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‘We just want clean water.’ Residents sue Robeson County over landfill contamination
Protesters march against the proposed Robeson County landfill expansion, holding signs opposing PFAS contamination in drinking water.

By Morgan Casey Border Belt Independent Viv Tolson Wayne rang the ...

Posted: June 27, 2026, 8:00 am
NC Senate passes bill to restrict homeless encampments, expand drug penalties
UNC Chapel Hill social work student Pat Hecker chats with a homeless man on Chapel Hill's Franklin St. during the 2016 Point In Time survey of homeless North Carolinians.

By Ashley Fredde The North Carolina Senate approved legislation We...

Posted: June 26, 2026, 8:30 am
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

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