Pollution /tags/pollution Pollution en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:50:51 GMT N.C. Health Officials Issue Guidelines for Thousands of Potentially Flooded Private Wells /news/2024-10-04/helene-water-contaminated-flooded-private-wells Hurricane Helene’s flood waters may have contaminated drinking water across western North Carolina. Residents with overtopped wells must boil and test the water before concluding it’s safe. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:50:51 GMT /news/2024-10-04/helene-water-contaminated-flooded-private-wells Lisa Sorg, Inside Climate app Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act /health/2024-04-10/army-veterans-chemical-agent-orange-exposure-panama-canal-zone-pact-act People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:32:20 GMT /health/2024-04-10/army-veterans-chemical-agent-orange-exposure-panama-canal-zone-pact-act Carson Frame Lake Mattamuskeet chemical treatment moving forward despite worries about its effects on birds /environment/2024-04-02/lake-mattamuskeet-chemical-treatment-worries-effects-birds-fish-wildlife-lake-guard-oxy-bluegreen-water-technologies The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use a chemical to improve water quality in Lake Mattamuskeet. Conservationists worry it will harm birds at North Carolina's largest freshwater lake. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:18:29 GMT /environment/2024-04-02/lake-mattamuskeet-chemical-treatment-worries-effects-birds-fish-wildlife-lake-guard-oxy-bluegreen-water-technologies Celeste Gracia Conservationists worry proposed chemical treatment will harm migratory birds at Lake Mattamuskeet /environment/2024-03-05/lake-mattamuskeet-north-carolina-freshwater-chemicals-quality-birds Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural freshwater lake in North Carolina. The lake has experienced declining water quality for decades, leading to harmful algal blooms. A proposal would address these algal blooms using a chemical treatment. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:38:09 GMT /environment/2024-03-05/lake-mattamuskeet-north-carolina-freshwater-chemicals-quality-birds Celeste Gracia North Carolina Gov. Cooper gets temporary legal win in fight with legislature over board's makeup /politics/2024-01-12/north-carolina-gov-cooper-gets-temporary-legal-win-in-fight-with-legislature-over-boards-makeup A North Carolina judge has given Gov. Roy Cooper a legal win involving an environmental board and a new law that reduced the number of positions he appoints to it. The trial judge agreed Thursday to issue a temporary restraining order preventing the Environmental Management Commission from ending its own lawsuit over new discharge limits of an industrial chemical. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:46:08 GMT /politics/2024-01-12/north-carolina-gov-cooper-gets-temporary-legal-win-in-fight-with-legislature-over-boards-makeup Associated Press From outliers to luminaries: Warren County’s PCB protests get mainstream attention as more communities grapple with environmental justice issues made worse by climate change /2023-10-20/warren-countys-pcb-protests-mainstream-attention-communities-environmental-justice-climate-change Forty-one years after protestors marched for six weeks to oppose what they saw as environmental racism, Warren County activists look to take a leading role in the evolving environmental justice movement. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:43:45 GMT /2023-10-20/warren-countys-pcb-protests-mainstream-attention-communities-environmental-justice-climate-change Will Atwater | North Carolina Health app NC State researchers engineer 'promising' plastic-degrading microbe to help polluted oceans /science-technology/2023-10-11/plastic-microplastic-pet-pollution-degrade-nc-state-engineer-bioengineer-bacteria-genetically-modify-ocean North Carolina State University researchers have genetically modified bacteria to break down ocean-polluting plastics commonly used in water bottles and clothing. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:39:55 GMT /science-technology/2023-10-11/plastic-microplastic-pet-pollution-degrade-nc-state-engineer-bioengineer-bacteria-genetically-modify-ocean Sophie Mallinson Alcoa’s legacy haunts West Badin: community continues push for a cleaner future /environment/2023-10-09/alcoa-aluminum-west-badin-toxic-waste-pollution-protest West Badin residents are calling for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to issue Alcoa a stricter hazardous waste discharge permit. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:29:44 GMT /environment/2023-10-09/alcoa-aluminum-west-badin-toxic-waste-pollution-protest Will Atwater | North Carolina Health app NC budget provision targets local efforts to ban plastic bags /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Environmental advocates say that a provision in the new state budget will impede efforts to ban plastic bags and reduce solid waste pollution, especially among North Carolina's rivers. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:18 GMT /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Sophie Mallinson Forever chemicals abundant in fish from contaminated rivers, lakes /environment/2023-01-31/forever-chemicals-abundant-in-fish-from-contaminated-rivers-lakes New research estimates that anglers who eat fish from waters contaminated by PFAS, also called “forever chemicals,” may be ingesting large doses of the chemicals. It suggests that local authorities notify fishers of contamination in the state’s waterways to help them make better decisions about where to cast their lines. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:16:29 GMT /environment/2023-01-31/forever-chemicals-abundant-in-fish-from-contaminated-rivers-lakes Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health app, Will Atwater | North Carolina Health app