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At the height of the tourism season in North Carolina, the state Division of Air Quality published this image online to celebrate improvements in North Carolina’s air quality. A deciview is a unit used to measure differences in visibility. Photo credit: NC Department of Environmental Quality / National Park Service

Cleaner Air, For Now?

by Catherine Clabby August 1, 2016November 17, 2022

Coal ash remaining at the Dan River Steam Station, after the power plant's pond spilled 39,000 tons of ash into the Dan River in February. Photo courtesy N.C. DENR

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Legislators Take Another Swing at Regulating Coal Ash Cleanup

by Catherine Clabby June 29, 2016June 29, 2017

Environmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Senate Budget Challenges River Cleanup Rules

by Catherine Clabby June 10, 2016July 14, 2017

Clean Air Carolina provided Novant Health with signs encouraging people to not let diesel-powered vehicles to idle unnecessarily. This one was posted at its Mint Hill Hospital construction site.

Environmental Health, Featured, Hospitals, Public Health

Clearing the Air Around Hospitals

by Catherine Clabby May 13, 2016January 9, 2017

Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health

For Drinking Water Warnings, Lawmakers Debate Which Standard To Use

by Catherine Clabby May 6, 2016July 14, 2017

Smokestack in western NC along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Environmental Health, Featured

Concerns Raised Over Health Effects of Limited Climate Plan

by Gabe Rivin December 28, 2015April 7, 2017