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A Black man stands on a dock with a fishing pole in his hand and he's got a fish on the line. He's a subsistence fisher, but says he fishes for more than just the food.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Subsistence fishers catch dinner, but get a lot more from casting a line

by Will Atwater October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

This is the fourth in a series, Seafood and A Healthy Diet, examining the role and sustainability of seafood in a healthy diet and is published in collaboration with Coastal Review Online. By Will Atwater A little past 7 p.m. on a mid-September evening in Beaufort, N.C., pink clouds stretch across the sky and reflect […]

Looking up at a large refinery structure built at a facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air. Lots of steel and tubing.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours expansion plans infuriate environmentalists

by CityView Today September 9, 2022September 8, 2022
Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.
Posted inEnvironmental 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
Posted inEnvironmental 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
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Forever chemical found in Cumberland County wells 25 miles from Chemours

by CityView Today March 19, 2022March 19, 2022
In an aerial photograph, shows trees amid murky green algae filled water
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Something is causing more algal blooms in more places

by Coastal Review Online September 11, 2021September 8, 2021

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