Once again, JLF’s Becki Gray made her regular appearance on North Carolina Public Radio with WUNC Politics host Jeff Tiberii. Joining Gray and Tiberii was Rob Schofield from the N.C.…
Last year, North Carolinians were alerted to the discharge of a relatively new, unregulated chemical compound called “GenX” as well as other similar compounds in the Cape Fear River. In…
My new Policy Report examines how state officials reacted to the public health crisis in 2017, from when they first learned of it to when they began to take decisive…
Executive Summary In 2017, North Carolinians were alerted to the discharge of a relatively new, unregulated chemical compound called “GenX” as well as other, similar compounds in the Cape Fear…
Background As early as April 2017, residents of southeastern North Carolina learned that levels of GenX compounds discovered in the Cape Fear River posed a threat to their drinking water.…
You’ve heard of GenX, but did you know this? Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports: The state Utility Commission will weigh whether the GenX compound that has polluted the Cape Fear…
The Asheville area’s Metropolitan Sewerage District will upgrade its incineration system to eliminate mercury emissions. The move is necessary to comply with a new EPA mandate. The cost of $5.5…
Duke Energy hopes it will be able to settle its federal criminal investigation for $100 million. Duke is charged with allowing a stormwater pipe underneath a retired coal ash pond…
And various other colors, depending upon who played at Bank of America Stadium. Super bizarre story out from the Observer how field paint from the stadium was being discharged into…
Opponents of hydraulic fracturing claim the process is unsafe and contaminates groundwater. Not according to data, says John Locke Foundation Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders, who analyzed fracking in…
The General Assembly has been unable to reach an agreement on SB 729, coal ash clean up and management. That does not mean the issue is not being addressed. While…
My report released today investigates and answers several concerns about hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) coming to North Carolina: What is fracking? How new is fracking? How dangerous is fracking? How safe…