For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.” ...

Another fire, the Bee Rock Branch Fire, near Little Switzerland in McDowell County started April 14 and has grown to 175 ...

Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.

Vulcan Elements opened its first plant on March 31 in Durham. A few days later, the escalating U.S.-China trade war shoved ...

What caused the 4/16/2011 tornado outbreak in North Carolina? 30 tornadoes were confirmed across North Carolina. While many were EF-0 or EF-1, which is most typical in North Carolina, there were ...

The latest launch appears to be ‘the testing of weapons for export to Russia to be used in Ukraine’, expert says. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says it is assessing size of ...

The Greenville Museum of Art is enhancing its preservation efforts with a federal matching grant aimed at upgrading its storage facilities. A teenager has been charged in a shooting that injured ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Normally, we’d be about a week out from the tax filing deadline, but the IRS has extended it to May 1st for North Carolina. This comes as reports say fewer Americans ...

(The Center Square) – Local governments’ share of opioid settlement funds in North Carolina is at about $1.3 billion following Monday’s settlement announcement between Pennsylvania pharmaceutical ...

The property is one of a number of former Ausgrid sites in sought-after suburbs on Sydney’s north shore, including Longueville, Castlecrag and Chatswood, that are on the market. The estimated ...

There are reports of residents obtaining, or trying to obtain, drinking water from wells at hazardous waste “Superfund” sites in Puerto Rico. EPA advises against tampering with sealed and ...

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