/tags/clean-water Clean Water en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:02 GMT /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear The new rules establish legally enforceable levels for six kinds of PFAS. Levels range from four-to-10 parts per trillion. Public water systems across the country have until 2029 to meet these standards. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:02 GMT /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear Celeste Gracia /health/2023-08-04/unc-study-private-wells-contaminated-low-income-non-white A new study concludes that white, affluent households were 10 times more likely of testing their private wells compared to low-income, BIPOC households. White, affluent households are also four times more likely to treat their water. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:10:43 GMT /health/2023-08-04/unc-study-private-wells-contaminated-low-income-non-white Celeste Gracia, Josh Sullivan /news/2022-06-15/epa-announces-new-and-updated-health-advisories-for-pfas Chemical company Chemours issued a statement Wednesday morning disputing the scientific data the EPA used as a basis for the health advisory issued for GenX, which the company uses in its products. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:05:34 GMT /news/2022-06-15/epa-announces-new-and-updated-health-advisories-for-pfas Celeste Gracia /2022-03-16/nc-environmental-panel-votes-to-adopt-statewide-e-coli-standard-for-recreational-waters Recreational waters are currently tested for fecal coliform. Some critics say that's an outdated policy, and adopting E. coli standards will help ensure the safety of people using these waters. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:51:54 GMT /2022-03-16/nc-environmental-panel-votes-to-adopt-statewide-e-coli-standard-for-recreational-waters Celeste Gracia /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 /environment/2021-07-12/fecal-bacteria-levels-found-at-carolina-beach-and-holden-beach-exceeded-epa-standards-last-year In 1972, the Clean Water Act set a nationwide goal of making all waterways safe for swimming. But thanks to runoff pollution and sewage overflows, beaches in North Carolina are still falling short of that target. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:56:43 GMT /environment/2021-07-12/fecal-bacteria-levels-found-at-carolina-beach-and-holden-beach-exceeded-epa-standards-last-year Hannah Breisinger /news/2020-06-29/snow-camp-residents-take-legal-action-against-alamance-county-over-proposed-quarry Residents of Snow Camp, an unincorporated community in southern Alamance County, have taken legal action to demand that the county enforce the Heavy… Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:24:45 GMT /news/2020-06-29/snow-camp-residents-take-legal-action-against-alamance-county-over-proposed-quarry Naomi P. Brown /environment/2019-10-24/how-environmental-racism-impacts-ncs-drinking-water Clean drinking water is a human right according to a 2010 United Nations declaration. But recent incidents throughout North Carolina raise questions about… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:12:26 GMT /environment/2019-10-24/how-environmental-racism-impacts-ncs-drinking-water Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-24/how-environmental-racism-impacts-ncs-drinking-water Clean drinking water is a human right according to a 2010 United Nations declaration. But recent incidents throughout North Carolina raise questions about… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:12:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-24/how-environmental-racism-impacts-ncs-drinking-water Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /environment/2019-07-19/study-to-examine-how-pfas-chemicals-persist-in-water-supplies A study out of Michigan examining the persistence of chemicals like PFAS in drinking water could have repercussions for communities in North Carolina.… Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:20:42 GMT /environment/2019-07-19/study-to-examine-how-pfas-chemicals-persist-in-water-supplies Elizabeth Friend