/tags/water-contamination Water Contamination en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:32:43 GMT /politics/2023-07-03/water-quality-provision-dropped-from-nc-bill-as-it-heads-to-house Environmental legislation that critics say might lead to water pollution could get a final vote in the House next week. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:32:43 GMT /politics/2023-07-03/water-quality-provision-dropped-from-nc-bill-as-it-heads-to-house Colin Campbell /environment/2021-06-09/cumberland-county-legal-action-chemical-water-contamination-genx-chemours Cumberland County is considering legal action against Chemours to get funding for a new public water system that would alleviate Gen X contamination. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:55:12 GMT /environment/2021-06-09/cumberland-county-legal-action-chemical-water-contamination-genx-chemours Celeste Gracia /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-10-18/gop-divided-on-syria-and-solitary-confinement-challenged Republicans in North Carolina's congressional delegation are split on President Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from northern Syria. A class action… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:27:34 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-10-18/gop-divided-on-syria-and-solitary-confinement-challenged Jeff Tiberii /military/2016-05-25/advocates-push-va-to-expand-care-for-victims-of-camp-lejeune-contamination Retired Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger says the Department of Veterans Affairs has done too little to help the more than one million servicemembers and their… Wed, 25 May 2016 15:38:23 GMT /military/2016-05-25/advocates-push-va-to-expand-care-for-victims-of-camp-lejeune-contamination Elizabeth Friend /politics/2014-10-16/utility-companies-could-keep-fees-despite-corporate-tax-breaks Private utilities charge their customers a small monthly fee to compensate for the corporate income tax they pay. The North Carolina General Assembly cut… Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:23:36 GMT /politics/2014-10-16/utility-companies-could-keep-fees-despite-corporate-tax-breaks Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-16/utility-companies-could-keep-fees-despite-corporate-tax-breaks Private utilities charge their customers a small monthly fee to compensate for the corporate income tax they pay. The North Carolina General Assembly cut… Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:23:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-16/utility-companies-could-keep-fees-despite-corporate-tax-breaks Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /environment/2014-09-17/if-natural-gas-wells-used-in-fracking-are-contaminating-water-why-isnt-fracking-to-blame Big news came out this week about fracking: Duke scientists have found that natural gas wells used in fracking caused contamination in eight drinking… Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:55:15 GMT /environment/2014-09-17/if-natural-gas-wells-used-in-fracking-are-contaminating-water-why-isnt-fracking-to-blame Rebecca Martinez /environment/2014-09-16/duke-university-study-blames-faulty-wells-not-fracking-for-water-contamination A Duke University study exonerates hydraulic fracturing from contaminating drinking water at sites in Pennsylvania and Texas. Instead, researchers blame… Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:21:58 GMT /environment/2014-09-16/duke-university-study-blames-faulty-wells-not-fracking-for-water-contamination Rebecca Martinez /environment/2014-06-11/families-remain-optimistic-about-camp-lejeune-pollution-lawsuit The US Supreme Court has upheld North Carolina's limits on how long people have to file pollution-related lawsuits.The case involved pollution connected… Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:52:26 GMT /environment/2014-06-11/families-remain-optimistic-about-camp-lejeune-pollution-lawsuit Rebecca Martinez /environment/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune For more than three decades, hundreds of thousands of people were likely exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base in Jacksonville,… Wed, 28 May 2014 16:09:39 GMT /environment/2014-05-28/the-untold-story-of-camp-lejeune Anita Rao, Frank Stasio