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Advocates: Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear
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Advocates: Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear

The Cape Fear River supplies drinking water to tens of thousands of state residents. It's also an ecosystem under pressure.
Politics
Chemours claims PFAS chemical GenX protects the climate
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Chemours claims PFAS chemical GenX protects the climate

The DuPont spinoff claims that the transition away from fossil fuels depends on its cancer-causing PFAS chemical GenX.
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Environmentalists battle lawmakers, pork industry on biogas
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Environmentalists battle lawmakers, pork industry on biogas

Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy are eager to turn hog waste into "biogas," but activists are trying to block the NC Farm Act.
Politics
In fight against PFAS, some say Trump’s EPA fell short

In fight against PFAS, some say Trump’s EPA fell short

Environmentalists dispute glowing 11th hour statements from Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency on successes in fight against PFAS.
Causes
Researcher weighs in on coal ash rule redo
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Researcher weighs in on coal ash rule redo

Duke University researcher Avner Vengosh says the Trump administration's proposed rewrite of coal ash disposal rules shifts the burden from utilities to the public.
Flooding: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill
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Flooding: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill

Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the Cape Fear River.

Impacts
Florence has made Wilmington, N.C., an island cut off from the rest of the world

Florence has made Wilmington, N.C., an island cut off from the rest of the world

There are no roadways open to the city, the airports and port are closed.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Graphic of a house with rain and rising water

Funding bill includes $100B for disasters but leaves out conservation funds

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

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People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

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petrochemical houston gulf coast

Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report

Montana youth climate lawsuit

Montana Supreme Court declares youth-led climate victory