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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 Black man stands on a dock with a fishing pole in his hand and he's got a fish on the line. He's a subsistence fisher, but says he fishes for more than just the food.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Subsistence fishers catch dinner, but get a lot more from casting a line

by Will Atwater October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Young black girl with braided hair is getting a drink from a school water fountain.
Posted inChildren's Health

Researchers find elevated lead levels at child care facilities across N.C.

by Will Atwater October 6, 2022October 10, 2022
EPA Administrator Regan Poses with two women in Warren County, where Regan announced the formation of a new environmental justice office
Posted inEnvironmental Health

EPA Administrator Regan comes home to deliver an important announcement

by Will Atwater September 26, 2022September 29, 2022
Marchers in white t-shirs, one caring a megaphone in front, left corner, fill the scree, above them is a blue sky and the tops of green trees line both sides of the road.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Warren County commemorates 40 years of environmental justice struggle

by Will Atwater September 21, 2022September 21, 2022
Firefighting turnout gear hangs from hooks in a fire station, accross from a fire truck. Sunlight in flooding in from the back of the space where the doors are open.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Firefighters and supporters are pushing hard for PFAS-free turnout gear

by Will Atwater September 13, 2022September 13, 2022
Two teenaged Afrcan American girls are marching down the highway, wearing posters that read:" We cars about our Future. Don't harm the lives of genrations to come."
Posted inEnvironmental Health

NC recognized as the birthplace of the environmental justice movement

by Will Atwater August 26, 2022September 30, 2022

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