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photo shows two houses on stilts in the outer banks with feet of water below them
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Report: NC will pay for climate inaction

by Coastal Review Online December 26, 2020January 27, 2021

By Jennifer Allen, Coastal Review Online A new report finds that if steps aren’t taken immediately to fight climate change in the state, it will come out of the pockets of North Carolinians over the next 20 to 30 years. The Environmental Defense Fund commissioned RTI International to look at the short-term financial ramifications if […]

Posted inHealth Inequities

‘Sick Buildings’ Add to COVID-Linked Inequity

by Coastal Review Online December 19, 2020January 27, 2021
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
glass of water to signify contaminated drinking water. There's little being done about 1,4 dioxane in the Cape Fear River Basin
Posted inEnvironmental Health

How long will it take to rid PFAS from private wells?

by Greg Barnes April 7, 2020April 6, 2020
A faucet with water flowing from it, as an illustration for drinking water contamination, with substances such as 1,4 dioxane and PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

School boards eye filtration to remove PFAS

by Coastal Review Online February 28, 2020February 28, 2020
shows white fireworks against a dark sky. 2019, 2020
Posted inPublic Health

NC health trends and policies to watch for in 2020

by Editor January 3, 2020April 12, 2021

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