In addition to building economic security, small-scale cooperative farms in North Carolina are strengthening community and a sense of home-grown pride.
This time, Greensboro officials alerted downstream water utilities of a high-level discharge of 1,4 dioxane detected at its wastewater treatment plant in late June.
The riverkeepers say the 2014 law calls into question whether the DEQ is thoroughly investigating their complaints against the state’s industrial hog and poultry farms. In one 11-month stretch, only eight of 85 complaints resulted in the DEQ citing a farm.
Massachusetts is one of the national leaders in renewable energy, but conservationists worry that a push to expand solar on farms will lead to cutting down forests and paving over cropland.
The settlement is the first in a stream of lawsuits against the company, which has been accused of deceptive marketing practices that contributed to a wave of nicotine addiction in teenagers.
A group of North Carolina Republican lawmakers, including the House majority leader, rolled out highly anticipated energy legislation this week, while a state environmental panel advanced a proposal to join a regional cap-and-trade system.
Some meatpacking plant workers found themselves at the intersection of two of the riskiest settings during the pandemic: Correctional facilities and meatpacking plants.
If you’re looking for a strategy to get the most value from climate investments, the answer is simple: Cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo will still be livable as the climate changes, and have the space to absorb climate migrants.
A plan to rezone about an acre and a half of land off Jones Sausage Road on Raleigh's southeast side has put the city's new environmental justice initiatives into full focus.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's pick to lead the state's environmental agency appears doomed in the state Senate, where Republicans on a key committee formally opposed the Democrat's choice on Wednesday.
Advocates for environmental justice and eastern North Carolina residents urged Gov. Roy Cooper to block permits for future wood pellet plants and pay more attention to their effects on health.
Researchers find nearly 300 chemicals linked to breast cancer-contributing hormones in everyday products, and call for a renewed focus on women's exposure risks.
Satellites show communities of color are far more exposed to pollution in Houston, offering a potential new way to close data gaps and tackle disparities.
EHN.org scientific investigation finds western Pennsylvania families near fracking are exposed to harmful chemicals, and regulations fail to protect communities' mental, physical, and social health.
