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Author Archives: Will Atwater

Will Atwater has spent the past decade working with educators, artists and community-based organizations as a short-form documentary and promotional video producer. A native North Carolinian, Will grew up in Chapel Hill, and now splits time between North Carolina and New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and two children. Reach him at watwater@northcarolinahealthnews.org

A large catfish is being held up for a photograph. The hook and line used to catch the fish is still attached to its mouth. The person holding the fish is only visible from his torso down.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

North Carolina river contamination threatens subsistence fishing and tribal practices

by Will Atwater July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
An elderly couple embrace as they pose for a picture while standing in front of a well used for drinking water. The woman, pictured on left, is wearing a pink shirt and bluejeans, while the man is wearing a blue shirt with white text and bluejeans. They're worried that lithium mining will degrade their water quality.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Lithium mining debate: Can Gaston County embrace green energy without sacrificing rural life?

by Will Atwater June 26, 2023July 6, 2023
Water pouring out of a pipe along the Yadkin-Pee Dee River may be a source of PFAS to the river ecosystem.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Proposed bill raises alarm over potential weakening of environmental regulations

by Will Atwater June 16, 2023June 20, 2023
shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX
Posted inFeatured

Critics skeptical as chemical companies agree to $1.19 billion PFAS settlement

by Will Atwater June 8, 2023June 8, 2023
A color photo of mainly plastic bottles and other plastic waste, littering the bank of a waterway in residential area.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Biden administration, NC advocates align to combat plastic pollution

by Will Atwater May 30, 2023June 2, 2023
Four women are standing in front, and two men are in the back, posing for a photograph. Three women and two men wear traditional Native American clothing.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Cape Fear Indians worry about river contamination and what that means for their cultural traditions

by Will Atwater May 12, 2023May 22, 2023

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