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A man in a light green vest, short sleeves and blue jeans stands in a grassy field beside a white truck with its driver’s door open.

Environmental Health

NC landfills create hidden risk: PFAS-contaminated sludge and groundwater

by Will Atwater September 10, 2025September 11, 2025

The image of a poolf water that is contained in a concrete basin and surrounded by metal guard rails.

Environmental Health

North Carolina residents condemn EPA’s PFAS regulation delay

by Will Atwater May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Water flows out of an outdoor tap.

Environmental Health

Draft state rules for 1,4-dioxane, PFAS dischargers delayed

by Coastal Review Online May 11, 2025May 9, 2025

A water treatment plant next to the Cape Fear River in NC.

Environmental Health

No NC limit on 1,4-dioxane means water customers bear costs

by Coastal Review Online April 6, 2025April 5, 2025

A man dressed in a long-sleeved blue button-up shirt, dark slacks, and black shoes stands with his hands on his hips and looks into the camera. He is standing in the grass on the side of a road in his neighbor's neighborhood, near three concrete squares, which provide access to monitoring wells that allow groundwater samples to be collected.

Environmental Health

Federal court backs EPA’s GenX health advisory; Chemours vows to continue legal challenges against regulatory agency

by Will Atwater July 31, 2024August 6, 2024

a multi-colored graphic, displaying sources of PFAS contamination and how the sources pollute to drinking water.

Environmental Health

North Carolina regulators pass on establishing standards for forever chemicals

by Will Atwater July 17, 2024July 19, 2024