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EPA announces national standards for PFAS levels in North Carolina

EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a first of its kind National Primary Drinking Water Regulation at a press conference in Wilmington on Tuesday. The regulation applies to six PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as "forever chemicals" that can be found in drinking water. 

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Environmental commission sues over rules four months after Cooper drops case

More than four months after Gov. Roy Cooper dropped his lawsuit against a group that oversees N.C. government rules, a state commission has filed its own complaint against the same group. The N.C. Environmental Management Commission filed suit Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court against the Rules Review Commission. State legislators appoint all 10 RRC...

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Renewables advocate blasts Duke Energy over rolling blackouts

Officials from renewable energy entities held a meeting recently to discuss the rolling blackouts that left thousands in North and South Carolina without power over the Christmas holidays. The renewables proponents said solar performed "as expected." "While solar performed as expected, that 'as expected' meant there was no solar production at all during peak demand that morning," said Jon Sanders, of the Center for Food, Power, and Life.

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