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Tag: Department of Environmental Quality

Coal ash remaining at the Dan River Steam Station, after the power plant's pond spilled 39,000 tons of ash into the Dan River in February. Photo courtesy N.C. DENR
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Legislators Take Another Swing at Regulating Coal Ash Cleanup

by Catherine Clabby June 29, 2016June 29, 2017
commonly known as the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes Albopictus is capable of transmitting chikungunya. Photo courtesy Wiki
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Building a Map of Zika-bearing Mosquitoes, One Tiny Egg at a Time

by Catherine Clabby June 24, 2016September 7, 2016
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Senate Budget Challenges River Cleanup Rules

by Catherine Clabby June 10, 2016July 14, 2017
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers, State Health Policy

State Health Director Tells His Side of Coal Ash Water Advisory Story

by Catherine Clabby June 2, 2016January 9, 2017
Duke Energy's Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant coal ash ponds. The DEQ has ranked the ponds as risk.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Legislature Passes New Coal Ash Bill Over McCrory’s Objections

by Catherine Clabby June 1, 2016January 9, 2017
Posted inHospitals, NC Health Briefs, Research News, Rural Health

Study Finds Encouraging Surgical Outcomes at Critical Access Hospitals

by Taylor Sisk May 27, 2016August 6, 2017

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