The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a stay that would have blocked work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina while environmental groups challenge a state permit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals questioned Tuesday whether North Carolina regulators took proper steps to avoid environmental damage from a planned natural gas pipeline in Rockingham County.
NC can establish enforceable limits for PFAS and 1,4-dioxane, require industries to eliminate these discharges at the source, and ensure the financial burden of cleanup falls where it belongs — on polluters, not the public.
A federal judge has ruled in favor of environmental groups and against the US Fish and Wildlife Service in a dispute over an algaecide pilot project proposed for Lake Mattamuskeet. A court order Wednesday emphasized the potential negative impact on birds.
A new national study finds that several cities across the Tar Heel State — from Wilmington to Asheville — are among the best places in the country to build rain gardens, turning runoff into resilience and puddles into pollinator havens.
If our exposures are lower than safe limits of other government authorities, then we would not expect to see much if any health issue and cleaning up such minimal contamination would be a waste of money.
There was this “No Wetlands, No Seafood” bumper sticker on the back of a Subaru station wagon sitting in the Walmart parking lot. It had the typical dark blue background and plain white letters we all have become accustomed to. This one differed in that it was only one of 50 plastered all over the...
This commentary will be a shock to the “No Wetlands, No Seafood” bumper sticker crowd, but if things are going to get better regarding NC coastal water quality, it’s time we all have an honest discussion about the truth. There has been a cover-up in the scientific community about the contribution coastal wetlands make to...
Spending tax money to purchase wetlands or reduce runoff may constitute environmental protection, but it also constitutes payouts to landowners.
A new study found that in four major NC river basins, most monitors show either improving or stable water quality over the past three decades. This just can't be true, right?
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