Litter cleanup costs NC taxpayers millions of dollars each year, new study finds
Although it is often forgotten among other environmental concerns — contamination from “forever chemicals,” air pollution, climate change — litter is very much a threat to North Carolinians’ health and the natural environment. And it’s a costly one.
Fayetteville residents blame concrete plant for health problems, pollution
Not far from downtown Fayetteville, cement dust swirls over the asphalt on North Street, stirred by passing cars. The air is thick with it.
County commissioners issue resolution opposing import of GenX chemical
At their Monday evening meeting, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant’s proposed import of up to 4.4 …
Parents warned of lead found at Beaver Dam Elementary School
Parents of children who attend Beaver Dam Elementary School have been warned about high levels of lead in the water there. Chipped paint at the school prompted the Cumberland County Department of Public Health to test for lead in the water of the school in the southeastern part of the county.
Lithium mining debate: Can Gaston County embrace green energy without sacrificing rural life?
In early May, it’s possible to find fields of wheat and lavender-colored straw flowers bordering two-lane roads that wind through Gaston County. This part of Cherryville Township lies roughly 35 miles northwest of Charlotte and about 82 miles southwest of Black Mountain. Continue driving, and one quickly discovers white signs lining county roads revealing what…
Cape Fear Indians worry about river contamination and what that means for cultural traditions
Before Europeans came to North Carolina, the Skarure Woccon tribe (Cape Fear Indians) sustained themselves by hunting, fishing and harvesting herbs and other plants in the lower Cape Fear River Basin. More popularly known as Tuscarora Indians, many tribal members continue to live spread across land, including Bladen, Columbus and Pender counties, where they still…
Cumberland board meeting adjourned when majority fails to show up
A called meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was canceled Monday evening because a majority of the commissioners did not attend. County Manager Amy Cannon had been expected to ask the board to consider creating two more water and sewer districts to combat a growing accumulation of forever chemicals in part of the…
