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A proposed natural gas pipeline extension from Virginia to central North Carolina has won a round in federal court over a state water quality permit. But the ruling doesn't affect the ability of regulators to challenge the project.
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Asbestos contamination from an old factory in Davidson is not just an environmental concern on site. It's also a problem throughout the historically African American neighborhood nearby. Today, in the second of our three-part series Asbestos Town, WFAE environmental reporter David Boraks looks at how Davidson is still dealing with the legacies of its asbestos-producing past, including long-simmering distrust from the Black community.
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Environmental Protection Agency contractors will be back in Davidson Wednesday for more soil tests at homes near an old asbestos mill. They're trying to see if any additional properties are contaminated with asbestos from the former Carolina Asbestos factory near downtown.
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State environmental regulators will hold a series of public hearings in February on plans to excavate coal ash at six Duke Energy plants around the state,…
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State environmental officials have given Charlotte developers the preliminary go-ahead to redevelop a former asbestos factory in downtown Davidson. But…
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Updated 4:53 p.m.Duke Energy filed appeals Friday of state environmental regulators' April orders to remove coal ash at six North Carolina plants that…
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Updated 11 a.m.Duke Energy says it will file an appeal soon of state regulators' orders last week that it must excavate coal ash from six coal-fired power…
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North Carolina officials are resolving a complaint of environmental racism by promising tougher oversight of industrial swine operations blamed for…