The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources has released data from a preliminary ...

Water pollution from synthetic chemicals needs NC regulations with more teeth than what state board proposes, environmental ...

Some critics say the proposed rules are toothless, but the Environmental Management Commission says they'll get better.

North Carolina environmental regulators have moved toward measures reducing the amount of several potentially carcinogenic ...

A Duke University study has revealed how a previously undetectable form of PFAS pollution moved through Burlington’s wastewater system for years, transforming into more toxic chemicals and ...

After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina's attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting ...

Though the holiday season is here — with all the responsibilities it entails — some North Carolinians might consider adding one more thing to their to-do lists: weighing in on an EPA proposal that ...

On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush ...

PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," are present in U.S. drinking water, including North Carolina. While found in many products and linked to potential health risks, much about PFAS remains ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is opposing federal efforts to scale back data collection requirements for PFAS chemicals, joining 13 other state attorneys general ...