Source: Gary D. Robertson, WRAL, 1/4/18

A House committee looking at river quality unanimously approved a bill on Thursday to address unregulated chemicals in North Carolina's drinking water supplies by seeking better calculations of the pollution levels that would do no harm. Committee leaders want the entire General Assembly to approve this bill, which responds to "emerging contaminants," during a special session convening next Wednesday.

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