7:41am Mar 11, 2020
Environment
Environment
What's Behind Forsyth County's Poor Air Quality?
A recent report spotlighted Forsyth County for its poor air quality a
EPA
-
-
7:00am Jan 29, 2020Environment EnvironmentReport: Piedmont-Triad Tops Statewide Air Pollution Study
A new study shows that millions of Americans live i
-
Nora Saks / Montana Public Radio 9:36am Dec 03, 2019National National EnvironmentMontana Residents Ask Supreme Court To Allow Cleanup Beyond Superfund Requirements
Montana property owners are suing BP to clean up arsenic pollution left over from mining. The case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, and businesses worry it could open them up to huge new costs. -
5:45pm Nov 21, 2019Environment EnvironmentResidents Want Action As Cities, State Grapple With Toxins In Drinking Water
North Carolina cities and state environmental regulators are at odds over who is responsible for shocking levels of a toxic chemical found in the Cape Fear River Basin. This compound is polluting drinking water sources for hundreds of thousands of people.
-
Gerry Broome / AP 6:30pm Nov 04, 2019Science Science Environment Health & SafetyTrump Administration Proposes Relaxing Rules On Waste From Coal Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency would give coal plants more time to close unlined coal ash ponds, and ease rules on wastewater. Opponents say that prolongs the risk of toxic spills. -
Paul Sancya / AP 1:32pm Oct 11, 2019National National Environment Health & SafetyEPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water
The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has. -
Alex Brandon / AP 5:54pm Sep 26, 2019National National Politics & Government Environment Health & SafetyTrump Administration Blames Homeless For California's Water Pollution
California leaders called these claims "political retribution" and denied that the homeless crisis is affecting environmental issues. -
Alex Brandon / AP 3:35pm Sep 24, 2019National National Science Politics & Government Environment Health & SafetyTrump Administration Escalates Battle Over Environmental Regulations With California
The Trump administration threatens to cut federal highway dollars for California over air pollution. -
Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post/Getty Images 4:53pm Jun 26, 2019National National EnvironmentTop Clean-Air Official Plans To Step Down From EPA Post Amid Ethics Probe
Bill Wehrum, who last week scored a victory for coal industry supporters by rolling back Obama-era power plant emissions rules, is leaving his post at the end of the month. -
4:17pm May 10, 2019Environment EnvironmentRegulators To Require Testing For Chemicals In Wastewater Along Cape Fear River Basin
-
11:17pm Apr 17, 2019Environment EnvironmentStein, NC DEQ Make Arguments Against Water Rule Change
State Attorney General Josh Stein has made his case for why he opposes rollbacks to a federal rule that expanded protections of the Clean Water Act.
-
5:40pm Feb 19, 2019Environment EnvironmentAs Greensboro Updates Filtration System, EPA Tightens Regulations On Toxic Chemicals
The City of Greensboro is moving forward with upgrades at one of its major water treatment plants.
iTunes Podcast