NC Department of Environmental Quality Archives - Page 2 of 20 - North Carolina Health News

Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.

Environmental Health

Chemours challenges EPA health advisory for GenX

by Coastal Review Online July 15, 2022July 14, 2022

shows low level satellite photo of a dam feeding into a river, surrounded by trees, GenX

Environmental Health

Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear, advocates say

by Coastal Review Online June 8, 2022June 7, 2022

shows a smiling man sitting on a pallet of plastic drinking water bottles that he has to use because his well water is tainted by PFAS

Environmental Health

Forever chemical found in Cumberland County wells 25 miles from Chemours

by CityView Today March 19, 2022March 19, 2022

Aerial photo shows a hog-waste lagoon in Columbus County. Photo courtesy of Cape Fear River Watch

Environmental Health

UPDATED: EPA agrees to probe NC permitting of hog operations near minority populations

by Carolina Public Press January 23, 2022January 21, 2022

Shows arial view of construction of a thermal oxidizer to mitigate PFAS, machinery, building, etc at a the Chemours facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air.

Environmental Health

Wells polluted with PFAS found 18 miles from Chemours chemical plant

by Greg Barnes September 8, 2021August 31, 2022

we see a man kayaking away from the photographer down the French Broad River toward a wall of trees and wide blue skies

Environmental Health

DNA source testing of E. coli could become a powerful new tool for N.C. riverkeepers

by Greg Barnes July 15, 2021August 31, 2022