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Chemours looks to settle federal PFAS case for $450 million. NC wasn’t at the table.
Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.

By Rose Hoban and Will Atwater Key takeaways: In a surprise move o...

Posted: June 25, 2026, 8:30 am
Helping people stay in treatment starts with the basics
Two workers sit behind a glass check-in window at SouthLight, an outpatient treatment provider. At intake, every patients is given a social determinants of health assessment

By Rachel Crumpler Key takeaways:  People often walk into SouthLig...

Posted: June 24, 2026, 8:22 am
The push to hold plastics producers accountable in North Carolina
Four women sit in chairs arranged in a semicircle on a hardwood floor in a bright, windowed room with green walls. The woman second from right holds a microphone and speaks while gesturing with her free hand. A presentation screen in the background reads "Tackling the Plastic Problem," with the names and photos of the panelists visible. The woman on the far right holds a notepad and microphone. Name tags are visible on the two women on the left.

By Will Atwater In recent years, North Carolina environmentalists ...

Posted: June 23, 2026, 8:30 am

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