Source: Madeline Ashley, WNCT, 10/18/20

 A research team at East Carolina University has been awarded almost $1.5 million dollars in grant money from the National Science Foundation. The Watershed Resiliency Grant aims to understand the future of pollution in Eastern N.C. with a better solution in fixing the problems we face. The funds support science and economic policy by tackling environmental issues for farmers and rural communities. Soil sample experiments in labs and via in person interviews, and farmer surveys will also be conducted.

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