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Tag: drinking water

Hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Cape Lejeune from the 1950 to the 1980s. The Jacksonville base, covering 156,000 acres in eastern North Carolina, remains in operation today with a safe water supply. In this 2016 photo, members of the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, along with civilians, participate in a ceremony on base.
Posted inMilitary Health

Border wall could divert money targeted for NC military bases

by Greg Barnes March 28, 2019March 28, 2019
A view above sedimentation basins, where the water is clarified as heavy particles settle. Photo by Gabe Rivin
Posted inEnvironmental Health

State eyes consolidation of aging rural water and sewer systems

by Greg Barnes March 26, 2019November 13, 2019
Shows two women in a lab, manipulating tools in order to test water samples, which are arranged on the tabletop
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Health, environment central in Cooper’s budget plan

by Coastal Review Online March 8, 2019March 8, 2019
shows four children sitting at a kiddie table, one is dishing out food to the other three.
Posted inChildren's Health

Proposed rule would require licensed daycares to test for lead in their water

by Greg Barnes January 29, 2019November 13, 2019
a man stands at a small podium and he's got a sheaf of papers in his hand. He's speaking to three people seated at a table in a room that's obviously an auditorium of some type.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Don’t sign Chemours consent order, residents tell DEQ

by Greg Barnes December 13, 2018February 28, 2022
shows an image of a wet street with dark colored water pulsing from underneath a manhole cover
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Small NC Cities Work to Fix Their Crumbling Sewer Systems

by Greg Barnes December 10, 2018April 14, 2021

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