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Smokestack in western NC along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured

Concerns Raised Over Health Effects of Limited Climate Plan

by Gabe Rivin December 28, 2015April 7, 2017

North Carolina environmental officials admit they’ve created a limited response to a federal climate change plan, which raised hackles with advocates. By Gabe Rivin At a Dec. 17 hearing in Raleigh, residents called on state officials to adopt a strong response to climate change and argued that such a response would have large benefits for […]

A waste lagoon outside of a hog farm. Photo courtesy N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Posted inEnvironmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

McCrory Caps a Busy Year for Environmental Rewrites

by Gabe Rivin October 28, 2015April 7, 2017
A concrete batch plant. Concrete plants can produce low levels of emissions, and my be exempt from permits under DENR's proposal. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

DENR Requests Exemptions for Smaller-Scale Air Polluters

by Gabe Rivin September 25, 2015May 7, 2018
The EPA's climate plan envisions a less carbon-intense power sector across the U.S. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured

Experts Disagree About Health Benefits of EPA Climate Plan

by Editor August 28, 2015August 30, 2015
A lagoon for hog waste. Photo shows a lake of feces next to buildings
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Public Health, Rural Health

Clock Ticking as EPA Prepares Response Over Hog Pollution

by Gabe Rivin August 18, 2015April 7, 2017
Wet coal ash left over from last February's spill into the Dan River. Photo courtesy N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. photo shows a large mass of grey, mushy ash
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Public Health, Research News

What to Do with 264 Billion Pounds of Coal Ash

by Gabe Rivin August 10, 2015June 29, 2017

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