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shows a coal plant with steam puffing from one of the smokestacks, a concern in the fight against climate change, air pollution
Posted inEnvironmental Health

A Push for EPA to Revise Coal Ash Rules

by Catherine Clabby August 7, 2017August 6, 2017
Photo of water bottles tweeted by Amy Brown, a neighbor of Duke Energy's Belmont coal ash plant and waste dump. Her tweet read: "38 bottles used to prepare our meal this year! You could do better if you would stop worrying so much about that pocketbook."
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Coal Ash Families Get Word of Water Replacement Plan

by Catherine Clabby December 7, 2016July 14, 2017
Gov. Pat McCrory's general counsel, Bob Stevens, tells legislators Tuesday evening that if they pass the bill in its current form, McCrory would veto it, and sue if that veto is overridden.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Legislators Defy McCrory, DEQ Over Coal Ash Cleanup Plans

by Catherine Clabby May 25, 2016January 9, 2017
Norovirus is almost the perfect human pathogen because it mutates rapidly, it is highly contagious, and infected people shed it in high numbers.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Winter’s the Time for Norovirus

by Editor January 14, 2016April 19, 2021
Posted inMental Health

Proposed Cuts to Mental Health Services Rankle State Officials, Lawmakers, Advocates

by Rose Hoban November 17, 2015April 19, 2021
Posted inCost of Care, Health Reform, Healthcare Workers, NC Health Briefs, Rural Health

N. C. Medical Society Foundation Gets Grant to Improve Preventive Care in Rural Areas

by Editor November 5, 2015January 14, 2016

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