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.@EPA's decision to deny Colorado's plans to shut down coal plants came after a meeting with a utility hoping to keep its coal online. Read more about what Colorado and Colorado Springs Utilities are saying in my story for @insideclimate insideclimatenews.org/news/17072025/…
The EPA is expected to rescind its “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gas emissions are harming human health and the environment. Experts have called it a “denial of common sense.” insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/…
How about we make sure no one goes hungry in America before we embark on flying focaccia? wral.com/news/local/fly…
The treatment system to remove PFAS from Durham's drinking water will cost ~$15m. That amount will be passed on to the ratepayers.
The source of PFAS in Durham's water supply (Lake Michie, Little River Reservoir) is unknown, no "smoking gun," says water department. It's likely background levels from years of forever chemicals in the environment (via the air, for example)
Durham water supplies, Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir, are contaminated with PFAS, and the treatment plant can't remove the compounds below regulatory levels.
You can join online the @CityofDurhamNC presentation about #PFAS in drinking water durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.as…
NEW: @UNC_System's Board of Governors has directed campuses to form new committees to scrutinize compliance w/ system DEI policies. Each committee’s work will continue until the BOG "deems its specific oversight no longer needed." @TheAssemblyNC theassemblync.com/education/high…
EPA tells workers who signed a declaration of dissent to turn on their laptops if they had them at home. This could allow the agency to remotely access their browsing history, etc. Workers' leave extended by 2 wks, thru 8/1. insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/…
More than 5,000 workers die of fatal injuries on the job every year—about one worker every 99 minutes—yet the Trump administration just reduced penalties for employers who violate worker safety rules. insideclimatenews.org/news/16072025/…
"This is a crisis" -- FEMA canceled a $7m grant for @HillsboroughGov that would've made the town more resilient to flooding. Then the very type of disaster the town had feared -- it occurred. insideclimatenews.org/news/16072025/…
A proposed data center in Bessemer, Alabama, would use millions of gallons of water a day, more energy than all of Birmingham, and require clearcutting of more than 100 acres of forest. Risks to the endangered watercress darter could help slow the project. insideclimatenews.org/news/14072025/…
Thanks to @TheAssemblyNC for giving me the opportunity to tell the full story about how neo-Nazi terror came to our doorstep, and how their harassment campaign exposes the long tentacles of the militant accelerationist community. 4/4 theassemblync.com/media/neo-nazi…
A local water utility told data center developers it could not provide the 2 million gallons of water per day they've requested without "significant upgrades." Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/12072025/…
Researchers found that agrivoltaics, the integration of solar arrays into working farmland, can shade crops from the sun while moisture from vegetation cools the panels to increase their productivity. insideclimatenews.org/news/10072025/…
Please avoid the following areas due to flooding: -Anderson Rd. / Chapel Hill Rd. -Garrett Rd. / Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. -4200 Block of University Dr. (Between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Shannon Rd.) -N. Duke St. / W. Morgan St.
Triangle/Triad/Sandhills folks, we're in for another deluge tonight. Check this map to see if you're in a flood zone. Word of caution: flooding can occur outside these areas, but the map is a starting point. fris.nc.gov
Christopher Vargo, who served as the battleship’s assistant director for 12 years, was fired in a unanimous vote in January without a public explanation. Vargo’s side of the story came out in the form of a wrongful termination lawsuit several months later. theassemblync.com/place/history/…
The City of Mebane is down to 2 days' of drinking water at current usage rates: cityofmebanenc.gov/tropical-storm…
