/tags/sampson-county Sampson County en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:31:24 GMT /environment/2024-10-01/climate-change-extreme-heat-outdoor-scorched-workers Recent deaths are setting off a wake-up call across North Carolina about the harsh conditions outdoor workers face amid rising temperatures and scant workplace protections. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:31:24 GMT /environment/2024-10-01/climate-change-extreme-heat-outdoor-scorched-workers Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas The largest landfill in North Carolina is located in Sampson County, next to a small, historically Black community called Snow Hill. The landfill has a well-documented history of air pollution. Recent data also shows nearby water is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:54:48 GMT /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas Celeste Gracia /politics/2024-06-25/north-carolina-senate-spending-plan-budget-impasse-house Senators voted Monday night for the measure that directs $31.4 billion in spending for the next fiscal year that starts July 1. But the House plan would spend $31.7 billion and offers additional teacher and state employee pay raises. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:04:37 GMT /politics/2024-06-25/north-carolina-senate-spending-plan-budget-impasse-house Associated Press /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/hurricane-florence-girther-fryar-hope-sampson-county-home Five years after Hurricane Florence left damage across eastern North Carolina, youth reporter Manzili Kokayi uplifts one woman's fight to save her family's generational property. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:29:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2023-12-04/hurricane-florence-girther-fryar-hope-sampson-county-home Manzili Kokayi /environment/2021-12-14/controversial-wood-pellet-plant-in-sampson-county-spurs-debate-over-environmental-injustice-economic-benefits In this two-part series "The Wood Energy Dilemma," reporters from WFAE and ¹ÏÉñapp visit communities feeding the world’s appetite for wood energy. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-12-14/controversial-wood-pellet-plant-in-sampson-county-spurs-debate-over-environmental-injustice-economic-benefits Celeste Gracia /politics/2020-11-03/north-carolina-will-keep-4-polling-places-open-longer The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to keep four polling places open longer because they opened late, which is expected to delay… Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:59:01 GMT /politics/2020-11-03/north-carolina-will-keep-4-polling-places-open-longer Associated Press /environment/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the… Wed, 08 May 2019 16:21:37 GMT /environment/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the… Wed, 08 May 2019 16:21:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Dana Terry, Frank Stasio