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Poultry litter lies uncovered at a farm in southeastern North Carolina. Photo credit: Courtesy of Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear riverkeeper
Posted inEnvironmental Health

N.C. riverkeepers cry foul over state’s farm law

by Greg Barnes July 6, 2021April 1, 2022

By Greg Barnes North Carolina’s riverkeepers are starting to return to business as usual now, more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic slowed their efforts to fly over hog and poultry farms looking for violations of the state’s environmental regulations. Before the pandemic, some of the riverkeepers flew over the farms at least once […]

shows a grouping of hot dog shaped bacteria, each with a single hairlike appendage, called a flagellum. It's a picture of vibrio vulnificus
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Studying Bacteria In Florence’s Wake

by Rose Hoban October 1, 2018April 14, 2021
shows a seemingly calm beach at sunrise, but there may be rip currents present
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Coastal Waters May Carry Health Risks

by Coastal Review Online September 28, 2018April 14, 2021
shows arial maps of areas being debated over during the current District Court lawsuit.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

The Science of Hog Farm Odors

by Catherine Clabby June 25, 2018June 28, 2018
Secondary clarifier: The secondary clarifier allows more solids to settle out from the liquids. Photo courtesy City of Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted inHealthcare Technology

The Other Side of Thanksgiving

by Gabe Rivin November 23, 2015April 19, 2021
Stormwater, including runoff from roads and parking lots, eventually makes its way to ocean outfalls. Photo shows cars driving through high water.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Study: Polluted Runoff Reaches N.C. Beaches

by Catherine Clabby October 3, 2015January 9, 2017

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