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Environmental Health

NC Fires Brought Severe Pollution

by Catherine Clabby January 13, 2017October 13, 2022

NIEHS' campus in Research Triangle Park.

The Hazard Hunters

by Catherine Clabby November 18, 2016June 12, 2024

This AirBeam was on display at the 2015 Minnesota State Fair. Photo courtesy of airbeam2 / Flicker (Creative Commons)

Making Air Pollution Visible

by Catherine Clabby August 23, 2016November 13, 2023

At the height of the tourism season in North Carolina, the state Division of Air Quality published this image online to celebrate improvements in North Carolina’s air quality. A deciview is a unit used to measure differences in visibility. Photo credit: NC Department of Environmental Quality / National Park Service

Cleaner Air, For Now?

by Catherine Clabby August 1, 2016November 17, 2022

wind turbine

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Wind Farm Regulations Meet Turbulent Response at General Assembly

by Rose Hoban June 23, 2016September 7, 2016

Clean Air Carolina provided Novant Health with signs encouraging people to not let diesel-powered vehicles to idle unnecessarily. This one was posted at its Mint Hill Hospital construction site.

Environmental Health, Featured, Hospitals, Public Health

Clearing the Air Around Hospitals

by Catherine Clabby May 13, 2016January 9, 2017