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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

A standing room crowd came to last week's RTP 180 event to hear NIEHS grantees discuss their work, drink beer and eat burritos.

Environmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Research News

NIEHS Looks for Higher Local Profile

by Editor February 23, 2016February 23, 2016

Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Another Kind of Hog Farm

by Gabe Rivin February 22, 2016April 7, 2017

Smokestack in western NC along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Environmental Health, Featured

Concerns Raised Over Health Effects of Limited Climate Plan

by Gabe Rivin December 28, 2015April 7, 2017

The EPA's climate plan envisions a less carbon-intense power sector across the U.S. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Environmental Health, Featured

Experts Disagree About Health Benefits of EPA Climate Plan

by Editor August 28, 2015August 30, 2015