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Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard (ACNG) help escort Horry County Fire Rescue paramedics through flooded roads to reach someone in need of medical attention in Conway, S.C., during Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 8, 2016. SCNG Soldiers and Airmen were activated Oct. 4, 2016 in support of state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders with coastal evacuations and any services or resources needed to assist the citizens of South Carolina after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago.

Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake

by Rose Hoban October 13, 2016September 29, 2024

Man dumping debris from a wheelbarrow onto a large refuse pile. After flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011, some North Carolinians had a big clean up on their hands. Sea Level, NC, Sep 7 2011 --Flood damage from Hurricane Irene. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt

Environmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health

When Floods Recede, Troubles Rise

by Catherine Clabby October 12, 2016July 14, 2017

Well water samples give scientists more insight into where the highests levels of manganese are likely to turn up in drinking water wells in the Piedmont. The N.C. State University researchers plotted where they found those sites in well sampling data. Much of them cluster atop the Carolina Slate Belt.

Environmental Health, Featured

Manganese in Wells More Widespread Than Previously Thought

by Catherine Clabby September 20, 2016July 14, 2017

To lower sample bottles from a bridge, graduate students Catalina Lopez and Zachary Hopkins use a plastic cord dispenser, a long rope, and PVC pipe drilled with holes so it can sink to move a sample bottle into the Haw River and back up again. Photo by Julie Williams Dixon

Environmental Health, Featured, Research News

Tainted Waters: New Drinking Water Threat Concerns Scientists, Officials

by Catherine Clabby September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

Environmental Health, Healthcare Workers, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Coal Ash & Water: Timeline of a Controversy

by Catherine Clabby August 12, 2016January 9, 2017

Duke Energy's Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant coal ash ponds. The DEQ has ranked the ponds as risk.

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Sparks Flew Early Over Well-Water Letters

by Catherine Clabby August 5, 2016September 7, 2016