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a hand holds a glass globe, flipping the reflection of a sunset over the beach

2021: COVID still looms large

by Editor January 4, 2021January 26, 2021

Water pouring out of a pipe along the Yadkin-Pee Dee River may be a source of PFAS to the river ecosystem. Photo credit: N.C. State University

Environmental Health

Biden chooses N.C. environmental chief to head EPA

by Greg Barnes December 18, 2020December 10, 2022

a woman in rubber boots collects water from a muddy river, looking for PFAS. She's wearing a sweater, winter clothes

Environmental Health

Pittsboro task force recommends “deep discounts” so poor residents can afford clean drinking water

by Greg Barnes November 23, 2020November 21, 2020

Environmental Health

Duke study finds high PFAS levels in Pittsboro residents’ blood

by Greg Barnes October 29, 2020May 16, 2021

When the water at the Sanford water plant in September, it had high rates of PFAS

Environmental Health

State lawmaker says fighting PFAS in NC will require more than enforceable standards

by Greg Barnes September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Dr. Jamie DeWitt, right, and Samuel Vance, a biomedical science master’s program student, conduct research into the health effects of PFAS in DeWitt’s lab at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Photo credit: East Carolina University.

Environmental Health

NC getting tougher on PFAS polluters, but researchers say more action is needed

by Greg Barnes September 9, 2020September 8, 2020