@gmail.com

Shows a small scale natural gas manufacturing facility. The footprint is only about the size of two large houses.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Proposals to Turn Hog Waste into Biofuel Spur Debate

by Catherine Clabby July 24, 2018October 2, 2018

By Catherine Clabby Good news about hog waste can be scarce in this swine-rich state. But success at converting swine waste into usable renewable energy seems to be gaining steam. For the first time, this year a bioenergy project in hog-packed Duplin County injected natural gas harvested from hog farms into a commercial pipeline. Duke […]

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

Rip Current Safety in NC

by Catherine Clabby July 9, 2018July 10, 2018
shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX
Posted inEnvironmental Health

2018 Environmental Health in the State Budget

by Catherine Clabby July 2, 2018
two photos, with two sets of signs telling different stories
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Contrasting Narratives in Hog Farm Bill Fight

by Catherine Clabby June 26, 2018June 26, 2018
shows arial maps of areas being debated over during the current District Court lawsuit.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

The Science of Hog Farm Odors

by Catherine Clabby June 25, 2018June 28, 2018
man holds up a sign reading: "CHemours Chemical Terrorists - shut the plant down"
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Timing, Scope of GenX Response Not Yet Clear

by Catherine Clabby June 20, 2018June 19, 2018

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