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North Carolina is Latest in State CAFO Battles

by Catherine Clabby April 13, 2017July 21, 2022

Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health, Uncategorized

A Different Type of Hog Farm

by Gabe Rivin December 27, 2016May 18, 2018

North Carolina is home to roughly 8.6 million farmed pigs, on hog farm such as this. Many of the pigs are kept in confined shelters, producing malodorous waste that can harm nearby residents. Photo courtesy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Health, Featured, Profiles, Public Health, Research News

Data-Driven Environmental Detective

by Catherine Clabby December 9, 2016January 9, 2017

In Robeson County: Fighting Grim Statistics with Work and Hope

by Thomas Goldsmith November 28, 2016August 24, 2022

Shows man in an attic window. Flood waters come to about 5 feet below the window sill, completely covering the first floor.

Environmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Rural Health

Cleaning Up After Disaster

by Catherine Clabby November 11, 2016October 20, 2017

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