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RALEIGH: North Carolina continues to lead the way addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. Last week, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) took key steps to develop state surface water and groundwater standards for PFAS compounds.
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Governor's Office
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An East Carolina University associate professor will travel to Zambia next year to assist in water quality testing of the African nation’s groundwater system.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 @ 3:41 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Bladen County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser approved a consent order Monday holding the Chemours chemical manufacturer accountable for release of GenX and other PFAS emerging contaminants which have polluted the Cape Fear River Basin and surrounding groundwater.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state and federal agencies investigate GenX in groundwater, Carolina Journal has learned GenX and its family of unregulated emerging contaminants are present in some of the solar panels increasingly dotting North Carolina's landscape
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A major federal study of hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania was finalized last month. Conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, the study's preliminary findings have already been discussed in a prior issue of this newsletter as well as two separate reports.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An iconic image in the propaganda war against hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is that of flammable tap water. Water you can light on fire. It is a calculated image to terrify.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Duke Energy officials unsuccessfully urged state lawmakers to reconsider mandatory deadlines for cleaning up coal ash ponds around the state, and an environmental researcher agrees that arbitrary timelines could affect the utility's ability to recycle safely leftover materials stored in 33 ash...
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 9:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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