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Industrial looking monitors for air quality as a proxy for air quality standards
Posted inEnvironmental Health

NC State professor says more people will die if air quality standards left unchanged

by Greg Barnes April 17, 2020April 26, 2020

By Greg Barnes It may not sound like a big deal to some that the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed off this week on a proposal that would retain federal air quality standards for particulate matter at current levels. But to Chris Frey, a distinguished professor of environmental engineering at N.C. State […]

Shows a small scale natural gas manufacturing facility. The footprint is only about the size of two large houses.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Proposed Senate Farm Act promotes biogas, but environmentalists object to opaque process

by Greg Barnes May 31, 2019May 30, 2019
shows three wind turbines on a ridge, blue sky behind
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Gov. Cooper says it’s time to step up and fight climate change

by Greg Barnes December 20, 2018April 14, 2021
photograph of the industrial site on the border between Cumberland and Bladen Counties
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Regulators Prepare Crackdown on Air and Water Emissions of GenX

by Carolina Public Press October 8, 2018October 7, 2018
Chris Frey, an engineering researcher at N.C. State University, has measured high levels of nitrogen oxides in Volkswagen's newer diesel cars.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

NC DEQ Unveils Early Plan for Volkswagen Money

by Catherine Clabby March 30, 2018March 30, 2018
Chris Frey, an engineering researcher at N.C. State University, has measured high levels of nitrogen oxides in Volkswagen's newer diesel cars.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Who Will Steer Volkswagen Settlement Spending in NC?

by Catherine Clabby May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

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