Lisa Sorg, Inside Climate News, Author at The Assembly NC

Judge Upholds State Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utility Wastewater

The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen.

The former White Oaks Farm has a biodigester to capture methane and a system to spray what’s left of the hog waste on nearby fields.

The utility has been cagey about the exact location, but there are some clues.

The discovery of TFA in blood and water samples raises questions about Chemours’ role in adding to the pollution burden.

The agency also known as ReBuild NC wasn’t good at rebuilding, monitoring budgets, overseeing contractors or helping hurricane victims.

Deep River Data, which has ties to cryptocurrency, says it would use the gas to power a data center for ‘AI workloads.’

N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to get the EPA to regulate PFAS. Now the Trump administration is reversing progress.

The town of Carrboro filed suit against Duke Energy last year, alleging the utility has promoted a decades-long climate deception campaign.

The research would have provided data on the burgeoning industry’s impact on predominantly Black, Indigenous, and Latino North Carolinians.

The agency expressed alarm at contamination near a predominantly Black Durham neighborhood. Then the EPA eliminated its civil-rights office.