Cape Fear /tags/cape-fear Cape Fear en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:26:40 GMT PFAS evidence piling up, putting polluters on notice /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Between recent studies and lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers filed by Attorney General Josh Stein, polluters are being put on notice that they have to clean up. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:26:40 GMT /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Will Atwater | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp As DEQ, EPA are slow to act on PFAS, private manufacturers look to fill the gap /health/2022-05-10/deq-epa-slow-act-pfas-private-manufacturers-fill-gap-nc-health Two new tools have emerged that could be valuable weapons for PFAS mitigation. Tue, 10 May 2022 15:41:01 GMT /health/2022-05-10/deq-epa-slow-act-pfas-private-manufacturers-fill-gap-nc-health Will Atwater | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp Bipartistan Infrastructure Law will bring historic investments to clean water, including PFAS mitigation /environment/2021-12-08/bipartistan-infrastructure-law-will-bring-historic-investments-to-clean-water-including-pfas-mitigation Out of $50 billion in clean water investments, $10 billion will go to emerging contaminants like PFAS. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:12:08 GMT /environment/2021-12-08/bipartistan-infrastructure-law-will-bring-historic-investments-to-clean-water-including-pfas-mitigation Kelly Kenoyer In the Cape Fear region, segregated networks are driving two separate economies according to CFC report /business-economy/2021-09-27/in-the-cape-fear-region-segregated-networks-are-driving-two-separate-economies-according-to-cfc-report The non-profit Cape Fear Collective recently came out with a landmark study on equity in southeastern North Carolina, using data from the census and other surveys. The findings speak to a community still defined by segregation and inequality. WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer spoke with data analyst Dante Haywood about those findings. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:19:04 GMT /business-economy/2021-09-27/in-the-cape-fear-region-segregated-networks-are-driving-two-separate-economies-according-to-cfc-report Toxins Found In Cape Fear Water Supply /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-14/toxins-found-in-cape-fear-water-supply A chemical compound found in the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) water supply is garnering the attention of local officials. The contaminant… Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:19:27 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-14/toxins-found-in-cape-fear-water-supply Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio Toxins Found In Cape Fear Water Supply /environment/2017-06-14/toxins-found-in-cape-fear-water-supply A chemical compound found in the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) water supply is garnering the attention of local officials. The contaminant… Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:19:27 GMT /environment/2017-06-14/toxins-found-in-cape-fear-water-supply Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio Scottish Independence Vote Stirs Up Centuries-Old Questions /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions The people of Scotland will vote next week on whether to become an independent country. As the referendum approaches, many are examining the long legacy… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:46:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions Anita Rao, Frank Stasio Scottish Independence Vote Stirs Up Centuries-Old Questions /politics/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions The people of Scotland will vote next week on whether to become an independent country. As the referendum approaches, many are examining the long legacy… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:46:53 GMT /politics/2014-09-11/scottish-independence-vote-stirs-up-centuries-old-questions Anita Rao, Frank Stasio