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Climate change spurs agencies to provide health resources

As weather events such as storms and droughts intensify, so does the need to produce more tools to protect the most vulnerable.
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EPA administrator comes home to deliver important announcement

With Warren County as his backdrop, the N.C. native introduced the new Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Office.
Environmentalists say policies limiting single-use plastics are necessary to curb North Carolina's growing microplastics problem

Environmentalists say policies limiting single-use plastics are necessary to curb North Carolina's growing microplastics problem

There are no mandated plastic bag fees or bans in NC. A Durham County nonprofit is working to change that but will have to wait a while longer.

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Advocates: Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear

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.
Extreme heat prompts effort to protect farmworkers

Extreme heat prompts effort to protect farmworkers

Climate change is pushing temperatures higher in states with large numbers of farmworkers, says one researcher. Current rules are inadequate to address the threats to safety.
Environmental lawsuit challenges NC biogas production from hog waste

Environmental lawsuit challenges NC biogas production from hog waste

Civil rights and environmental advocates question DEQ permitting of hog waste biogas operations, point to disproportionate impact on communities of color.
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