Stories - Subject = Environmental News

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9/8/2022 State certifies new state record swordfish
9/8/2022 Elm zigzag sawfly becomes newest invasive species in North Carolina
9/8/2022 The health of honey bee colonies in NC
9/8/2022 Division of Marine Fisheries announces scoping period for striped mullet
9/7/2022 NC A&T: Annual state of the climate report finds evidence of warming climate, record highs
9/6/2022 $9.5M awarded for preserving N.C. farmland
9/2/2022 One fish per day: Overfishing prompts limits on NC flounder
9/2/2022 Eight marine fisheries rules effective today
9/2/2022 EPA wants dicamba case to stay on hold
9/1/2022 The health of honey bee colonies in North Carolina
8/31/2022 Buncombe Soil & Water protects four farms, 156.2 acres this summer
8/30/2022 Marine Fisheries Division encourages anglers to donate flounder carcasses to science
8/29/2022 NASA satellite tech to help farmers
8/29/2022 EPA proposes hazardous designation for two ‘forever chemicals’
8/29/2022 Aggies win on gray wolf in 9th Circuit
8/26/2022 Better soil, better future: Institute in Morrisville strives for a fertile future; $2M Walmart...
8/26/2022 All hands on deck: How researchers and divers are testing creative ways to quell the lionfish...
8/25/2022 The EPA just quietly got stronger
8/25/2022 “Fighting for Inches” in the Southeast’s struggle with salt
8/25/2022 New study finds organic dairy farming can store carbon, reduce emissions
8/24/2022 Nineteen amended, readopted fisheries rules take effect Aug. 23
8/24/2022 Greens ask EPA to ban new natural gas heating
8/24/2022 Could climate change mean the spotted lanternfly is here to stay?
8/23/2022 92 lawmakers ask EPA to reconsider decreased herbicide allowances
8/23/2022 Hot deals: A consumer’s (farmers, too) guide to the new climate law
8/22/2022 Second deer in North Carolina tests positive for CWD
8/22/2022 Marine Fisheries Commission swears in new commissioners, tables Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery...
8/22/2022 APNEP updates map of vital fish habitat
8/18/2022 Peer review workshop for spotted seatrout stock assessment scheduled
8/18/2022 Etheridge: Climate is biggest worry on farmer’s minds
8/18/2022 Public hearing to be held September 20 on update to Oil Refinery Facility Permit rules
8/17/2022 Community & advocacy groups support GenX health advisory by moving to intervene In Chemours case...
8/16/2022 Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands
8/15/2022 Experts: Climate change will affect health of farm workers
8/15/2022 Endangered Species Act and farm regulations now and down the road
8/12/2022 N.C. Mining Commission to meet Aug. 23
8/12/2022 Off the NC coast, researchers are testing how to use energy from ocean waves to make drinking water
8/11/2022 Four cities’ landfills emit as much methane as 2 million cars: study
8/10/2022 Will they take the bait? A federal wildlife program will drop rabies vaccines from the sky to...
8/9/2022 Rabid foxes attack three in NC town, officials say. Residents urged to avoid wildlife
8/9/2022 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet Aug. 17-18 in Jacksonville
8/5/2022 Climate change is contributing to rise in billion-dollar disasters (Cruso, NC)
8/4/2022 Biden administration announces initiative to improve wastewater sanitation in North Carolina
8/3/2022 Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet
8/2/2022 People living with elevated PFAS exposure should receive expanded testing, a new study finds
8/1/2022 Billionaire-funded eco group quietly taking farmland out of production in rural America
7/29/2022 Lose the red spruce, lose an entire suite of species
7/28/2022 Division of Marine Fisheries releases annual Fishery Management Plan Review
7/27/2022 Foothills Conservancy protects 385 acres on the Calton family farm in Rutherford County
7/26/2022 N.C. pipeline caused largest U.S. gasoline spill, records say
7/26/2022 EPA finally sets date for RFS reset
7/25/2022 Seeking solutions for NC shoreline and fisheries
7/25/2022 Monarch butterfly now an endangered species
7/22/2022 USPOULTRY announces Family Farm award
7/22/2022 Development and growth threaten N.C.'s biggest industry
7/22/2022 Our Curious Coast: Adaptation and Resilience
7/21/2022 Changing climate poses burden as people count on fishing
7/21/2022 Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands
7/20/2022 SC Commissioner Weathers: Asian Longhorned tick found in York County
7/20/2022 Commercial fishing in NC adapts to threat of warming seas
7/20/2022 Our Curious Coast: The ocean and coastline
7/20/2022 Follow-up: Farms Under Threat 2040 for North Carolina
7/19/2022 For Europe, a climate change reckoning arrives early
7/19/2022 Heat wave kills more than 1,100 people in Spain and Portugal
7/19/2022 Lose the seagrass and lose the fisheries (NC)
7/15/2022 Chemours files legal petition against EPA over GenX advisory
7/15/2022 Our Curious Coast: Soils and Agriculture
7/12/2022 Summer mortality events wipe out oyster farms as researchers begin search for the cause
7/8/2022 Court approves Consent Order requiring Colonial Pipeline to take additional action, pay penalty
7/7/2022 Hyde County wildfire releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide
7/7/2022 Invasive spotted lanternfly discovered in North Carolina for first time: "Heavy infestation"
7/6/2022 Some fishermen unhappy about North Carolina's new flounder restrictions
7/5/2022 One amended, readopted fisheries rule takes effect July 1
7/5/2022 Supreme Court EPA ruling could shift focus to Cooper's climate plan
7/5/2022 Recycling used beer yeast for environmental protection
7/5/2022 DEQ hosting community information meeting July 26 to discuss updates related to GenX and...
7/1/2022 NEW REPORT: Smarter land use planning is urgently needed to safeguard NC land that grows...
7/1/2022 Duke Study: Climate change is making plants more vulnerable to disease. New research...
7/1/2022 Democrats fume, GOP lauds ruling to weaken EPA
6/30/2022 REMINDER: 2022 Shellfish lease application period ends Aug. 1
6/28/2022 New interactive tool shows maps pertaining to marine fisheries rules; it’s the latest...
6/23/2022 New 3D printed artificial reef offers flexible design, more benefits for fish (NC)
6/22/2022 New EPA standards: PFAS too high in 1,700 more Cumberland wells
6/21/2022 Watch out for these toxic NC plants that can cause rashes, serious illness and death
6/20/2022 Biden to lead major economies in push for more urgent action on climate
6/17/2022 Public hearings scheduled for Chemours draft permit to address groundwater contamination
6/17/2022 Good News: Monarch butterfly populations are thriving in North America
6/16/2022 More toxic than previously thought: EPA slashes PFAS exposure limits based on new information
6/16/2022 State agencies responding to release of EPA health advisories for four PFAS compounds
6/15/2022 Climate Change Interagency Council to meet virtually June 23
6/14/2022 Division of Marine Fisheries completes several artificial reef projects
6/14/2022 Rising seas, salt water threaten coastal farms, so farmers adapt
6/13/2022 Rising tides and drainage ditches threaten North Carolina's coastal freshwater wetlands
6/13/2022 A focus on soil quality as the climate changes (NC)
6/13/2022 Invasive plants and pests are spreading faster, and they’re getting a lot of help
6/13/2022 Estuarine Flounder Dealer Permits available Monday for 2022 commercial flounder seasons
6/10/2022 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet June 23 by web conference
6/9/2022 2022 Recreational Flounder season announced for Sept. 1-30
6/9/2022 Virtual public meeting scheduled for stakeholders interested in shellfish leases around Bogue Sound
6/9/2022 Who knew? Bees are fish.
6/9/2022 Midwest, Southeast livestock producers, farmers outline WOTUS definition concerns to EPA
6/8/2022 DEQ announces action strategy for PFAS
6/7/2022 Highest-ever ethanol mandate will boost homegrown biofuels, says EPA
6/7/2022 What does the future look like for Georgia peaches?
6/3/2022 Climate change could spell the end for Midwestern corn, study finds
6/3/2022 EPA takes action to empower states, territories, and tribes to protect water resources and...
6/2/2022 Plastic recycling doesn’t work and will never work
6/2/2022 Various readopted marine fisheries rules take effect today
5/30/2022 State seeks public comment on proposed plan to administer American Rescue Plan Act’s funding...
5/30/2022 Rethinking NC mountain habitat conservation in the face of climate change
5/30/2022 Division of Marine Fisheries reminds fishermen to promptly complete license/permit renewals
5/27/2022 Marine Fisheries adopts preferred management for estuarine striped bass; gives final approval to...
5/27/2022 NC groups hope White House works to protect old-growth forests
5/26/2022 Don't get too attached to your favorite wine. Climate change is upending the centuries-old (NC)...
5/26/2022 Elk and other large species in NC mountains constrained by changing habitats, human activity
5/25/2022 Regan thanks ag community, releases topics for FRRCC evaluation
5/25/2022 DAQ issues air quality permit to North Carolina Renewable Power
5/25/2022 Lose the red spruce, lose an entire suite of species
5/23/2022 Helping rain stay where it lands
5/23/2022 Proposed changes to dicamba
5/20/2022 Local nonprofits talk climate impacts (WNC)
5/17/2022 DEQ accepting public comment on draft water and wastewater funding intended use plans and...
5/16/2022 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet May 25-26 in Beaufort
5/16/2022 A gentle reminder: That bug in your backyard probably isn’t an Asian Giant Hornet
5/13/2022 Earth Day: Ghost Forests spreading rapidly in N.C. as Scientists search for answers
5/12/2022 Shrimp Amendment 2 management measures implemented
5/12/2022 Rooted in healthy soil: Conservation practices deliver economic rewards
5/11/2022 NC habitat increased for endangered North American salamander
5/11/2022 N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission to meet May 19
5/10/2022 As DEQ, EPA are slow to act on PFAS, private manufacturers look to fill the gap
5/6/2022 New enforcement strategy advances President Biden’s environmental justice agenda
5/6/2022 Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to hold quarterly meeting May 19
5/5/2022 NC Environmental Management Commission to meet May 11 & 12
5/5/2022 State seeks public comment on proposed plan to administer American Rescue Plan funding for storm...
5/4/2022 NC Commissioner Troxler: Agriculture and carbon sequestration
5/4/2022 High Tunnels and Cover Crops: How one farming family (Pembroke) found profit in climate resilience
5/3/2022 American farmers are dropping greenhouse gas emissions
5/2/2022 NCSU professor: What can we do to prevent climate catastrophe? Here are some solutions
4/29/2022 EPA ag adviser offers update on WOTUS, pesticides
4/26/2022 Report: Without action, NC will fall short on 2025 climate goals
4/26/2022 Feds to examine deforestation for ag
4/25/2022 Winter in the Carolinas was warmer than normal, driven by climate change
4/25/2022 EPA Administrator Regan highlights investments for rural water infrastructure
4/25/2022 How antiquated real estate laws are stopping farmers from fighting climate change
4/25/2022 DEQ accepting comments on draft permit for project to substantially reduce PFAS entering...
4/25/2022 From Manteo to Wilmington, could the 'kudzu of the coast' help fight climate change?
4/22/2022 Wildlife Commission seeks public comment on 2015 Wildlife Action Plan addendum
4/22/2022 100 more acres of Guilford County farmland to stay that way
4/22/2022 Division of Marine Fisheries to resume onboard observations of estuarine gill net fisheries May 1
4/21/2022 Agriculture plays key role in limiting climate change
4/20/2022 Business, fish advocates at odds over NC's strict limits on silver in wastewater
4/20/2022 Eastern Carolina farm wins statewide conservation honor
4/19/2022 EPA announces $524M investment to improve health of waterways and oceans as...
4/19/2022 Comment period opens, public hearing scheduled for marine fisheries joint rules
4/19/2022 Chemours draft wastewater permit will allow for discharge of large amounts of pollutants...
4/13/2022 EPA announces plan to protect endangered species and support sustainable agriculture
4/13/2022 Soybean growers appreciate EPA denying backlogged waivers
4/12/2022 Farmland leases benefit environment
4/11/2022 How to know what kind of grass you have (and why it's important)
4/11/2022 Going green with ag in N.C.
4/8/2022 Judge wants EPA's dicamba plan
4/7/2022 Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for now
4/6/2022 DAQ settlement requires Chemours to further limit GenX emissions and conduct...
4/6/2022 EPA announces strategy to protect water quality by accelerating nutrient pollution...
4/6/2022 EPA releases FY 2023 congressional budget justification
4/5/2022 The giant spider heading to the East Coast is good news for agriculture
4/5/2022 Various readopted marine fisheries rules take effect today
4/4/2022 Environmental leaders gather in NC for health-equity conference
4/1/2022 NCBA response to Bill Gates advocating for synthetic meat
3/31/2022 Dangerous chemicals found in food wrappers at major fast-food restaurants and grocery...
3/31/2022 A food and agriculture theme emerging for next Supreme Court session
3/30/2022 State: Use caution when eating fish caught in local waters
3/29/2022 North Carolina falling behind on carbon cuts, environmental group's analysis says
3/29/2022 EPA releases final strategic plan to protect public health, address climate change, and advance...
3/25/2022 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet April 4
3/25/2022 EPA sued on fertilizer ingredient
3/24/2022 UPDATED REMINDER: DEQ will host Public Meetings on Digester System General Permits in April
3/23/2022 New EPA tool provides the public with customized updates on local enforcement and compliance...
3/23/2022 Statement by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on National Agriculture Day
3/23/2022 What farmers should know about carbon markets
2/8/2022 50 Senators: EPA, stop WOTUS rulemaking
2/8/2022 NASDA asks EPA to suspend action on WOTUS rulemaking and speaks out on federal agencies’...
2/7/2022 Cutting animal agriculture buys time to get off fossil fuels: study
2/7/2022 State requests input on development of North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint
2/7/2022 Increase in algae blooms threatens NC waterways
2/4/2022 Man vs. beast: Wild hogs are a growing and destructive problem for NC farmers
2/4/2022 Researchers find tradeoff between water quality and emissions on the farm
2/4/2022 New troubling Waters of the US rule
2/3/2022 Transportation overtakes energy as leading greenhouse-gas producer in North Carolina
2/2/2022 Column: This county's best future lies in protecting its agricultural heritage (Moore Co.)
2/2/2022 White House announces ambitious plan to curb methane pollution on farms and old oil and gas fields
2/2/2022 DEQ will host public meetings on Digester System General Permits in April
2/1/2022 North Carolina Greenhouse Gas Inventory updated
2/1/2022 EPA to bring back mercury pollution rules that were nixed under Trump administration
2/1/2022 Chemours’ pilot program could aide homeowners with PFAS-contaminated wells
2/1/2022 Peer review workshop for striped mullet stock assessment scheduled
2/1/2022 A rare second appearance before Supreme Court in Clean Water Act case
1/31/2022 A million acres of ‘priceless’ marshes: at risk from rising tides?
1/31/2022 Fishermen pull up discarded crab pots in effort to clean up NC coast
1/31/2022 EPA rule in the crosshairs as Clean Water Act heads to court
1/31/2022 Opinion: Why we're slow-walking the transition to clean energy and how to fix it
1/28/2022 NC farms recognized for environmental excellence by USPOULTRY
1/27/2022 Almost 700 acres of Brevard watershed protected with conservation easement
1/26/2022 Webinar: New agricultural loan rewards farmers for environmental stewardship
1/26/2022 EPA to investigate Smithfield hog farms
1/26/2022 N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet on Feb. 8
1/26/2022 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet February 7
1/26/2022 Supreme Court will hear Idaho challenge to clean water law
1/25/2022 Supreme Court to review which wetlands get federal water protections
1/25/2022 UPDATED: EPA agrees to probe NC permitting of hog operations near minority populations
1/24/2022 WOTUS: Recording and presentations from recent webinar
1/24/2022 Public comment period opens on draft air permit modification for Domtar Paper Company
1/24/2022 EPA advisory panel recommends limited WOTUS definition, protection for ag features
1/24/2022 Senators talk with EPA on pesticide concerns
1/21/2022 Air permit issued for Enviva Pellets Sampson
1/20/2022 REMINDER: Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout
1/20/2022 Federal interagency working group to hold public meeting on endangered species pesticide...
1/20/2022 Public hearing rescheduled to Feb. 21, Comment period extended on draft permit for NC Renewable...
1/20/2022 When ESA buffers get bigger, the farm gets smaller
1/19/2022 Public comment period opens on draft air permit for proposed sawmill in Halifax County
1/18/2022 Farm advisory committee to EPA issues report on WOTUS, other topics
1/17/2022 Climate solutions may rely on NC farms, but technology lags
1/17/2022 EPA agrees to probe NC permitting of hog operations near minority populations
1/17/2022 A rare moment of honesty from a Waterkeeper
1/13/2022 EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds
1/13/2022 Public Hearing to be held January 25 on Draft Air Permit for North Carolina Renewable Power
1/13/2022 New aquaculture permit conditions facilitate cultivation of more finfish species
1/12/2022 EPA to assess impact on endangered species before signing off on pesticide ingredients
1/12/2022 Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
1/12/2022 Climate in peril: A coastal NC farmer’s perspective
1/11/2022 Webinar on clean water rule’s effect on agriculture set (Tues, 1/11 @ 10:30 a.m.)
1/11/2022 NC farmer explains what a new WOTUS rule would mean for his operation
1/11/2022 Report: US carbon emissions grew in 2021
1/10/2022 NC Environmental Management Commission to meet January 12 and 13
1/6/2022 Commentary: Riverwatch reaching out to protect water quality
1/5/2022 Are gene-edited cows the next big climate solution?
1/5/2022 REMINDER: State seeks public comment on proposed plan to administer American Rescue Plan Act’s...
1/5/2022 Farming for the climate: Off-season 'cover' crops expand as U.S. growers eye low-carbon future
1/4/2022 New WOTUS slated for February unveil
1/4/2022 NCDMF listening session Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Jan. 5
1/4/2022 Upcoming southern flounder meetings converted to web conference only
1/4/2022 The biggest threat to honeybees is not pesticides but Varroa mites — and beekeepers may...
1/4/2022 NC forests need prescribed fire for regrowth, restoration
1/3/2022 EPA grants petition requiring PFAS testing, local groups say it doesn’t go far enough
1/3/2022 Coastal habitat protection plan outlines dozens of recommended actions
1/3/2022 Agriculture waits for big decisions on Supreme Court cases
1/3/2022 Feral hog invasions leave coastal marshes less resilient to climate change
1/3/2022 UK inches closer to eliminating private car ownership
12/24/2021 Growers to EPA: Greater clarity is needed on data tied to complaints
12/23/2021 Court of Appeals rules NC lawmakers were within their authority to all but outlaw hog nuisance...
12/23/2021 Marine Fisheries to hold listening session, advisory committee mtgs on Draft Southern Flounder...
12/23/2021 The crisis unfolding in America’s Christmas tree capital
12/23/2021 EPA reviews Bayer dicamba herbicide blamed for crop damage
12/22/2021 Monsanto fined $12M for FIFRA pesticide violations
12/21/2021 EPA finalizes tougher vehicle emission standards
12/21/2021 One farmer's seaweed discovery could help slow methane emissions — and change the world
12/20/2021 DoD funding for farming easements
12/17/2021 Public hearing to be held January 25 on draft air permit for North Carolina Renewable Power
12/17/2021 State seeks public comment on proposed plan to administer American Rescue Plan Act’s State...
12/17/2021 EPA sued over seed treatments
12/16/2021 To understand health effects of PFAS polluted water, residents submit blood samples
12/16/2021 Methane’s climate effects in N.C. get new attention during summit
12/16/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing scheduled for Onslow County shellfish lease proposals
12/16/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries opens public comment period on Southern Flounder Fishery Management
12/15/2021 EPA urged to delay herbicide registration changes
12/15/2021 61 million acres voluntarily conserved in America, 2020 National Land Trust Census Report Reveals
12/14/2021 As the wood pellet industry expands in North Carolina, global debate ensues
12/14/2021 Controversial wood pellet plant in Sampson County spurs debate over environmental injustice...
12/14/2021 Biden Administration asks for agency remand in case challenging Trump-era ESA rule...
12/14/2021 Climate-friendly chicken is here
12/13/2021 Plan to save Currituck Sound marshes could also offer protection against climate change
12/13/2021 Bipartisan group urge EPA to delay herbicide registration revisions
12/9/2021 EPA weighs changes to dicamba use, but offers no timeline for a decision
12/9/2021 The next chapter of WOTUS
12/8/2021 Bipartistan Infrastructure Law will bring historic investments to clean water, including PFAS...
12/7/2021 DEQ holding public input meeting on Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits Dec. 14
12/7/2021 GMO crops have reduced pesticide poisoning among farmers, report finds
12/6/2021 State Court of Appeals hears arguments in challenge to legislature’s limits on hog nuisance lawsuits
12/6/2021 State trust funds award Three Rivers Land Trust $9.7 million to protect 5,381 acres
12/6/2021 (NC) Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout
12/3/2021 EPA announces water infrastructure funding for states through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
12/2/2021 Investor group warns livestock industry needs to do more on methane
12/1/2021 New EPA Rules: Natural-gas facilities to show air-pollution data
11/30/2021 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet December 6
11/30/2021 Republican ag leaders want chlorpyrifos decision rescinded
11/29/2021 Climate change is making harvest more difficult this year for cranberry farmers
11/29/2021 CEQ’s recently announced NEPA amendments aim to restore Pre-Trump administration approach...
11/29/2021 The Latest Farm Product: Carbon credits
11/24/2021 This invasive pest could travel to NC on Christmas trees. What to do if you see one
11/24/2021 NC’s updated coastal habitat plan focuses on seagrass, local solutions
11/24/2021 The pesticide ban movement gains momentum
11/23/2021 OPINION: Is it time to break up marine fisheries?
11/23/2021 Public hearing scheduled for Pender County shellfish lease proposals
11/23/2021 State’s new Regional Resilience Portfolio Program to help NC communities plan for climate change
11/22/2021 Ag laments EPA Trump water rule repeal
11/19/2021 EPA and Army take action to provide certainty for the definition of WOTUS
11/19/2021 EPA announces appointments of Regional Administrators for Regions 2, 4, and 8 (NC)
11/18/2021 Opinion: COP26’s focus on methane is right—but don’t scapegoat animal agriculture on the altar...
11/17/2021 EPA advances science to protect the public from PFOA and PFOS in drinking water
11/17/2021 Agriculture emerges from COP26 with focus on methane and innovation
11/17/2021 Corps of Engineers suspends nationwide clean water permitting action
11/16/2021 EPA says glyphosate, atrazine likely to adversely affect endangered species
11/16/2021 Spotted lanternfly infestation in Hillsville, Va
11/16/2021 EPA announces public hearing on proposal to cut methane...from the oil and natural gas industry
11/16/2021 Freshwater mussel gains Endangered Species Act protection in North Carolina, Virginia
11/16/2021 ’tis the season to hang sticky bands to prevent cankerworm
11/15/2021 Growers frustrated EPA opted against best science in BEs
11/15/2021 American farmers pursue Syngenta over herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s disease
11/12/2021 Senior EPA official hints at possible supplement to methane rule
11/12/2021 State Supreme Court takes second crack at AG's hog farm 'slush fund'
11/12/2021 Feds abandon plan to shrink habitat of rare red wolves
11/12/2021 Could seaweed effectively reduce livestock methane emissions?
11/12/2021 U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26 summit
11/12/2021 Asian lady beetles are swarming the Mid-Atlantic thanks to warm, fall weather
11/11/2021 Livestock conversation missing from climate talks
11/11/2021 Biden’s climate goals don’t call for less meat production
11/10/2021 RTI economist: NC can make an impact on the climate crisis – here’s how
11/9/2021 NC scientist says climate action needed now to protect human health
11/9/2021 Keeping tabs on the climate summit
11/8/2021 Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to meet virtually November 30
11/8/2021 McDonald’s USA commits $5 million to implement climate-smart farming solutions
11/7/2021 Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
11/4/2021 18 countries commit to coal phase out
11/4/2021 DEQ holding public input meeting on Animal Waste Management Digester System General Permits Dec. 14
11/4/2021 DEQ expands actions required by Chemours to address GenX/PFAS contamination
11/4/2021 Federal Interagency Working Group reconvened to improve protections for endangered species...
11/3/2021 DEQ files action against Colonial Pipeline for largest gasoline spill in state’s history
11/3/2021 U.S. to sharply cut methane pollution that threatens the climate and public health
11/3/2021 Farmers head to COP26 world climate discussions
11/1/2021 Imported Fire Ant: Expansion of quarantine areas in North Carolina and Tennessee
11/1/2021 Duke Energy delivers $170,000 in grants to organizations that preserve, enhance NC’s natural...
11/1/2021 We need good science': New study says climate change could impact crop yields
10/29/2021 If you want sustainable clothes, focus on the farms
10/28/2021 Farm groups disappointed in Fish & Wildlife Service reversal
10/27/2021 Wildlife agencies to cancel Trump endangered species rules
10/26/2021 Expect increased coyote sightings in the coming weeks, says NC Wildlife Resources Commission
10/26/2021 EPA finds chemical contaminating NC river more toxic than previously assessed
10/26/2021 UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short
10/26/2021 NC farmers dig in as EPA considers redefining 'waters of the United States'
10/26/2021 EPA announces key step to advance science, better protect communities from PFAS Pollution
10/25/2021 Judge nixes Trump-era limits on regulation of water-polluting projects
10/25/2021 Unchecked growth of industrial animal farms spurs long fight for environmental justice in Eastern NC
10/25/2021 Environmental lawsuit challenges NC biogas production from hog waste
10/25/2021 Study: ‘Land sparing’ — Farming has to be pragmatic, concentrated and as high-yield as possible...
10/25/2021 VA Tech release report on ag productivity: ag needs to step up pace of productivity
10/22/2021 Unchecked growth of industrial animal farms spurs long fight for environmental justice in Eastern NC
10/22/2021 EPA and USDA announce NC winner of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge
10/21/2021 Ag groups formally object to chlorpyrifos ban
10/21/2021 Climate anxiety takes a growing toll on farmers
10/19/2021 Register Now for HCHH - Hog farms and residents' struggle for environmental and health justice
10/19/2021 Public hearing to be held December 2 on update to NC Environmental Policy Act rules
10/19/2021 EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'
10/18/2021 Nothing will stop ban on use of glyphosate in Mexico, insists Greenpeace
10/18/2021 State to host public information session on November 16 about PFAS/GenX at Chemours’...
10/15/2021 Congressman Murphy hosts first WATERS Summit to address waterway challenges
10/15/2021 Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings
10/15/2021 EPA, Army announce regional roundtables on WOTUS
10/14/2021 Pollution from N.C.’s commercial poultry farms disproportionately harms communities of color
10/14/2021 No more coffee or chocolate? Climate change could turn many everyday foods into rare luxuries
10/12/2021 85 percent of people could be seeing climate impacts: study
10/12/2021 Public hearing to be held Nov. 3 on updated groundwater rules and standards
10/11/2021 Artificial lightning combats farm pollution
10/8/2021 New U.S. climate program gains international support
10/8/2021 Glyphosate, dicamba, chlorpyrifos and more: plenty of targets to choose from for crop protection...
10/8/2021 More farmers experiment with cover crops, a climate tool, survey shows
10/8/2021 EPA announces appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agriculture Advisor
10/8/2021 Chairman Scott applauds announcement of Rod Snyder as EPA Agriculture Advisor
10/8/2021 EU top court upholds ban on Bayer pesticides linked to harming bees
10/6/2021 Climate-fueled disasters are increasing, FEMA chief warns
10/6/2021 Public hearing on draft Enviva Sampson permit to be held October 19
10/5/2021 DAQ assesses penalty of over $300,000 for Chemours Violations
10/5/2021 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to delay meeting on October 4
10/4/2021 Rural NC Black communities paying the price of environmental racism In low-wealth...
10/4/2021 Comment period opens, public hearing scheduled for various marine fisheries rules
10/1/2021 Civil rights groups ask EPA to block efforts in NC toward ‘clean’ biogas. Here’s why.
10/1/2021 Americans may soon pay more for milk, cheese as rising heat stresses livestock
10/1/2021 American bumble bee moves toward endangered species protection
10/1/2021 Could giant yoga mats full of plants help clean North Carolina's dirty lakes and ponds?
9/30/2021 How a diversity of crops, geographies and farms makes North Carolina’s agriculture...
9/30/2021 Wildlife rabies vaccination program with 500,000 baits to start in October in WNC
9/30/2021 Resiliency to climate change could be key in longleaf pine restoration
9/30/2021 The U.S. is declaring 23 plants and animals extinct
9/29/2021 The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds'...
9/29/2021 Environmentalists seek greater rural protections (NC)
9/29/2021 How is climate change destabilizing NC coastal ecology?
9/29/2021 Agriculture produces just 1% of carbon credits, data suggests
9/28/2021 Air permit issued for Enviva Pellets Hamlet, LLC
9/28/2021 Nonprofit assesses water quality threats in North Carolina, including plastic pollution
9/28/2021 USDA highlights how food waste is linked to climate change
9/27/2021 Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to hold listening session October 12
9/27/2021 Climate change & frontline communities: $5M grant aims to help prepare Carolinas
9/27/2021 Farmville family recognized with state award
9/24/2021 NC Pig Farmer: Change has got to start somewhere
9/24/2021 EPA finalizes rule cutting use of potent greenhouse gas used in refrigeration
9/24/2021 EPA stops short of promising dicamba use in 2022
9/23/2021 Exclusive: Thousands of farms warned about toxic PFAS from military bases; no fix in sight
9/23/2021 Lawsuits may complicate the future of glyphosate
9/23/2021 Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling...
9/23/2021 Managed honeybee and bumble bee colonies in the US are up as much as 85%, a 60 year high...
9/22/2021 REVISION: DEQ accepting public comment on Draft Coastal Habitat Protection Plan amendment
9/22/2021 Spotted lanternflies are threatening agriculture and trees in northeast states
9/22/2021 Deadwood releasing 10.9 gigatons of carbon every year – more than all fossil fuel...
9/21/2021 WOTUS rewrite coming by November
9/21/2021 Scientists created the world’s whitest paint. It could eliminate the need for air conditioning.
9/21/2021 Biden announces methane reduction effort, NCBA confident In U.S. cattle record
9/21/2021 Clean Water Act: Recent rulings, uncertainty and litigation continues
9/21/2021 Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling of looming...
9/20/2021 Program that pays farmers for improved soil health
9/20/2021 Seeking solutions for NC shoreline and fisheries
9/20/2021 Recreational striped bass season opens Oct. 1 in the Albemarle Sound Management Area
9/17/2021 U.S. beef & dairy sectors can be climate neutral by 2050
9/17/2021 Report shows the U.S. broiler chicken industry’s carbon footprint declined 18% for every kilogram...
9/16/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers
9/16/2021 Asheville City Council adds climate change to $26M in COVID-19 aid spending categories
9/16/2021 Eastern equine encephalitis found in mosquito trapped at Fort Fisher
9/16/2021 Changing climate poses burden as people count on fishing
9/15/2021 US, EU eye 30-percent cut in methane emissions by 2030: report
9/15/2021 Commercial fishing in NC adapts to threat of warming seas
9/15/2021 EPA again working on yet another Navigable Waters Protection Rule
9/15/2021 Report: Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods
9/15/2021 Changing the rock dust applied to farm fields could help reduce carbon emissions
9/14/2021 No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use 'MooLoo'
9/14/2021 Register Now: "Changing Tides"—What's the effect of extreme weather on N.C.'s coast, its fishing..."
9/14/2021 Lose the seagrass and lose the fisheries
9/14/2021 Netherlands proposes radical plans to cut livestock numbers by almost a third
9/14/2021 GLP Podcast: Climate change enhances farming? Lawyers target paraquat; NYT vs anti-GMO groups
9/13/2021 NC: When the effects of climate change come to your plate
9/13/2021 Ag groups tell EPA to leave Trump water rule in place
9/13/2021 EPA in search of dicamba injury reports as it reviews the spray season
9/10/2021 Wells polluted with PFAS found 18 miles from Chemours chemical plant
9/9/2021 Scientists aim to control emerald ash borer with parasitic wasps
9/9/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries reminds gill net fishermen of observer requirements
9/8/2021 Fall armyworms march on in the mountains
9/8/2021 HHS establishes Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
9/7/2021 EPA determines three agricultural insecticides could threaten endangered species
9/7/2021 U.S. regulators nix chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids are next
9/6/2021 Increased safety measures for paraquat
9/6/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries schedules estuarine striped bass plan advisory committee workshop
9/3/2021 Climate change is bankrupting America’s small towns (Fair Bluff, NC)
9/2/2021 Without pollinators, we don’t eat
9/2/2021 U.S. water rulings keep landowners adrift
9/2/2021 EPA WOTUS comments due Friday
9/2/2021 What’s next for WOTUS after judge jettisons Trump rule
9/1/2021 Environmental groups pushing NC DEQ to protect more waterways
9/1/2021 Living Soil documentary reaching new audiences & new highs
8/31/2021 Federal judge strikes down Trump rule governing water pollution
8/31/2021 Opinion: The major emitter that's missing from climate negotiations
8/31/2021 NC Environmental Management Commission to meet September 8-9
8/31/2021 EPA using low-cost NC sensors to collect air-quality data
8/31/2021 Robeson County farmers see growing problem in feral swine
8/31/2021 Grower groups: Neonicotinoid draft biological evaluation does not reflect actual product use
8/30/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission approves 2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan for public review
8/30/2021 DAQ issues Notice of Violation to Chemours
8/30/2021 Axe falls on chlorpyrifos. What's next?
8/30/2021 EPA scrutinizes neonicotinoids' effects on endangered species
8/30/2021 Posthaste: The world's third biggest greenhouse gas villain isn't a country or a company...
8/27/2021 EPA releases draft neonic BEs for comment
8/25/2021 Biser confirmed by Senate as NC environment secretary
8/25/2021 Duke Energy partners with Microsoft, Accenture to curb methane emissions
8/25/2021 Study: Glyphosate residues in food are not only below legal limits, they are ‘well below...
8/24/2021 Marine Fisheries Division to accept flounder carcass donations, issue Saltwater Fishing...
8/24/2021 Environmental justice advocates look to historic $3.5T spending bill for bold action
8/24/2021 Farmers voice WOTUS concerns to EPA
8/20/2021 Fracking linked to surface water quality for first time in new study
8/20/2021 Tick bites: Every year is a bad tick year
8/20/2021 Environmetalists seek removal of Roundup from store shelves
8/20/2021 ARA: EPA revocation of tolerances for chlorpyrifos is a disturbing precedent...
8/20/2021 Methane emissions from oil and gas may be even worse than previously thought
8/19/2021 EPA bans use of pesticide linked to developmental problems in children
8/19/2021 Skilled in diplomacy, Elizabeth Biser coasts to NC DEQ Secretary confirmation
8/19/2021 Enviva official addresses concerns from CNN article
8/18/2021 How marginalized communities in the South are paying the price for 'green energy' in Europe.
8/18/2021 Facts or opinions? (Enviva plant)
8/18/2021 Cooper's new environment pick gets positive hearing response
8/18/2021 USGS: Magnitude 2.7 earthquake reported In North Carolina
8/17/2021 If your coffee's going downhill, blame climate change
8/17/2021 State investigating fish kill in Pamlico River
8/17/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet Aug. 25-26 by web conference
8/17/2021 10% — not 75% — of crops pollinator-dependent: Our World in Data debunks alarmist claims...
8/17/2021 Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to meet August 23
8/16/2021 Get used to surging food prices: Extreme weather is here to stay
8/16/2021 NCBA announces climate neutrality goal for cattle industry by 2040
8/16/2021 Crop Chemophobia II: When activist journalists twist science in support of ideology
8/13/2021 Biden Administration begins process of revising Waters of the U.S. Rule
8/12/2021 Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'
8/12/2021 As globe warms, risk of agricultural drought rises, says climate report
8/12/2021 Crop chemophobia I: Pesticides are vital to organic and conventional agriculture — but they...
8/11/2021 Changes to NC hog farm permitting raise environmental concerns
8/11/2021 Fatal songbird illness reported in North Carolina. Don’t touch dead birds, state says
8/10/2021 A major report warns climate change is accelerating and humans must cut emissions now
8/10/2021 Study: There are ways to dramatically reduce agricultural water pollution
8/6/2021 Sampson County is the new testing ground for a plan to root out feral swine
8/6/2021 Western wildfire smoke poses health hazard for NC residents
8/4/2021 State struggles to understand impact on health, environment from man-made chemicals
8/4/2021 Study shows common insecticide is harmful in any amount
8/4/2021 Opinion: To fight climate change, don't neglect agricultural R&D
8/4/2021 Toxic invasive poison hemlock is spreading into US parks and backyard gardens
8/3/2021 Comment period opens, public hearing scheduled for various marine fisheries rules
8/3/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries schedules southern flounder plan advisory committee workshop
8/3/2021 CREEP Podcast: Hogs Gone Wild
8/3/2021 Farmers feel impact on forefront of climate change
8/2/2021 N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet on Aug. 10
8/2/2021 EPA announces plans to revert back to pre-Obama WOTUS rule, public input meetings set for August
8/2/2021 Eastern monarch butterfly is in decline, but it’s not due to habitat loss or chemicals. Blame...
8/2/2021 Grain farmers talk about adapting to new climate 'normal'
7/30/2021 Chemours makes progress reducing legacy PFAS loading into Cape Fear River
7/30/2021 NC community tackles erosion, sediment issues in water supply
7/30/2021 Cutting carbon pollution quickly would save about 74 million lives, study finds
7/29/2021 Boaters and ship operators are breaking speed limits, putting right whales at even more risk
7/28/2021 State officials investigating source of Cleveland County PFAS contamination
7/28/2021 Study shows environmental link to herbicide-resistant horseweed
7/27/2021 REMINDER: 2021 shellfish lease application period ends Aug. 2
7/27/2021 Study finds link between air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease in Charlotte area
7/27/2021 Report: Climate change poses risk to real estate investments beyond the coasts
7/26/2021 New turtle excluder device requirement for skimmer trawl vessels takes effect Aug. 1
7/26/2021 These companies are sucking carbon out of the atmosphere — and investors are piling in
7/23/2021 Haze from western wildfires hampers visibility in NC, makes breathing difficult for some
7/23/2021 Off With Their Heads: Ant-decapitating flies, and other ways to deter fire ants
7/22/2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee to meet Aug. 3
7/22/2021 Court upholds Trump water rule
7/22/2021 Hungry wild pigs are worsening climate change
7/21/2021 Enviros sue on new herbicide approval
7/20/2021 Lymantria dispar no longer called the ‘gypsy moth’
7/20/2021 NC Feral Swine Task Force launches effort to eradicate a growing problem for farmers
7/19/2021 Baby hawks jumped out of nests to escape extreme Pacific Northwest heat, rescuers say
7/19/2021 Soil & Water funds can help improve water quality on farms (NC)
7/19/2021 Why are songbirds across the U.S. mysteriously dying?
7/16/2021 Environmentalists say state must focus on “interconnected” climate solutions
7/16/2021 N.C. Land and Water Fund distributed over $20 million in grants in 2020
7/16/2021 DNA source testing of E. coli could become a powerful new tool for N.C. riverkeepers
7/16/2021 AP Interview: EPA water chief on clean water protections
7/16/2021 Invasive Bradford pear to be banned for sale in SC
7/15/2021 'Gypsy' moths are being renamed due to ethnic slur: What to know about the destructive bug
7/15/2021 Even when it's hot outside this summer, you might still want to wear pants
7/15/2021 A new tick Is making people allergic to red meat
7/15/2021 Section 18 label renewal approved for use of Mertect (thiabendazole) for control of sweetpotato...
7/15/2021 Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate
7/14/2021 Commission agrees to draft carbon limits for NC electricity plants
7/13/2021 Pesticide caused kids' brain damage, California lawsuits say
7/12/2021 EPA bans sale of COVID-19 disinfectant authorized under Trump
7/12/2021 EMC to hold special meeting July 13
7/9/2021 Marine Fisheries advisory committees to discuss small mesh gill net issues
7/9/2021 Youth climate stories – animals adapt to a changing climate
7/9/2021 The predatory New Guinea Flatworm is in North Carolina: Here’s what to know
7/8/2021 A vaccine to save the bees: new treatment provides immunity from some pesticides
7/8/2021 NC riverkeepers cry foul over state’s farm law
7/8/2021 Study shows constructed wetlands are best protection for agricultural runoff into waterways
7/8/2021 Solar leases more popular than carbon contracts among farmers
7/7/2021 Southern view of the carbon credit market for farmers
7/6/2021 Whistleblowers expose corruption in EPA chemical safety office
7/6/2021 Focus shifts to EPA on methane regulation after Biden action
7/2/2021 DEQ Secretary takes Oath of Office
7/1/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries seeks striped bass advisers
7/1/2021 New treatment could make honey bees immune to pesticides
6/30/2021 Study: EPA underestimated methane emissions from oil and gas development
6/29/2021 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet July 7-8
6/29/2021 Governor Cooper appoints Department of Environmental Quality Secretary
6/28/2021 RTI establishes new technical unit; focus will be on responding to climate change
6/28/2021 Area Coastal Carolina Riverwatch branch launches water quality program
6/25/2021 Governor Cooper appoints Department of Environmental Quality Secretary
6/24/2021 NC seagrass decline comes with significant economic losses, study finds
6/24/2021 GOP senators want reasons for replacing the Navigable Waters Protection Rule
6/23/2021 Marine Fisheries Division encourages anglers to donate red snapper carcasses to science
6/22/2021 Latest update from Rep. Rouzer on WOTUS
6/22/2021 North Carolina petition to curb carbon dioxide emissions advances
6/22/2021 NC steps closer to joining states committed to reducing carbon emissions
6/22/2021 SHI to assess dairy's carbon storage, greenhouse gas footprint
6/16/2021 Heavy rains bring masses of millipedes
6/16/2021 NC moves toward joining cap-and-trade program for carbon
6/15/2021 14,000+ pounds of oysters put into NC river will help environment and economy, scientists hope
6/15/2021 State cracks down on mining operations
6/15/2021 AFBF: Water rule reversal a blow to agriculture
6/15/2021 What does the executive order on climate-related risk mean for agricultural finance?
6/14/2021 EPA announces $6 million for tribes to support wetlands and healthy watersheds
6/11/2021 Biden administration begins rewrite of water rule
6/10/2021 Three Rivers Land Trust conserves 195 acres of farmland in Randolph County
6/10/2021 Frustrated local leaders urge Congress to move faster on regulating PFAS
6/9/2021 State coastal commission will meet June 16 in Beaufort
6/9/2021 Climate change might be threatening the future of apples
6/8/2021 Is the U.S. understating climate emissions from meat and dairy production?
6/7/2021 Maine's blueberry crop faces climate change peril
6/7/2021 North Carolina's shoreline estuaries are transforming into "ghost forests," but why?
6/7/2021 NC Wildlife Commission asks for reports of chipmunk sightings
6/7/2021 Local projects target carbon through agriculture
6/7/2021 NC, other states' clean air plans ignore most pollution, conservation groups say
6/4/2021 Carolinas largely left out of the cicada experience for 2021
6/4/2021 NC Senate nixes environment chief, but Cooper rehires her
6/3/2021 NC Republicans shoot down governor's choice for environment secretary
6/2/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries public comment period open on Shrimp Fishery Management
6/2/2021 Another legal attack on large-scale livestock farms
5/31/2021 Paraquat trial tracker
5/31/2021 2 invasive species of bug getting too close to North Carolina for comfort, NC State expert says
5/31/2021 Greta Thunberg aims to change how food is produced
5/28/2021 EPA to revise Trump rule limiting state authority to block pipelines
5/28/2021 Active Energy’s controversial wood pellet plant in Lumberton on hold — indefinitely
5/28/2021 DEQ names new Assistant Secretary for the Environment
5/28/2021 Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon
5/28/2021 Bayer says judge’s ruling won’t affect Roundup availability for farmers
5/27/2021 Wood pellet plants harming eastern NC communities, sickening residents, critics say
5/27/2021 EPA report on dicamba casts new doubt on weedkiller’s future, insiders say
5/27/2021 Court orders Shell to slash CO2 emissions in landmark climate ruling
5/27/2021 Court asked to vacate Trump water rule
5/27/2021 Poolside Pests: Checking your pool filters this summer can save North Carolina’s trees
5/27/2021 EPA officially nixes Trump 'secret science' rule
5/26/2021 Research: Economic losses from declines in submerged aquatic vegetation in Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary
5/26/2021 North Carolina: Birthplace of soil and water conservation
5/26/2021 Fed watchdog slams EPA on dicamba
5/25/2021 Air Quality Committee to hold special meeting on June 15
5/25/2021 'Tree farts' from NC ghost forests produce significant greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
5/25/2021 As Bayer awaits ruling on its $2 billion glyphosate settlement proposal, judge floats idea...
5/25/2021 Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
5/24/2021 Brood X is almost here. Billions of cicadas are emerging in eastern US
5/24/2021 Biden’s climate order offers opportunities for North Carolina, climate tech exec says
5/24/2021 Legal challenges grow over paraquat's alleged Parkinson's disease connection
5/24/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission moves forward with amendment to Shrimp Plan
5/24/2021 Environmentalists continue battle with lawmakers, pork industry over biogas from hog waste
5/24/2021 Widely used herbicide linked to preterm births
5/21/2021 Look out for the spotted lanternfly, a bug that threatens fruit and wine!
5/20/2021 Voluntary Agricultural Districts: The conservation agreement requirement explained
5/20/2021 Save our trees. Be on the lookout for the Asian longhorned beetle!
5/20/2021 U.S.: Court ruling starts clock ticking for chlorpyrifos
5/20/2021 Regenerative agriculture: The movement to unseat industrial farming in pursuit of sustainability
5/19/2021 Hurricane season spurs hog waste worries in North Carolina
5/19/2021 Viewpoint: Livestock—an underrated solution to climate change
5/18/2021 Public hearing on proposed changes to state’s surface water quality standards
5/17/2021 Climate change is bad and getting worse, EPA says
5/17/2021 Air pollution study contributes to false animal ag narrative
5/14/2021 Greening Our Faith Summit brings NC congregations together on climate
5/13/2021 New Chronic Wasting Disease case confirmed in Virginia, N.C. Wildlife and Dept. of Agriculture...
5/13/2021 Military, government groups endorse NC salt-marsh protection plan
5/11/2021 Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program sinks vessel off Oregon Inlet
5/11/2021 These pets have high levels of forever chemicals in their blood. Has that made them sick?
5/11/2021 Farms' air pollution contributes to almost 18K deaths in US annually: study
5/11/2021 Navigating difficult waters
5/10/2021 Ag groups urge Biden Administration to appeal chlorpyrifos court decision
5/10/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference May 20
5/10/2021 Methane emissions from U.S. dairies in decline
5/7/2021 Opinion: Tackling climate challenge through food and agricultural innovation
5/7/2021 'Canary in a coal mine': Scientists test alligators for PFAS chemical compounds
5/7/2021 Cutting methane gas 'crucial for climate fight'
5/7/2021 ‘If cats and dogs made up their own country, ...rank fifth in meat consumption.’ Cell-based meat...
5/6/2021 NC groups sign on to renewed national focus on curbing climate change
5/6/2021 Public comment period begins for Enviva Pellets Sampson, LLC
5/5/2021 EPA official directs agency to ramp up enforcement in communities hit hard by pollution
5/5/2021 Opinion: Will NC get real on climate change?
5/4/2021 Environmentalists call for the end of hog projects they say affect communities of color
5/4/2021 New permit facilitates transfer of shellfish for restoration projects
5/4/2021 EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants
5/4/2021 First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys
5/3/2021 NC’s black bear reports surge
5/3/2021 A woman was killed in an apparent bear attack while walking her dogs, officials say
5/3/2021 North Carolina Tree City USA communities working hard to preserve city trees, improve urban forests
5/3/2021 'In the sun they'd cook': is the US south-west getting too hot for farm animals?
4/30/2021 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe
4/30/2021 Ambitious vision for NC’s oysters outlined in new 5-year plan
4/30/2021 State reissues denial of water quality certification for MVP Southgate Pipeline
4/30/2021 Anglers reminded they can donate fish carcasses to science
4/30/2021 Calico scales about to hatch!
4/30/2021 Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon-credit market
4/30/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission: Newly amended rules take effect May 1
4/30/2021 Soy-biobased dust suppressant helps clear air
4/30/2021 Epicurious bans beef recipes — and farmers say that’s a bad idea
4/29/2021 Careful accounting is critical to assessing the climate benefits of biomethane
4/29/2021 Today in greenwashing: a state-sponsored video about the purported benefits of biogas
4/29/2021 Kathy Rawls will be new director of Division of Marine Fisheries
4/28/2021 Senate confirms Janet McCabe as deputy EPA chief
4/28/2021 New research finds quick action on methane could significantly cut into global warming
4/28/2021 With NC native heading EPA, local officials build on renewed climate focus
4/26/2021 Awards presented for outstanding water protection efforts
4/23/2021 Changes to Marine Fisheries Citation Program criteria effective May 1
4/23/2021 Is there enough land to meet Biden’s aggressive climate goals?
4/22/2021 PW special report: The great methane debate and what it could mean for North Carolina
4/22/2021 EPA administrator: We don't plan to return 'verbatim' to Obama-era water regulation
4/22/2021 Former New Zealand EPA chief scientist says agrochemicals help ‘provide safe and affordable food’
4/22/2021 Come across a bee swarm? No need to panic.
4/21/2021 Is the carbon market ag's next gold rush?
4/21/2021 Public comment period begins for Prestage AgEnergy - Moltonville
4/21/2021 Duke Institute highlights new '30x30' commitment for revised strategy in handling climate change
4/21/2021 State coastal commission will meet April 28 by video conference
4/21/2021 11 foods that are already being impacted by the climate crisis
4/20/2021 Opinion: Farmers and ranchers can help in the climate crisis
4/20/2021 Sea level rise drowning Eastern NC trees, leaving 'ghost forests,' reducing wildlife habitat
4/20/2021 Invasive ‘jumping worms’ spreading through several US states
4/20/2021 Sulfoxaflor battle continues
4/19/2021 Colonial Pipeline increases estimate of gasoline release near Huntersville
4/19/2021 Saving the planet is risky business
4/16/2021 Pesticides and Food: Part 6: Pesticide residues ? Something to worry about?
4/16/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries urges fishermen to promptly complete license/permit renewals...
4/15/2021 As turkey hunting begins, officials work to conserve population in NC
4/14/2021 Pesticides and Food: Part 5: Soil health ? When synthetic pesticides are more sustainable than...
4/14/2021 First GMO mosquitoes to be released In the Florida Keys
4/13/2021 North Carolina seeks volunteers for first NC Bird Atlas
4/12/2021 Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Part 4: How do organic pesticides compare...
4/12/2021 Amazon, Bill Gates back startup aiming to cut 25% of carbon emissions with motors driven by...
4/12/2021 Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Part 3: How dangerous is glyphosate?
4/9/2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee to meet
4/9/2021 Monarch butterfly population down so it’s not too early to plan your urban monarch garden...
4/9/2021 Petition calls for EPA regulation of large dairy and hog farms
4/9/2021 At dawn of carbon markets, farmers get up to $20 per acre
4/9/2021 Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Part 2: Have pesticides improved?
4/8/2021 EPA pledges new focus on environmental justice | Republicans probe EPA firing of Trump-appointed...
4/8/2021 Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Part 1: Has pesticide use decreased?
4/7/2021 An update on Asian giant hornets (NC)
4/7/2021 Big meat and dairy companies have spent millions lobbying against climate action, a new study finds
4/6/2021 Court tosses Trump rule limiting emissions regulations
4/6/2021 Application period for Coastal Reserve Local Advisory Committee members opens April 5th
4/5/2021 '20-foot wall of water' could be unleashed if Florida phosphate pond collapses, official warns
4/5/2021 NC DEQ approves water quality permits for Smithfield, Dominion biogas plan in Sampson, Duplin
4/5/2021 Beekeepers fight against pesticides, bring awareness to plight of pollinator (Henderson Co.)
4/5/2021 Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution
4/5/2021 Climate change slowed growth in agricultural productivity
4/2/2021 Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more
4/2/2021 Newly amended coastal recreational water quality rules take effect today
4/1/2021 NC fines Chemours over improper treatment systems along Cape Fear River
4/1/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission amends sector allocations for southern flounder plan amendment
4/1/2021 State approves permit modifications for digesters at four swine operations
4/1/2021 AP Interview: EPA head removes Trump-era science advisers
4/1/2021 Mystery deepens over origin of dangerous chemicals found at massive gasoline spill
3/31/2021 Main phone number for Marine Fisheries Elizabeth City office changes
3/30/2021 The battle to eradicate feral hogs
3/29/2021 Biden lays groundwork for environmental regulations
3/29/2021 The ‘green energy’ that might be ruining the planet
3/26/2021 Feds seek end to dredging limits that protect sea turtles
3/26/2021 NC project aims to map urban heat islands
3/25/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference March 31
3/24/2021 Changes to tarpon, commercial fishing license and vessel transfer rules now in effect
3/23/2021 [cotton] EPA denies NC 24(c) labels for Engenia, Xtendimax, and Tavium
3/23/2021 Marine ecologist Lubchenco to lead climate in White House science office
3/22/2021 Wild turkey season opens in North Carolina on April 3
3/22/2021 Zebra mussels threaten NC waterways
3/22/2021 One of Biden's biggest climate change challenges? The oceans
3/19/2021 Feeding cattle seaweed reduces their greenhouse gas emissions 82 percent
3/19/2021 Today’s (Thursday 3/18) Marine Fisheries Commission meeting is postponed
3/19/2021 EPA denies NC request to extend dicamba application period
3/18/2021 EPA asks court to toss Trump rule that could prevent emissions limits on polluting industries
3/18/2021 Come hell or high water, Asheville is climate 'winner'
3/18/2021 State awards first ever Resilient Coastal Communities Program grants
3/18/2021 NC project shows opportunity in resilience
3/18/2021 Concerns about recurring 'Dirty Dozen' lists
3/18/2021 They've been underground for 17 years. Now billions of cicadas are ready to party.
3/17/2021 OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA finalizes rule aimed at reducing smog pollution across state lines
3/17/2021 Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolves
3/16/2021 What does an environmental soil scientist do? [career guide]
3/16/2021 Environmental groups eye wastewater permit renewal for Canton paper mill
3/16/2021 Spotted Lanternfly could be dangerous for North Carolina; Here’s what you need to know
3/16/2021 Tiny town, big decision: What are we willing to pay to fight the rising sea? (NC)
3/16/2021 EPA: Politics tainted dicamba decision
3/16/2021 EU ‘Green Deal’ could mandate 50% cut in pesticide use, include tax on ‘most dangerous’ chemicals
3/15/2021 The device that reverses CO2 emissions
3/15/2021 How to keep farmers integral in future climate solutions
3/12/2021 Dole launches “The Dole Way” sustainability campaign
3/12/2021 EPA blocks dicamba spray date extensions in states in 2021
3/11/2021 What pesticides are registered for hemp in NC in 2021?
3/11/2021 Biden Administration may change course on EPA atrazine actions
3/11/2021 8 advocacy organizations and websites spreading misinformation about technology, chemicals, ag...
3/11/2021 NASDA congratulates Administrator Regan on confirmation and stands ready to work on science-based...
3/11/2021 Chairman David Scott welcomes Senate approval of Administrator Michael Regan to lead the EPA
3/11/2021 Regan confirmation a step toward stakeholder engagement and transparency of EPA decisions
3/10/2021 EPA seeks nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee
3/10/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference March 18
3/9/2021 EPA investigates toxic 'forever chemicals' in pesticides
3/9/2021 Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked
3/9/2021 New plan for natural strategies to curb NC floods, water pollution
3/8/2021 NC seagrass declined by almost 6%, report shows
3/8/2021 EPA releases testing data showing PFAS contamination from fluorinated containers
3/5/2021 NC Marine Fisheries Commission tackles circle hooks through fishery management plans
3/5/2021 REMINDER: Public hearing scheduled for Carteret County shellfish lease proposals
3/5/2021 2021 recreational flounder season announced
3/4/2021 The carbon contract conundrum
3/4/2021 Cooperative launches carbon program
3/3/2021 Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolves into N.C. wilds
3/3/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission selects sector allocations for southern flounder plan amendment
3/2/2021 2021 ozone season begins today
3/2/2021 Red-cockaded woodpecker’s downgrade to ‘threatened’ is too soon, some environmentalists say
3/2/2021 UN climate chief slams ‘incredible’ failure as emissions plans flatline
3/1/2021 You Decide: How can we address climate change?
2/26/2021 N.C. environmental groups file petition to join other states in combating climate change
2/25/2021 NMPF: Dairy is playing its part as a climate solution
2/25/2021 Stakeholder group presents electricity reform recommendations under Clean Energy Plan
2/24/2021 ‘You cannot do climate on the backs of the American farmer’
2/24/2021 EPA supports Tenth Circuit’s Renewable Fuels Association decision- action viewed as...
2/23/2021 Bill Gates under fire for urging wealthy countries to give up beef and switch to synthetic meat
2/23/2021 Climate: 100% organic farming would boost emissions
2/22/2021 WOTUS Encore: The fate of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and implications for groundwater
2/22/2021 Local leaders look for ways to preserve farmland in the face of residential growth
2/22/2021 Parasite hijacks iron in honey bees
2/22/2021 Rejoining Paris was easy. Here's where the climate fight gets awkward.
2/22/2021 1st clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced
2/19/2021 Climate Change Interagency Council to meet Wednesday, Feb. 24
2/19/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission reopens appointment process for shrimp advisers
2/19/2021 North Carolina’s seagrass habitat is declining, state-federal partnership data show
2/19/2021 Report: Pandemic put US on track to meet Paris climate goals
2/18/2021 Cooper picks Delli-Gatti as next NC environmental secretary
2/18/2021 Climate change challenges trout industry in North Carolina
2/18/2021 Agriculture Energy Coalition releases 2021 policy recommendations
2/18/2021 Bill Gates: Rich nations should move to '100 percent synthetic beef'
2/18/2021 So God made a farmer
2/18/2021 Perspective: EPA’s new evaluation method threatens the scientifically safe use of atrazine
2/17/2021 Biden bets the farm on climate
2/17/2021 Former sod farm on French Broad River protected in Mills River; Could lead to river access
2/16/2021 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference Feb. 25-26
2/15/2021 Pandemic drives demand to expand NC state parks, natural areas
2/15/2021 Cutting cattle methane emissions through feed studied
2/12/2021 Agriculture makes gains in greenhouse gas emission reductions
2/12/2021 Division of Marine Fisheries schedules March 2021 shrimp plan advisory committee workshops
2/12/2021 State awards grants to reduce air pollution from mobile sources
2/11/2021 Agriculture in focus under Biden climate policy
2/11/2021 Environmentalists challenge NCDEQ, Smithfield, Dominion over biogas project, lack of information
2/11/2021 Viewpoint: Pesticides can be harmful—but they’re also ‘vital to human health and global food...
2/11/2021 Citizen Science Group seeks feedback from fishermen on customizable mobile app
2/11/2021 EPA again orders Amazon to stop selling illegal pesticides
2/11/2021 Magnetic fields detected around Venus flytraps
2/11/2021 Climate-smart ag will reduce GHG emissions, report says
2/10/2021 Origins, growth of North Carolina land trusts
2/10/2021 Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet
2/10/2021 Environment panel advances Regan nomination for EPA
2/10/2021 Nothing to sneeze at: global warming triggers earlier pollen
2/8/2021 Human activity caused the long-term growth of greenhouse gas methane
2/5/2021 Public hearing scheduled for Carteret County shellfish lease proposals
2/4/2021 Commercial Fishing Resource Funding committees to meet Feb. 12
2/4/2021 Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
2/4/2021 Local leaders look for ways to preserve farmland in the face of residential growth
2/3/2021 Democratic state lawmakers ask DEQ to deny water quality permits for Align RNG biogas farms
2/3/2021 Solar Energy: NC Department of Environmental Quality releases HB 329 cecommission study
2/2/2021 New energy report could yield a win-win for climate and pocketbooks
2/1/2021 Hope and skepticism as Biden promises to address environmental racism (Duplin Co.)
2/1/2021 Biden administration: Will farmers see another WOTUS redo?
2/1/2021 Republican senators urge to keep WOTUS repealed
2/1/2021 Farmers are worried about climate change but skeptical of carbon markets — survey
1/29/2021 Court rules against fast-track of Trump EPA's 'secret science' rule
1/29/2021 Biden seeks ag climate solutions
1/28/2021 Biden executive orders prioritize climate, environmental justice
1/28/2021 In sweeping actions on climate, Biden to ‘pause’ oil and gas leasing
1/28/2021 Elon Musk just bought $100 million in publicity for the carbon capture industry
1/27/2021 DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Chemours
1/27/2021 As NC temps rise, climate migrants expected to increase
1/26/2021 Experts: Climate change could bring more ag pollution in NC
1/26/2021 N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet February 9
1/26/2021 Staggering number of wild bee species unaccounted for since the '90s
1/26/2021 A deep-dive on climate-friendly farming
1/25/2021 State seeks public feedback on swine biogas permit requests, Public Meeting scheduled for January 26
1/25/2021 Southeastern NC beaches take measures to preserve dunes every year, here's one way
1/25/2021 Judge orders plan for releasing more red wolves into wild in NC
1/25/2021 Environmental groups sue to stop exemptions to rules on timber projects
1/22/2021 U.S. rejoins Paris climate accord
1/22/2021 Chatham Soil & Water Conservation District announces opportunity to apply for Cost Share programs
1/22/2021 DEQ reviewing Colonial Pipeline’s new estimated release volume and Comprehensive Site Assessment
1/22/2021 Biden 'freeze' of Trump rules could halt environmental rollbacks
1/22/2021 Agriculture is ready for climate mitigation, says Vilsack
1/22/2021 EPA rejects N.C. environmental groups’ PFAS petition
1/22/2021 Emergency petition filed to stop EPA From granting small-refinery exemptions
1/21/2021 Why a Biden Administration may not buy into the Green New Deal
1/21/2021 Watching for Clean Water Act movement in Biden Administration
1/21/2021 Biden moves quickly to restore environmental protections eased by Trump
1/21/2021 EPA takes RFS-related actions to help farmers and refiners
1/21/2021 Bayer grant helps promote butterflies, education
1/20/2021 EPA registers Teraxxa seed treatment from BASF
1/20/2021 Swine Nuisance: Branan discusses recent 4th Circuit Opinion in McKiver v. Murphy Brown
1/20/2021 Court dumps Trump ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ plan
1/19/2021 Industry released 39 million pounds of pollution into the environment last year...
1/18/2021 New GAO report on farmworkers: additional info needed to better protect workers from pesticides
1/15/2021 Green in brief: SAHC conserves nearly 3,000 acres
1/14/2021 Division of Water Resources issues notice of violation to DC Mills Farms, Inc.
1/14/2021 Several Democrats get co-chairmanships in N. Carolina House
1/14/2021 Is climate change impacting fish along the NC coast?
1/14/2021 EPA rule exempts many polluting industries from future air regulations
1/13/2021 EPA rule exempts many polluting industries from future air regulations
1/12/2021 State seeks public feedback on swine biogas permit requests, Public Meeting scheduled for January 26
1/12/2021 EPA finds fuel efficiency dropped, pollution spiked for 2019 vehicles
1/11/2021 One-third of America's rivers have changed color since 1984
1/11/2021 DEQ approves air permit for Align RNG biogas facility, but hog farms will need approvals
1/11/2021 Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals, study finds
1/8/2021 Earth is whipping around quicker than it has in a half-century
1/7/2021 Statewide workshops train NC residents on climate change
1/7/2021 EPA ‘transparency’ rule provides basis to block new regulations
1/6/2021 The most ‘wasteful’ time of year: How holiday food waste can fuel farms and a cleaner atmosphere
1/5/2021 Bug Eat Bug World: Predatory insects help growers limit chemical pesticides
1/5/2021 Asheville beekeeper sheds light on the importance of honey bees
1/4/2021 White House appears to conclude review of EPA 'secret science' rule
12/31/2020 Water conservation thrives on technology and innovation (Syngenta)
12/31/2020 Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report
12/30/2020 EPA proposes to register new broad-spectrum fungicide
12/28/2020 North Carolina probes million-gallon hog waste spill
12/28/2020 Spotlight on the spotted lanternfly
12/28/2020 Battle against pesticide opponents becoming more pronounced
12/28/2020 Agriculture Industry Bets on a New Cash Crop: Carbon
12/24/2020 Invasive plants in forest pose challenge for nearby NC farmers
12/22/2020 An invasive species of giant lizard has been making its way through the Southeast
12/22/2020 Word from the Smokies: New bee discovered after fire in Great Smoky Mountains
12/22/2020 Biden EPA designee reaches out to corn growers
12/21/2020 Five states sue EPA over rule limiting pesticide safety enforcement
12/18/2020 Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief to lead EPA
12/18/2020 New report details near-term costs of climate change across North Carolina’s economy
12/18/2020 Effect of PAA solutions in poultry processing wastewater treatment
12/16/2020 Biden picks former EPA Chief McCarthy as climate policy czar
12/16/2020 Biden vows to pay farmers to plant cover crops and put land in conservation
12/15/2020 Biden eyes new EPA picks as Nichols falls from favor: report
12/15/2020 Biden team considering North Carolina official to lead U.S. EPA
12/15/2020 Marines invest in restoring NC shoreline
12/15/2020 Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
12/15/2020 FarmLab thinks it can get 1 million farmers to sequester 1 billion tons of CO2 by 2025
12/14/2020 Who pays for Duke Energy's coal ash cleanup? NC Supreme Court weighs in - sort of
12/14/2020 NC has a new species. Meet Carolina Sandhills salamander
12/14/2020 Wood pellet company Active Energy Renewable Power faces legal action over discharges into...
12/14/2020 Farmers look to innovate their way to a smaller environmental footprint
12/11/2020 Human-made materials may now outweigh all living things on Earth, report finds
12/10/2020 Trump administration ending with Chlorpyrifos still OK for ag uses
12/10/2020 EPA move creates hurdles for future air, climate rules
12/9/2020 FIFRA policy change and commonly used pesticide lawsuits and regulations
12/8/2020 Despite mounting research, EPA holds soot standards steady
12/8/2020 Message from the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman
12/8/2020 NC county considering ‘beaver bounty’ program to mitigate flooding
12/8/2020 Court rejects Smithfield’s arguments, giving low-income neighbors of hog farms hope
12/7/2020 New EPA finding: Glyphosate harms 93 percent of endangered species
12/7/2020 OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA proposes reapproving uses of pesticide linked to brain damage in children
12/4/2020 Circle hooks will be required for recreational striped bass fishing in the ocean beginning Jan. 1
12/4/2020 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet December 9, 2020
12/3/2020 EPA’s 50th anniversary provides opportunity to recognize the importance of regulation
12/1/2020 Non-farming glyphosate weedkiller uses likely harm endangered species, EPA finds
11/30/2020 Glyphosate still under review
11/27/2020 Bank loans scrutinized for harm to wildlife as well as climate
11/25/2020 Could defeat in nuisance lawsuits herald a reckoning for the NC hog industry?
11/25/2020 Marine Fisheries Commission wants more input on modifying small mesh gill net rules; reviews...
11/24/2020 Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’ in many states, including NC
11/23/2020 Global map of bees created in conservation first
11/23/2020 Gauging the lead threat in NC waters and aquatic life
11/23/2020 Enlist Duo survives appeal
11/23/2020 Tips on avoiding nuisance suits
11/23/2020 North Carolina facing lawsuits from recreational fishing groups over marine management
11/23/2020 Smithfield announces settlement following appellate court’s split decision
11/20/2020 Jurors in pollution trial shouldn’t have been told how rich pork execs are, judges rule
11/19/2020 Model filter system removes antibiotics from wastewater
11/19/2020 Biden taps climate, environment hands for transition teams
11/19/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries seeks shrimp advisers
11/19/2020 U.S. water use declining for most crops and livestock production
11/19/2020 Plant biodiversity suffers without livestock grazing, says expert
11/19/2020 How Biden could undo Trump's water regulations
11/18/2020 State agriculture officials pioneer climate solutions through new climate alliance
11/17/2020 Ag groups prep for climate action
11/16/2020 Word From the Smokies: Wild turkeys are intelligent, community-minded
11/13/2020 Gov. Inslee touted as possible energy secretary, EPA head under Biden
11/13/2020 Two new North Carolina state record fish are also world records
11/13/2020 What the election results mean for environmental protection
11/12/2020 NC shellfish growers on front lines of changes to climate, ecosystems
11/12/2020 Two ag groups file suit against EPA over dicamba registration
11/11/2020 NCSU entomology professor: We modified crops to kill pests, and pests evolved to adapt. Now what?
11/11/2020 NC experts forecast climate outlook under Biden Administration
11/11/2020 Recreational fishing group voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against state over shrimp trawling
11/11/2020 High-yielding plants that survive temperature swings may be our next weapon against climate change
11/10/2020 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference Nov. 19-20
11/10/2020 Is EPA crippled by insufficient resources?
11/9/2020 Cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent, scientists say
11/9/2020 Forecasting CO2 impact on crops
11/6/2020 DEQ says Colonial Pipeline gasoline spill estimates are still too low
11/6/2020 Study: Fix to food climate problem doesn't require veganism
11/5/2020 US officially exits Paris climate accord
11/4/2020 N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet November 10
11/4/2020 Pesticide opponents want Ninth Circuit to review EPA’s latest dicamba pesticide ruling
11/4/2020 EPA sued over atrazine
11/3/2020 Crop industry wants EPA to boost lab inspections for pesticide research
11/3/2020 Administrator Wheeler wraps up Southeast swing with agriculture, air announcements in North Carolina
11/3/2020 In runup to Election Day, federal agencies announce array of deregulatory moves
11/3/2020 New state rules regulating methyl bromide use in log fumigation take effect
11/3/2020 NC Air Quality director: Coronavirus pandemic might have improved air quality
11/3/2020 A flesh-eating ocean bacteria is killing people in the Carolinas
11/3/2020 Recreational Black Sea Bass season to close Dec. 1 North of Cape Hatteras
11/3/2020 REMINDER: Division of Marine Fisheries announces scoping period on estuarine striped bass
11/2/2020 The surprising frosty casualty of a warmer world: your favorite Asheville beer | OPINION
11/2/2020 Gray wolf protections lifted by Trump administration
10/30/2020 Duke study finds high PFAS levels in Pittsboro residents’ blood
10/30/2020 NC medical professionals prescribe climate action to protect health
10/30/2020 NASDA welcomes strengthened safety standards and improved clarity in new AEZ rule
10/29/2020 EPA finalizes improvements to pesticide application exclusion zone requirements
10/29/2020 The Carbon-Neutral Pig and Chicken: The pivotal moment is now
10/29/2020 EPA announces reregistration of dicamba
10/29/2020 EPA issues interim decision on paraquat, comments open until December
10/28/2020 Attorney General announces environmental grants for southeastern N.C. counties
10/28/2020 NASDA members look to guide farmers into new year amidst changing pesticide regulations
10/28/2020 Dicamba approved for over-the-top use 2021 and beyond
10/28/2020 Month-long fish kill in the Neuse is testament of river's dire condition
10/27/2020 Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest
10/26/2020 State coastal commission to hold public hearing by web conference on November 3
10/26/2020 Cow poop becomes clean water, fertilizer
10/23/2020 The effects of climate change are already impacting North Carolinians
10/23/2020 Two BASF-supported projects aim to support pollinators across NC
10/23/2020 A flesh-eating bacteria lurking in waterways is killing people in the Carolinas
10/23/2020 Battle over pesticide rules: ag groups challenge effort in Congress to rewrite federal pesticide...
10/22/2020 Wildlife Commission seeking feral swine sightings
10/22/2020 Despite COVID-19, cotton fashion and textiles are keen to go green
10/21/2020 To tell the story of climate change, we went beyond the beach. Here’s how we did it
10/21/2020 Wildlife commission warns of disease affecting rabbits
10/21/2020 Farmers are facing a phosphorus crisis. The solution starts with soil.
10/20/2020 Are we ready for a world without Roundup?
10/20/2020 Another study finds glyphosate herbicide kills tumor cells. Is the much-maligned weedkiller...
10/19/2020 EPA may violate courts with new rule extending life of unlined coal ash ponds
10/19/2020 EPA must create certainty around biogenic carbon emissions, says Ernst, Fischer
10/19/2020 More than eight months later, still no movement in hog lawsuits
10/16/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries announces scoping period on estuarine striped bass
10/15/2020 Trump makes water demand of farms priority for new office
10/15/2020 EPA hosts webinars dedicated to plant-incorporated protectant proposals
10/14/2020 North Carolina sues for damages in 'forever chemicals' release
10/14/2020 The latest push-and-pull over pesticides
10/14/2020 Sustainable farm thrives with science
10/13/2020 Commercial Fishing Resource Funding committees to meet by webinar Oct. 27
10/12/2020 Largest ever fine for water pollution goes to a CAFO—and it’s a horse track in New Orleans
10/8/2020 Federal judge orders Wildlife Service to revise red wolf recovery plan
10/8/2020 EPA must modify agrochemical regulatory process to protect bees
10/8/2020 Monster-sized wild pigs are on the rise in Canada
10/7/2020 MEDIA ADVISORY: Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee to meet Oct. 16
10/7/2020 Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase 36%
10/6/2020 Fisheries license sales through Elizabeth City office closed Tuesdays and Thursdays
10/6/2020 Neonicotinoid pesticide ban decimates UK canola yields—encouraging imports of neonicotinoid...
10/6/2020 New study reveals global warming is affecting night-time temperatures differently
10/5/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries schedules southern flounder plan advisory committee workshop
10/5/2020 Flower colors are changing in response to climate change
10/2/2020 State launches N.C. Resilient Communities Program to address climate change impacts and keep...
10/2/2020 EPA proposes phasing out dozens of Bt corn and cotton products
10/2/2020 Comment period opens, public hearings scheduled for various marine fisheries rules
10/2/2020 State seeks public feedback on the Chowan River Basin Plan
10/1/2020 Duke Energy funds environmental projects in North Carolina through $522,400 in grants
9/30/2020 Public meeting and public hearing on Align biogas project rescheduled for November 16, comment...
9/30/2020 Environmental action, laws may face new hurdles on high court
9/30/2020 Belching bovines and global warming: Overstated claims about methane emitted by cows...
9/29/2020 Proposed new poultry farm in Chatham County: 750,000 birds, taxpayer-funded — and lots of secrets
9/29/2020 Civil penalty assessed for B&L Farms lagoon breach
9/29/2020 New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes
9/29/2020 Corporate climate pledges pile up
9/29/2020 Public hearing scheduled for Pender County shellfish lease proposals
9/28/2020 NOAA seeks public input on evaluation of state coastal management and National Estuarine...
9/28/2020 DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Colonial Pipeline for massive gasoline spill in Huntersville
9/25/2020 Burping cows are fueling the climate crisis. This company says it's got a solution
9/24/2020 EPA: Insecticide risk on diet, handling-agency set to publish chlorpyrifos risk assessment...
9/24/2020 Walmart sets goal for zero emissions by 2040
9/24/2020 EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage in children
9/23/2020 Wild hogs are in Tyrrell and other northeastern counties
9/23/2020 Task Force listening session on environmental justice on Sept. 29
9/23/2020 Scientists "scent train" honeybees to boost sunflowers' seed production
9/23/2020 Could genetically engineered, nitrogen-fixing crops replace polluting synthetic fertilizers?
9/22/2020 Animal agriculture as a solution
9/22/2020 Interim measures for atrazine completed
9/22/2020 Significant changes to FIFRA proposed
9/21/2020 DEQ issues NPDES permit to keep PFAS out of Cape Fear River and reduce downstream impacts
9/21/2020 Climate Change Interagency Council to meet Oct. 1
9/21/2020 Farmers await EPA dicamba decision
9/18/2020 Court temporarily pauses EPA methane emissions rollback
9/18/2020 Report: Net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 is possible – but cost is up to $2 trillion a year
9/18/2020 Plaintiffs ask for a rehearing of Enlist Duo lawsuit
9/17/2020 Public hearing on draft permit for Align Energy to be held October 20
9/17/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries’ spending plan for CARES Act relief gets federal approval
9/17/2020 EPA proposes new Bt crop regulation to slow insect resistance
9/17/2020 Roundup glyphosate weedkiller wiping out monarch butterflies? Media and advocacy groups badly...
9/16/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries’ spending plan for CARES Act relief gets federal approval
9/16/2020 More than 300 agriculture and conservation organizations voice support for pesticide law
9/16/2020 EPA sides with farmers on ethanol, rejects refinery waivers
9/15/2020 State ag officials: Dicamba also contaminated compost, but original source remains unknown
9/15/2020 Stay Alert | Baby copperhead season is here in the Carolinas
9/15/2020 State seeks feedback on Chemours Consent Order Addendum, comment period open through Thursday
9/15/2020 Will farmers get paid to save the planet?
9/14/2020 EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker signs MOU with the NCDA&CS
9/14/2020 Wheeler: EPA doesn't want adversarial relationship with farmers (Fuquay Varina, NC)
9/14/2020 Governor Cooper statement on victory in seismic testing permit withdrawal
9/14/2020 Mosquito population in Louisiana is so big after Hurricane Laura that swarms of them are killing...
9/11/2020 EPA proposes new Bt crop regulation to slow insect resistance
9/11/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries reminds gill net fishermen of observer requirements; staff will...
9/11/2020 State lawmaker says fighting PFAS in NC will require more than enforceable standards
9/11/2020 Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers
9/11/2020 Bayer, BASF, Corteva pledge $16.5 billion to help EU farmers cut pesticide use
9/11/2020 Could changing the way we farm rice be a climate solution?
9/10/2020 Sept. 10/11: EPA to host Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Committee Meeting in early September
9/10/2020 EPA Administrator speech lays out vision for EPA’s future priorities
9/10/2020 Is microbiome key to the next ag revolution?
9/7/2020 New GenX study points to serious health implications of low-level exposure in mice
9/7/2020 REMINDER: State coastal commission to meet by video conference September 9
9/7/2020 Smithfield pushes to be America’s first carbon-negative meatpacker
9/3/2020 Cicada killer wasps in North Carolina commonly mistaken for “murder hornets”
9/3/2020 New Report: Financing Resilient Agriculture
9/3/2020 EPA may relax rules on some pest-resistant crops to promote ‘science-based’ regulation
9/3/2020 Secretary's statement on PFAS discussion with CFPUA
9/3/2020 Microplastics in farm soils: A growing concern
9/2/2020 Next Gen Fertilizer Challenges announced
9/2/2020 FIFRA Defense - Your Action Needed
9/2/2020 Public hearing scheduled for Onslow County shellfish lease proposals; Public asked to sign-up...
9/2/2020 EPA supports technology to benefit America’s farmers, improve sustainability
9/1/2020 EPA finalizes rollback of coal plant wastewater regulations
9/1/2020 Cotton & Covers: Southeastern farmers share their soil health journey
9/1/2020 How climate change may reshape pine plantations
9/1/2020 Emerald ash borers found in Cleveland, Gaston counties
9/1/2020 Trump eyes aquaculture boom, but environmentalists dig in
8/31/2020 EPA, USDA announce competition to advance agricultural sustainability in the United States
8/31/2020 Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet
8/28/2020 EPA inking cooperative agreements with state ag departments
8/27/2020 NC Agribusiness Council joins groups in letter asking EPA to issue decision on Dicamba products
8/26/2020 87 lawmakers ask EPA to reverse course after rescinding methane regulations
8/25/2020 Marine Fisheries Commission looks at curbing user conflicts associated with shellfish leases
8/25/2020 EPA approves coronavirus-killing product – for just one airline
8/21/2020 10 facts reveal how North Carolina’s meat industry kills people of color
8/20/2020 PW exclusive: Herbicide-tainted compost plaguing NC farmers and gardeners
8/20/2020 Climate change will make beer taste different (yes, really)
8/20/2020 NC groups challenge Trump admin. rewrite of bedrock environmental law
8/20/2020 Appeals court rejects dicamba rehearing
8/19/2020 DEQ approves closure plans for six coal ash sites
8/18/2020 State seeks feedback on Chemours Consent Order Addendum
8/18/2020 Mexican farmers unhappy with glyphosate ban
8/17/2020 N.C. Division of Water Resources denies MVP Southgate permit
8/17/2020 Mexico to phase out glyphosate
8/14/2020 DEQ orders additional PFAS reductions by Chemours
8/14/2020 Join us for Climate-Conscious NC!
8/14/2020 Trump's methane rollback that big oil doesn't want
8/13/2020 NC Attorney General brings in national law firm for PFAS investigation
8/13/2020 Should a study on pesticides affect our use of them?
8/12/2020 North Carolina attorney general launches investigation into ‘forever chemical’ pollution
8/11/2020 Environmental groups: EPA should not approve dicamba without further research
8/11/2020 Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by webinar Aug. 20-21
8/11/2020 Viewpoint: Turning farms into carbon repositories can’t stave off ‘climate catastrophe’
8/6/2020 Ticks continue creeping southward in North Carolina
8/6/2020 Petition to Revoke Tolerances: Neonicotinoid
8/5/2020 Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' much smaller this year
8/5/2020 New ag tech programs stress reducing environmental footprint while boosting profitability
8/4/2020 Secretary Michael S. Regan statement on the permitting process
8/4/2020 Public hearing scheduled for comment on coastal recreational water quality rules
8/4/2020 Commercial Fishing Resource Fund committees re-advertise for public relations campaign
7/31/2020 Explosive growth in NC poultry farms poses grave risks, new report says
7/31/2020 Poultry farms in NC produce tons of waste environmentalists want better regulated
7/31/2020 Riverkeeper: Smithfield ‘biogas’ plan maintains risk to soil, air, water
7/31/2020 Please submit comments to EPA on Clopyralid registration review by August 5, 2020
7/30/2020 EPA releases temporary pesticide applicator guidance
7/30/2020 Green Invaders: Invasive plants in North Carolina
7/30/2020 New study: GMO crops reduce pesticide use, greenhouse gas emissions
7/29/2020 The Coming Floods: How sea level rise affects all of us
7/27/2020 Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program sinks vessel off Topsail
7/27/2020 Federal ruling against common herbicides leaves farmers confused
7/23/2020 Ninth Circuit releases opinion on Enlist Duo®
7/23/2020 Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios
7/23/2020 Public hearing scheduled for Carteret County shellfish lease proposals
7/23/2020 EPA hosting webinars on assessing risks to bees from pesticides
7/23/2020 New study shows link between animal operation and orchard contamination
7/22/2020 20 states sue EPA over weakened justification for power plant regulation
7/22/2020 Companies ask Ninth Circuit Court to re-hear dicamba case
7/22/2020 EPA: Indoor air and coronavirus (COVID-19)
7/21/2020 Why American agriculture could be in for big changes
7/20/2020 Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures
7/20/2020 North Carolina joins 15-state coalition seeking to jump-start transition to electric trucks
7/17/2020 Division of Water Resources issues Notice of Violation to B&L Farms
7/17/2020 Trump's NEPA overhaul rolls back environmental requirements
7/17/2020 NASDA statement on NEPA final rule
7/16/2020 Increased occurrence of pitch canker in white pine this summer
7/16/2020 What solving the climate crisis might look like for agriculture
7/16/2020 Sampling results show extremely high levels of hog feces, urine in waterways after lagoon breach
7/14/2020 Research suggests link between PFAS contamination and the coronavirus
7/9/2020 Agriculture is not the villain in the climate debate
7/9/2020 Rural voters prefer farm-focused climate policies
7/8/2020 EPA approves first surface disinfectant products tested on the SARS-CoV-2 virus
7/6/2020 Dominion, Duke Energy drop plans for gas pipeline from W.Va. to NC
7/3/2020 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet July 8 - 9, 2020
7/2/2020 EPA hosting webinars on assessing risks to bees from pesticides
7/2/2020 Scientists warn of threats posed by invasive species
6/30/2020 2021 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award now open
6/30/2020 $10 billion Roundup settlement highlights EPA’s regulatory failure
6/30/2020 Legislative campaigns: Environmentalists set sights on coal ash, factory livestock farms
6/29/2020 The current state of N.C.’s honey bees
6/29/2020 No Reversal on Dicamba: Judges deny BASF's motion, dicamba registrations remain vacated
6/25/2020 Keep an Eye Out: Asian longhorned beetle closer to North Carolina than ever before
6/25/2020 US moves to exempt companies from reporting harmful chemical releases
6/25/2020 ‘Carbon farming’ could make US agriculture truly green
6/25/2020 EPA signs first ever Pollinator Week Proclamation
6/25/2020 EWG Investigation: Across farm country, nitrate pollution of drinking water for more than..
6/25/2020 Bayer agrees to $10 billion settlement in Roundup suits: report
6/25/2020 Farmers are helping to protect working wings on working lands
6/24/2020 U.S. Court blocks California cancer label on Bayer's Roundup
6/24/2020 Court of Appeals sides with EPA, growers
6/24/2020 New water rule on hold in Colorado
6/23/2020 CropLife America Supports EPA’s Protection of Farmers
6/23/2020 Green groups challenge Trump water rollback
6/23/2020 New WOTUS rule goes into effect
6/22/2020 Disaster interrupted: Which farming system better preserves insect populations: Organic...
6/22/2020 EPA releases pesticide safety training requirement during COVID-19
6/19/2020 New members appointed to EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
6/18/2020 EPA defends dicamba use
6/18/2020 Another Snack: Forest tent caterpillar returns for sixth year of defoliation
6/18/2020 Grower coalition files amicus brief in dicamba case
6/17/2020 New N.C. climate change report says the time to act is now
6/17/2020 Partial hog lagoon breach spills 3 million gallons of feces, urine in Sampson County
6/17/2020 NASDA members thank EPA, express threat of further harmful litigation on dicamba
6/17/2020 Are we facing an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ caused by ‘intensive, industrial’ farming and agricultural...
6/17/2020 13 banana farms producing for Dole achieve certification for high performance in water management...
6/16/2020 Ag groups intervene on water rule case
6/15/2020 Bourbon virus? New tick-borne disease may be in North Carolina
6/15/2020 BASF, Corteva file motions to intervene in federal court case that vacated dicamba registrations
6/15/2020 Dicamba Use Challenged: Plaintiffs ask federal court to halt dicamba spraying, hold EPA in contempt
6/15/2020 Enlist Duo herbicide also under scrutiny in the Ninth Circuit
6/15/2020 Potential for carbon markets in agriculture to address climate change
6/12/2020 Doubts on regenerative ag as climate change solution
6/10/2020 Updated statement from Ag Commissioner Troxler on the Ninth Circuit ruling on dicamba registration
6/10/2020 2020 In-Season Dicamba Alternatives: What to expect
6/10/2020 Ninth Circuit’s decision puts farmers’ 2020 growing season in question; EPA provides initial answers
6/9/2020 New publication: Fire-resistant landscaping in N.C.
6/9/2020 Special Report: Three years of GenX, PFAS and Chemours
6/9/2020 National Associations response to 9th Circuit ruling
6/9/2020 U.S. court vacates EPA approval of three low volatility formulations of dicamba
6/9/2020 EPA offers clarity to farmers in light of recent court vacatur of dicamba registrations
6/9/2020 Two steps EPA could take to mitigate risks from dicamba decision
6/8/2020 BRAND NEW: See America’s factory farms mapped out
6/8/2020 Experts see a dire warning for North Carolina in new climate crisis numbers
6/8/2020 USDA wants EPA to allow the use of already-purchased dicamba
6/5/2020 Ninth Circuit vacates U.S. registrations of several dicamba products
6/5/2020 Monarch butterflies passing through North Carolina as they return from Mexico
6/5/2020 Why we can’t count on carbon-sucking farms to slow climate change
6/3/2020 Cooper administration releases another new climate report
6/3/2020 State Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan lays groundwork for future actions
6/3/2020 Report: Deforestation, linked to pandemics, increased in 2019
6/2/2020 States lose some Clean Water Act authority under new EPA rule
6/2/2020 Virtual Pollinator Field Day June 22
5/29/2020 Injunction sought against water rule
5/28/2020 17 Years in the Making: Periodical cicadas emerging in North Carolina
5/28/2020 NCSU Cooperative Extension: Tick season is here
5/27/2020 Study finds link between air pollution and COVID-19 fatalities
5/25/2020 Court denies rehearing on Smithfield lawsuit
5/21/2020 From streaming hive data to acoustics, SAS uses machine learning, analytics to boost bee populations
5/21/2020 Viewpoint: Expanding organic agriculture could make another pandemic more likely
5/21/2020 'Promiscuous treatment of nature' will lead to more pandemics – scientists
5/20/2020 Feds drop criminal case involving Chemours, Clean Water Act
5/19/2020 Nearly a billion birds producing five million tons of waste per year
5/19/2020 WOTUS replacement becomes law this summer
5/18/2020 DEQ lists progress on environmental justice, swine farms; critics say enforcement essential
5/15/2020 9 states sue EPA for suspending pollution monitoring requirements during coronavirus
5/14/2020 Farmers are coming around on climate change
5/13/2020 NC crews setting traps to catch pests like ‘Murder Hornets’
5/12/2020 Farm Bureau wins Round 1 versus DEQ over swine farm requirements
5/11/2020 No, farmers aren't committing 'ecocide'
5/11/2020 COVID-19 presents opportunity to address climate change
5/7/2020 'We would know by now': NC entomologist says 'murder hornet' unlikely to be found in state
5/6/2020 Joint statement of North Carolina Farm Bureau and the NC Chamber on navigable waters rule
5/5/2020 Report shows significant progress on swine permitting program, community engagement
5/4/2020 Tracking the 'Murder Hornet': A deadly pest has reached North America
5/4/2020 North Carolina joins multi-state lawsuit opposing federal rule change
5/1/2020 EPA won't further limit air pollution despite coronavirus concerns
4/30/2020 N.C. Oil and Gas Commission May 5 meeting canceled, meets June 16
4/30/2020 Reminder: Public hearing for revised log fumigation rules rescheduled for May 4
4/30/2020 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet May 6-7
4/30/2020 EPA's independent science board says 'secret science' proposal may 'reduce scientific integrity'
4/29/2020 Ranchers sue Trump administration, arguing water rollback is federal overreach
4/28/2020 Unusual partnership seeks more farm conservation practices in NC
4/28/2020 Waiting to exhale: Controversial wood pellet plant would burden Lumberton with more pollution
4/27/2020 USPOULTRY highlights environmental stewardship
4/24/2020 Courts again side with scientists after EPA blocked grantees from serving on its boards
4/24/2020 High court backs environmentalists in clean water case
4/24/2020 Farm groups join lawsuit to support EPA’s glyphosate weedkiller re-approval
4/23/2020 ELIZABETH BISER: On 50th Earth Day, N.C, is positioned for environmental and economic success
4/23/2020 Leading Harvest sets universal standard for agriculture sustainability
4/22/2020 Air quality in US dramatically worse than in prior years, says new 'State of the Air' report
4/22/2020 The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States”
4/22/2020 Peterson statement on final Navigable Waters Protection Rule
4/21/2020 EPA and Interior ease rules amid pandemic as repeal window nears
4/20/2020 Green groups, coal companies push to have EPA power plant rollback scrapped
4/16/2020 Public hearing for revised log fumigation rules rescheduled for May 4
4/16/2020 Agriculture reducing per-unit GHG emissions
4/8/2020 Chemours’ proposed corrective action plan needs significant revisions
4/8/2020 Relaxed EPA rules will not affect NC environmental enforcement
4/7/2020 Court ruling leaves Smithfield agreement intact
4/7/2020 Climate’s on back burner, but advocates see COVID-19 parallels
4/6/2020 The Economic Perspective: “Water”
4/2/2020 NRDC gears up to sue over Trump rollback of Obama water law
4/1/2020 Trump Administration weakens auto emissions standards
3/27/2020 In the Field: Help us spot the invasive spotted lanternfly!
3/27/2020 ‘Vision 2030’ addresses ag, climate change
3/26/2020 2020 “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean 15” lists released
3/26/2020 Why do farmers care about conservation?
3/25/2020 New oyster harvest control measures implemented
3/25/2020 EPA sued over reapproval of key Roundup chemical
3/20/2020 Report: The global environmental hazard of glyphosate use
3/16/2020 Postponed: Public hearings on revised log fumigation rules
3/16/2020 New state report: The climate crisis is coming home to roost in NC
3/13/2020 EPA takes important step in streamlining evaluation of pesticides under ESA
3/12/2020 North Carolina Climate Science Report Plain Language Summary
3/11/2020 18 states ask Trump administration to withdraw major environmental rollback
3/11/2020 BIRDS-EYE VIEW: John gets a closer look at CAFOs from the air
3/10/2020 Researchers say American rivers are getting sucked dry by beef industry
3/9/2020 Put down that veggie burger. These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis
3/6/2020 NC DEQ Secretary visits Martin Community College
3/6/2020 EPA’s registered antimicrobial products for use against novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
3/5/2020 A Trump insider embeds climate denial in scientific research
3/5/2020 Overnight Energy: EPA revamps 'secret science' rule
3/4/2020 Top organic dairy brand aims to be 'carbon positive' by 2025
3/4/2020 Correcting the misinformation about emissions from animal agriculture
3/3/2020 Ozone season launches with new forecast method
3/2/2020 North Carolina's hog industry could turn a corner—for better or worse
3/2/2020 Perdue Farms becomes 1st poultry company in U.S. to achieve GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill...
3/2/2020 Not-so-clean North Carolina generated 501.4 million pounds of chemical waste in 2018
2/28/2020 Town of Beaufort supports N.C. Marine Debris Action Plan
2/28/2020 Community information session on PFAS/GenX March 12, comment period on corrective action plan...
2/27/2020 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet March 4 and 5
2/27/2020 Trump’s EPA readies rollback of industry-backed pollution rule
2/25/2020 Blake Farms among six honored in U.S.
2/21/2020 State to review small mesh gill net regulations
2/21/2020 NASDA underscores state governments’ role in climate resiliency
2/21/2020 Agriculture groups want to tackle climate change, but won’t call it that
2/20/2020 Mark Ruffalo lobbies for clean water legislation
2/20/2020 Farmers join forces for sustainability and responsible climate policy
2/19/2020 Completing your poultry waste plan
2/19/2020 Green groups to sue over Trump rollback of Obama water rules
2/17/2020 Climate change presents new challenges, long-term threats for N.C. farmers
2/17/2020 Public hearing on closure plans for coal ash impoundments at Roxboro Power Station-Feb. 19
2/14/2020 Report:Dividing Lines — and Common Ground — Between Rural and Urban Voters on Environmental Policy
2/13/2020 Bobcat? No, it's a green beetle that's bringing down trees in Catawba County
2/10/2020 Trump’s environmental rollback will be costly to NC
2/4/2020 Invasive plants in forest pose challenge for nearby NC farmers
2/4/2020 Hog lawsuit appeals heard; judges have 90 days to decide
2/4/2020 Additional comment period and public hearings announced for proposed log fumigation rule
2/3/2020 Op-Ed: North Carolina is a leader in the fight against climate change
2/3/2020 Jury awarded hog farm neighbors $3.25 million. Will three-quarters of that be erased?
2/3/2020 EPA reaffirms safety of glyphosate
2/3/2020 EPA releases preliminary interim decision on neonicotinoids
1/31/2020 Appeal begins Friday in North Carolina nuisance trials
1/31/2020 Editorial: Impact of decision on Bladen County will be significant (hog nuisance trial)
1/31/2020 Asheville declares 'climate emergency,' looks to end greenhouse gas emissions 2030
1/31/2020 EPA rules glyphosate is safe
1/29/2020 North Carolina’s environmental protection agency has lost 1/3 of its funding over ten years.
1/29/2020 EPA and Army Corp deliver new definition of WOTUS
1/28/2020 State and local leaders set climate goals, but can we meet them?
1/28/2020 New WOTUS rule appears headed to the courts
1/28/2020 State agriculture officials submit comments praising EPA for enhanced worker safety standards
1/27/2020 Rollback of federal protections could affect NC's drinking water
1/27/2020 Secretary Regan’s statement on the revised Waters of the United States(“WOTUS”) rule
1/24/2020 As biodiversity shrinks, conservationists shift focus to protecting land
1/24/2020 The farm sector's fertilizer problem
1/24/2020 EPA finalizes clean water rollback amid science challenges
1/24/2020 From patchwork to consistency, new era of water regulation is a win for state ag regulators
1/24/2020 Environmental groups seek hog farm permit freeze at rally
1/23/2020 Brunswick County tops national list for PFAS contamination
1/22/2020 Do your comments really sway EPA's decisions?
1/20/2020 Cooperation key in freeing farmers from federal overreach over land, water
1/20/2020 Public comment period extended on Chemours’ proposed groundwater corrective action plan
1/20/2020 Final Trump WOTUS rule expected soon
1/16/2020 Important EPA decisions coming
1/15/2020 California loses chlorpyrifos: what’s next?
1/15/2020 Soybean farmers committed to conservation
1/14/2020 Sandbar Oyster Company promotes ecological balance in the face of climate change
1/14/2020 High tides, rising sea levels worry coastal NC residents
1/14/2020 EPA poised to approve new Bt-based insecticide Bta ABTS 1857 to help beekeepers battle...
1/13/2020 Public hearing scheduled Jan. 21 in Asheville for wetlands reclassification
1/10/2020 North Carolinians benefit from water pollution credit trading
1/10/2020 REMINDER: State Climate Change Interagency Council to meet January 22
1/10/2020 Trump uses North Carolina’s Basnight Bridge to justify change in environmental rules
1/9/2020 The $8B climate roadmap for farmers
1/9/2020 The 10 approved pesticide products for hemp in the U.S.
1/8/2020 Duke Energy and NC reach a settlement over nearly 80 million tons of coal ash
1/8/2020 Changing climate? Adaptability key to success (for NC farmers)
1/7/2020 Public meeting about state revolving funds’ intended use plans related to disaster relief funding
1/7/2020 Monarch Challenge helps producers protect butterfly habitat
1/7/2020 State officials seek public feedback on Chemours’ proposed groundwater corrective action plan
1/6/2020 The Economic Perspective: “Capturing pollution”
1/6/2020 Analysis: ‘Horrific’ bird losses touch every state
1/6/2020 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet January 8-9
1/6/2020 EPA proposes atrazine level modification
1/6/2020 The EPA faces lawsuit over slaughterhouse pollution in waterways
1/3/2020 Duke Energy will dig up most of its coal ash under a settlement with North Carolina
12/31/2019 30,000 acres in Western NC protected from development
12/23/2019 EPA announces new pesticides for hemp and proposes new rules for atrazine
12/20/2019 EPA sued over slaughterhouse pollution
12/20/2019 EPA lets down farmers again
12/20/2019 U.S. EPA approves 10 pesticides for hemp, makes key decision on atrazine
12/19/2019 OPINION: Insurance actuaries see climate change as major threat, cost
12/17/2019 Report shines light on decade of budget cuts for NC environmental regulators
12/16/2019 Federal appeals court has hog nuisance lawsuits on Jan. 31 calendar
12/16/2019 Low levels of 16 types of “forever chemicals” — PFAS — found in New Hanover County compost
12/13/2019 USDA releases 2018 annual pesticide data program summary
12/12/2019 Michelle Peedin: When it comes to climate change, farmworkers reap what we sow
12/11/2019 Extreme weather patterns are raising the risk of a global food crisis, and climate change will...
12/10/2019 Rate of complaint-driven inspections of industrialized livestock operations second-highest in...
12/10/2019 Report: NC among states with largest environmental agency cuts in last decade
12/10/2019 Farmers' shifting stance on climate change
12/10/2019 EU votes to ban insecticide chlorpyrifos, citing brain damage risk to children
12/9/2019 Even in deep-red south, sea level rise prompts action
12/6/2019 Climate change poses threats to NC Christmas tree crop
12/5/2019 NC hosts EPA meeting on changing air-pollution standards
12/4/2019 Provide EPA with information on rural communities
11/27/2019 NC emissions reduced 92% since 1990, saving $12B: Report
11/27/2019 $4.8M to support management of PFAS in agriculture
11/26/2019 How climate change affects fall crops in North Carolina
11/26/2019 Opinion: As the climate change looms, NC is losing ground on renewable energy
11/25/2019 EPA finalizes rule easing chemical plant safety regulations
11/25/2019 Farmers are the 'solution to climate change'
11/22/2019 Advocates say the state is allowing environmental harm in low-income, minority counties
11/20/2019 State environmental secretary visits North Cove
11/14/2019 Moving American agriculture to "net zero"
11/13/2019 Want to tell EPA a thing or two?
11/8/2019 EPA seeks nominations for Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
11/7/2019 Justices wrestle with reach of Clean Water Act
11/7/2019 North Carolina approved one pipeline. Why is it now questioning another?
11/6/2019 Conservation groups challenge repeal of Clean Water Act protections
11/6/2019 WOTUS repeal faces legal challenges
11/4/2019 Insects, crop diseases may thrive in a changing climate
10/30/2019 It's back to the eighties after Trump's WOTUS repeal
10/29/2019 Judge issues ruling in favor of DEQ in coal ash closure appeal
10/28/2019 NCC applauds EPA revisions for pesticide applications
10/28/2019 EPA rolls out pesticide zone rule
10/25/2019 Environmental groups sue over Trump rollback of waters rule
10/24/2019 CropLife America: Support PRIA funding!
10/24/2019 Thailand bans use of paraquat and other toxic farm chemicals
10/23/2019 Trump's new executive orders fast-track weakening of environmental policies
10/23/2019 EPA sued for relying on illegal rules following WOTUS repeal
10/23/2019 Nationwide WOTUS certainty in sight
10/23/2019 Avoid produce because of pesticides? No ‘sound science’ behind that recommendation, new report says
10/21/2019 USDA Report: How climate change could affect crop insurance
10/18/2019 Opinion: Restoring forests will counter climate change
10/18/2019 Law center sues Fish and Wildlife Service for public records on red wolves
10/17/2019 EPA accepting comments on paraquat
10/17/2019 Climate change tops agenda at nation’s largest gathering of land conservation leaders in Raleigh
10/17/2019 Farmers blame Trump for biofuels rule they view as betrayal
10/17/2019 Trump's ethanol deal flops with farmers
10/16/2019 Study shows (NC) pig farmers improving their environmental footprint
10/14/2019 Triad city approves $300,000 incentive package for sock maker
10/14/2019 Climate change puts North Carolina birds in trouble, an Audubon Society report says
10/14/2019 Chlorpyrifos use to end in California: Corteva says tough regulatory environment a reason...
10/11/2019 NC State-led study shows Cape Fear River had ‘incredibly high’ levels of chemicals
10/11/2019 Leading scientist asks North Carolina’s governor to reject new climate change threats
10/10/2019 Climate change may make some days too darned hot to fish off the Southeast coast
10/10/2019 California bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children
10/9/2019 Chemours vows to become ‘best in the world’ at controlling PFAS
10/8/2019 Trump says plan would restore ethanol demand
10/8/2019 Do farmers really need neonic insecticides? Study sparks debate over pesticides’ future
10/7/2019 Ahead of expected busy fall wildfire season, fire officials urge caution and offer tips
10/7/2019 Wrangler commits $100,000 for land conservation
10/7/2019 Over 99% of farmers follow EPA pesticide rules, so why is the public scared of chemicals?
10/7/2019 PFAS is a growing concern for dairy farmers
10/4/2019 EPA coal ash proposal would loosen restrictions, raising eyebrows in NC
10/4/2019 North Carolina sends conflicting messages on burning wood as fuel
10/4/2019 New state pollution permit allows a wood pellet plant to expand in North Carolina
10/2/2019 EPA coal ash proposal would loosen restrictions, raising eyebrows in NC
10/1/2019 DEQ investigation of PFAS continues
10/1/2019 Podcast: Climate crisis threatens the NC economy
9/30/2019 Warming temperatures may move NC farmers to switch crops
9/30/2019 Cooper rolls out climate plan; protesters call it 'sham'
9/30/2019 Will North Carolina fight climate change?
9/26/2019 North Carolina joins lawsuit against Trump over California’s vehicle emissions rules
9/26/2019 The world’s oceans are in danger, major climate change report warns
9/24/2019 How a Trump attack on the federal “Waters of the United States” rule imperils the waters of North...
9/24/2019 Bees will be used to deliver a new organic pesticide, but will it save them?
9/23/2019 Changing climate brewing trouble for the craft beer industry
9/23/2019 Bird numbers plunge in U.S. and Canada with people to blame
9/20/2019 EPA's track record on ag
9/19/2019 Parkway, US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife join to protect climate change-endangered plant
9/19/2019 EPA proposal to roll back animal testing and ‘cut unnecessary research’ gains backing from PETA
9/16/2019 Rouzer applauds Trump Administration repeal of Obama-era “WOTUS”
9/16/2019 WOTUS is dead. Now what?
9/16/2019 Farmers, anti-glyphosate activists lobby EPA as agency mulls herbicide’s future in US
9/13/2019 Trump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule
9/12/2019 State agriculture officials raise united voice on climate resiliency at NASDA Annual Meeting
9/12/2019 Plant breeding innovations required to weather climate change, report says
9/12/2019 EPA takes major step toward ending animal testing
9/11/2019 Report: Innovative state-led financing advances agricultural conservation
9/10/2019 Beekeepers are suing Trump administration over decision to allow wider use of insecticides
9/9/2019 Germany will ban glyphosate after 2023 to save insects
9/6/2019 NCGA supports EPA’s interim decision on glyphosate registration
9/6/2019 EPA seeks comment on policy proposals to facilitate market-based opportunities to improve...
9/5/2019 Another year, another monster storm: Our leaders must act on climate change
9/4/2019 Levels of GenX-like compounds increased near Chemours plant
8/30/2019 Complaints disappear and reappear, but the awful stench from NC hog farms remains
8/30/2019 Trump administration to relax restrictions on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
8/29/2019 EPA accepting comments on Interim Registration Review Decision on glyphosate
8/28/2019 Scientists fight Trump EPA 'secret science' proposal to exclude certain research
8/28/2019 Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops
8/26/2019 West Nile Virus found in Brunswick County mosquito
8/26/2019 Federal court deems WOTUS unlawful
8/23/2019 Sudden Tree Death around in North Carolina
8/23/2019 EPA evaluates pesticides for use on hemp
8/21/2019 EPA sued for allowing use of pesticide harmful to bees
8/20/2019 EPA protection of bees, pollinators against pesticides is weak, getting weaker
8/19/2019 NC DEQ releases plan ordered by Cooper to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030
8/19/2019 N.C. extends comment period on proposed methyl bromide rules
8/19/2019 Comment period extended on proposed log fumigation rule to August 30
8/19/2019 EPA protection of bees, pollinators against pesticides is weak, getting weaker
8/19/2019 Neonicotinoid seed treatments: Effective crop protectants—or unnecessary, with potential...
8/16/2019 EPA walks back use of 'cyanide bombs' to protect livestock from wild animals
8/16/2019 EPA dicamba lawsuit moves forward
8/16/2019 California advances ban on insecticide chlorpyrifos, claims ‘politics’ prevent EPA from acting
8/15/2019 Extreme climate change has arrived in parts of America. Here are the fastest-warming places...
8/15/2019 The coming floods: how sea level rise affects all of us
8/14/2019 Environmental activists seek reversal of NC permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
8/14/2019 States sue Trump Administration over rollback of Obama-era climate rule
8/13/2019 West Nile virus found in Wilmington mosquito
8/13/2019 After Wilmington dogs die, awareness of algal blooms grows
8/12/2019 A North Carolina farmer sees the climate changing
8/12/2019 Trump overhauls landmark endangered species protections
8/12/2019 Trump's EPA grants 31 small refinery waivers from biofuel laws, angering corn lobby
8/12/2019 EPA proposes rolling back states' authority over pipeline projects
8/9/2019 EPA stands behind glyphosate
8/9/2019 State completes construction of Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary
8/9/2019 Groups sue Trump’s EPA for refusing to ban brain-damaging pesticide
8/8/2019 UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future
8/8/2019 Have Fungus, Will Travel: Tree-killing disease jumps to Tennessee and Kentucky
8/6/2019 Seeking a culprit when bumblebee carcasses pile up
8/5/2019 Senators look to codify WOTUS rewrite into law
8/1/2019 EPA considers labeling biostimulants as pesticides
8/1/2019 Bayer sees glyphosate settlement only if financially reasonable
7/31/2019 Pork giant Murphy-Brown battling insurers over who should pay for hog nuisance verdicts
7/31/2019 Farming: An opportunity to slow climate change
7/26/2019 I'm not a climate change guy, but...": Farmers reckon with new reality
7/26/2019 Climate change is transforming how our food gets from farm to table
7/26/2019 We just experienced the hottest June on record and it's part of a larger, troubling trend
7/25/2019 ‘Gasolinegate’ report details EPA’s anti-ethanol collusion
7/24/2019 UNC study: Flooding from hurricanes, storms is ‘off the charts,’ driven by climate change
7/23/2019 Study to examine how PFAS chemicals persist in water supplies
7/23/2019 EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020
7/23/2019 Climate change could affect growth of world’s food supply, RTI study warns
7/23/2019 Climate change will drive up crop insurance costs
7/23/2019 Report: Climate Change and Agricultural Risk Management Into the 21st Century
7/22/2019 Soil samples to be taken as part of GenX agreement
7/22/2019 How green is good: 10 benefits trees provide for people
7/21/2019 Public Hearing on draft permit for Enviva Pellets Northampton facility on Aug. 20
7/19/2019 Business leaders gather in Charlotte to share climate-change perspectives
7/19/2019 Duke Energy sued for 2014 coal ash spill environmental harm
7/19/2019 Ticks — and the infections they carry — are reaching record numbers in North Carolina
7/19/2019 EPA announces decision on chlorpyrifos
7/18/2019 WOTUS rewrite sent to OMB for final review
7/18/2019 Biden proposes taking ag to 'net zero' emissions
7/17/2019 ‘Godsend’ or threat to forests? NC weighs expansion of wood pellet mill
7/16/2019 Watchdog finds EPA skirted rules when appointing industry leaders to science boards
7/16/2019 Communities no longer able to appeal pollution permits under forthcoming EPA rule: report
7/16/2019 Trump's WOTUS, H-2A rules roll on
7/15/2019 Bees are dying. Would a consumer ban on this kind of pesticide help?
7/15/2019 EPA restores sulfoxaflor insecticide use for farmers
7/15/2019 Reminder: Public Hearing on draft permit for Enviva Pellets Sampson facility on July 15
7/15/2019 Global farming trends put pollinators at risk, threaten food security, study claims
7/11/2019 Look out for Spotted Lanternfly this summer
7/11/2019 EU pesticide rules under fire
7/10/2019 Environment North Carolina: 'No bees means no food'
7/10/2019 State coastal commission will meet July 17 in Beaufort
7/10/2019 'We're working harder': Fact-checking Trump's event on his environmental record
7/8/2019 EPA proposes Renewable Volume Obligations
7/5/2019 Rising seas to cost NC $35B in just 20 years, new study finds
7/3/2019 The world’s appetite is threatening the Mississippi River
7/3/2019 US won't impose rule to protect against coal ash spill costs
7/2/2019 Banning neonicotinoids not cure-all for bee health, researchers find
7/1/2019 Editorial: Legal stench overpowering; another punch thrown at farmers
7/1/2019 Majority of food within limits for pesticide residues
6/27/2019 EPA rule lets political officials block FOIA document requests
6/24/2019 Food and farm groups combat activist effort to ban glyphosate from oat production
6/21/2019 EPA grants sulfoxaflor exemption approval for sorghum
6/21/2019 Residents of U.S. pig farming state kick up a stink over property rights
6/20/2019 Environmental group abuzz about saving bees (southeastern NC)
6/20/2019 Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet
6/20/2019 Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants; foes pledge court challenges
6/19/2019 Trump EPA close to gutting Obama rule on coal power plants
6/19/2019 US air quality is slipping after years of improvement
6/19/2019 Comment period and public hearings announced for proposed log fumigation rule
6/19/2019 Study questions EPA analysis of fertilizer fumes
6/14/2019 Forest Service seeks to exempt some logging and mining from environmental review rules
6/14/2019 High spring rainfall and river discharge into Gulf are major contributors to size of ‘dead zone’
6/13/2019 Public hearing on draft permit for Enviva Pellets Sampson facility on July 15
6/13/2019 State finds seismic testing inconsistent with coastal management policies
6/13/2019 Many breakfast cereals still contaminated by weed killer, report says
6/11/2019 Know where the nearest poultry farm is? Neither do NC regulators
6/11/2019 Court ruling against WOTUS is a win for farmers
6/11/2019 Cabinet members look to streamline ESA pesticide consultation
6/10/2019 Administration launches review of pesticide, endangered species process
6/6/2019 How NPR, Washington Post, Bloomberg and other media botched reporting on EPA’s ‘ban’ of 12 ‘bee...
6/5/2019 EPA exempts air emission reporting on animal waste
6/4/2019 Researcher: Sutton Lake site of numerous coal ash spills
6/4/2019 Settlement agreements to add controls at Enviva Hamlet and Enviva Sampson wood pellet plants
6/3/2019 Forested land in western N Carolina now a protected area
6/3/2019 WOTUS violates federal law, court rules
6/3/2019 Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of glyphosate, AKA Roundup
5/29/2019 The world's rivers are contaminated with antibiotics, new study shows
5/29/2019 Examining pesticide regulators' close relationship with industry
5/28/2019 EPA pulls 12 neonicotinoid-containing pesticides
5/22/2019 Farm organizations want to correct overreach in federal water proposal
5/22/2019 Declining bee populations pose global threat
5/22/2019 Renewed focus on climate change presents opportunities for sustainable agriculture
5/21/2019 E.P.A. plans to get thousands of deaths off the books by changing its math
5/21/2019 Report armadillo sightings in North Carolina to the Wildlife Commission
5/20/2019 Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states
5/15/2019 Report: Factory farming driving global environmental crisis
5/14/2019 Jury returns $2 billion verdict against Monsanto for couple with cancer
5/14/2019 EPA accepting comments on revisions to framework on Endangered Species Act process for pesticides
5/10/2019 California to ban controversial pesticide blamed for harming child brain development
5/10/2019 North Carolina, Atlanta bee highways create communities for both pollinators and people
5/10/2019 EPA's new WOTUS timeline
5/9/2019 State agency accepts comments on federal review request for seismic testing related to offshore...
5/8/2019 Warmer water could pose threat to flounder populations, study says
5/7/2019 State takes action to manage emerging compounds in wastewater
5/7/2019 UN report: Humans accelerating extinction of species
5/6/2019 Robotic weeders are racing to replace glyphosate and dicamba
5/3/2019 Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments
5/2/2019 NC pig farmer of tomorrow highlights transparency
5/2/2019 Glyphosate use may be OK on farms, gardens, but Bayer may pay for it
5/2/2019 Biologists warn of peril from biological invasions
5/1/2019 EPA takes next step in review process for herbicide glyphosate, reaffirms no risk to public health
5/1/2019 Rural interests dissect WOTUS rule
4/30/2019 Indiana court upholds right-to-farm protections
4/29/2019 Duke Energy appeals coal ash cleanup order at 6 Carolina sites, including Lake Wylie
4/29/2019 EPA draft groundwater rules disappoint clean water advocates
4/29/2019 Rule clarifies WOTUS
4/26/2019 Using tons of data to analyze the state of the environment in NC
4/26/2019 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet May 8-9
4/25/2019 Air pollution not a problem for Fayetteville, report says
4/25/2019 Deadly kissing bugs, already reported in the Carolinas, have spread north, CDC says
4/24/2019 Study finds byproducts of Teflon chemical in Wilmington residents
4/23/2019 5 ways Trump is reshaping environmental policy
4/22/2019 Court orders EPA to make final decision on banning controversial pesticide
4/19/2019 Study shows U.S. pig farmers making major sustainability progress
4/18/2019 New training required to apply paraquat
4/18/2019 Drinking green: New technology turns manure into water
4/17/2019 NASDA submits comments on Waters of the U.S
4/16/2019 NC hog farms face new regulations, environmental advocates say it's not enough
4/16/2019 NC DEQ submits comments on proposed revised WOTUS rule
4/16/2019 Central American farmers head to the U.S., fleeing climate change
4/16/2019 The EAT-Lancet backlash continues
4/15/2019 Bill Leslie: The Neuse River is not a report card I'd want to take home to my parents
4/15/2019 The farm industry is pushing for tighter right-to-farm laws across the country
4/15/2019 DEQ issues general permits for swine, cattle and wet poultry
4/15/2019 To reduce water pollution, NC creates new rules for big hog farms
4/15/2019 Clean water rule comment period closes Monday
4/15/2019 Opinion: EPA's water rules are finally starting to make sense for farmers
4/12/2019 Duke Energy to contest coal ash excavation order
4/11/2019 Researchers find toxic chemicals in North Carolina wildlife
4/11/2019 Glyphosate ban in Vietnam
4/5/2019 Meat and agriculture are worse for the climate than power generation, Steven Chu says
4/4/2019 Currituck Banks Reserve closed April 8-12 during USDA Wildlife Services operation
4/4/2019 Farmers breathe easier after N.C. trial. More battles on the horizon
4/2/2019 NC orders Duke Energy to dig up millions of tons of coal ash at six power plants
4/2/2019 EPA science panel considering guidelines that upend basic air pollution science
4/1/2019 Can food choices reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
3/29/2019 OPINION: Don’t blame hog farms; it’s a human-waste problem
3/29/2019 EPA may override state pesticide regulations, including stricter dicamba weed killer rules
3/28/2019 You’re not from around here, are ya? Invasive species are a worldwide issue
3/28/2019 3/28 Letters: NC hog regulations are tough enough
3/28/2019 Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer
3/27/2019 Federal proposal could impact NC's clean water
3/27/2019 Farm Babe: No, wheat isn’t drenched in glyphosate
3/27/2019 States fear EPA pre-emption on pesticides
3/26/2019 Opinion: NC has a chance to cut hog waste pollution
3/26/2019 Opinion: Current swine rules are tough but fair
3/25/2019 LA County bans Monsanto weed killer citing health concerns
3/25/2019 Dead Zones & Drinking Water: Updates on Waters of the U.S., Part 1
3/25/2019 A mother's exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may raise children's autism risk
3/22/2019 Proposed changes to Clean Water Act spark debate
3/20/2019 EPA won't extend public comment period
3/20/2019 Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man's cancer
3/20/2019 EPA's Wheeler dedicated to clear, concise WOTUS rule
3/15/2019 UN: Environment is deadly, worsening mess, but not hopeless
3/14/2019 Bayer lawsuit: First federal glyphosate-cancer trial heads to jury
3/13/2019 EPA rule pits oil producers against corn farmers
3/13/2019 EPA publishes year-round E15 rule
3/13/2019 Peterson cautiously optimistic on new EPA rule on E15
3/13/2019 Administration drops effort to delay Obama’s waters rule
3/12/2019 President signs bipartisan PRIA into law
3/12/2019 USDA study sees beef cattle emissions not significant to global warming
3/11/2019 Farmers describe threat from flooding due to dam releases
3/11/2019 Another loss for Smithfield in North Carolina nuisance lawsuits
3/11/2019 Fifth North Carolina hog nuisance suit; ag groups file first appeal
3/11/2019 Research shows Renewable Fuel Standard harms the environment
3/8/2019 Small but Mighty: Southern pine beetle trapping underway
3/7/2019 Support the proposed new clean water rule
3/7/2019 Meat Institute files amicus brief in hog nuisance case
3/7/2019 Farm groups demand justice for N.C. hog farmers
3/7/2019 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet March 13-14
3/7/2019 Duke Energy disputes findings of environmental report critical of coal ash operations
3/6/2019 Clear Air Carolina challenges air quality permit in Richmond County
3/6/2019 Opinion: Farmers see major improvements in new clean water proposal
3/5/2019 Ruined crops, salty soil: How rising seas are poisoning North Carolina’s farmland
3/4/2019 Lines drawn on proposed WOTUS rule
3/1/2019 The Senate has confirmed a former coal lobbyist to lead the EPA
2/28/2019 News roundup: Explosive growth in NC's poultry industry & another monument’s future
2/28/2019 Brazil health officials find weed-killer glyphosate non-cancerous
2/27/2019 U.S. trial tests claims Roundup weed killer caused cancer
2/27/2019 EPA to study ethanol impact on air quality
2/26/2019 Court approves order to stop PFAS from entering Cape Fear
2/26/2019 Ag tech forum: Climate change presents complex challenges for agriculture
2/26/2019 State requests public comment on methyl bromide report
2/26/2019 White House to set up panel to counter climate change consensus, officials say
2/25/2019 State to hold last of two public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits
2/22/2019 ‘This has poisoned everything’ – pollution casts shadow over New Mexico’s booming dairy industry
2/21/2019 State, Chemours, environmental group sign new GenX agreement
2/21/2019 Why North Carolina boats are fishing off N.J.'s coast
2/21/2019 Farmers, activists speak on livestock permits proposed changes
2/21/2019 Updated consent order requires Chemours to consider GenX in Cape Fear River
2/21/2019 Lab-grown meat may boost climate change more than cattle farming
2/20/2019 Supreme Court to hear case that could restrict federal water rules
2/20/2019 CDC fears 'zombie deer disease' spreading in US could infect humans
2/20/2019 How global climate change makes it harder to farm: Higher CO2 levels, warmer temperatures may...
2/20/2019 Massive loss of thousands of hives afflicts orchard growers and beekeepers
2/19/2019 Residents want state to hold Chemours plant to promise of reducing GenX
2/19/2019 EPA publishes proposed rule redefining WOTUS
2/18/2019 State to hold first of two public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits
2/18/2019 EPA hits GenX chemical maker Chemours for not notifying on new compounds
2/18/2019 Corn farmers reducing greenhouse gas emissions
2/15/2019 Environmentalists, Cooper pan new EPA plan on GenX-style chemicals
2/15/2019 State releases final Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2/15/2019 EPA greenhouse gas estimates show increase in methane
2/15/2019 WOTUS comment period is underway
2/14/2019 EWG: New data reveals N.C. regulators ignored decade-long explosion of poultry CAFOs
2/14/2019 New mapping tool aims to enhance environmental awareness
2/14/2019 EPA granted chlorpyrifos rehearing
2/14/2019 History-making moment for the Clean Water Act and agriculture
2/14/2019 EPA to announce first-ever comprehensive nationwide PFAS action plan
2/14/2019 Modern farming isn’t driving insect declines, agricultural industry says
2/13/2019 State will hold public meetings on animal operation general permits- 1st meeting Feb. 19
2/13/2019 Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
2/12/2019 Study: Massive insect decline could have ‘catastrophic’ impact on environment
2/12/2019 Carolinas' coyote cull: Cruel or counterproductive?
2/12/2019 New leader announced for state’s Environmental Management Commission
2/12/2019 Processors encouraged to participate in WOTUS rule making
2/12/2019 WOTUS hearing scheduled
2/11/2019 Is more dredging at Port of Wilmington worth the environmental impact?
2/11/2019 Wheeler nomination moves to full Senate
2/8/2019 Laurel wilt found in Lenoir County for first time
2/8/2019 Climate change boosts strength of Atlantic hurricanes, scientists say
2/8/2019 New findings show saturated buffers effective
2/7/2019 Cooper tells Congress to step up in climate change fight
2/7/2019 Environmental groups fight lower Cape Fear ‘swamp’ designation
2/7/2019 Grassley expected to support Wheeler for EPA chief
2/6/2019 North Carolina governor talks climate change on Capitol Hill
2/6/2019 Soil health?When synthetic pesticides are more sustainable than 'natural' organics
2/4/2019 Opinion: Hog farmers comply with rules but still get sued
2/4/2019 N.C. Supreme Court to examine Smithfield payments
2/4/2019 Jury selection to begin in fifth hog nuisance lawsuit
2/1/2019 Should I stay or should I go: Coal ash in North Carolina
1/31/2019 State announces public comment period, meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits
1/31/2019 Smithfield Foods will be object of two protests Friday
1/31/2019 Justice for farmers in the courtroom?
1/31/2019 U.S. judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials
1/31/2019 Europe may relax its ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, alleged to harm bees, leaked document suggests
1/29/2019 Opinion: Acting EPA head balks at water protections
1/29/2019 Misleading jurors & spinning tales in the courtroom–what’s not being told in the hog nuisance cases
1/29/2019 French president Macron backtracks on proposed glyphosate ban in wake of scientist, farmer protests
1/28/2019 Chemours 're-importing' GenX waste from Netherlands
1/25/2019 Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
1/24/2019 Proposed clean water rule good for ag
1/24/2019 The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture’s growing needs
1/23/2019 NC moms question EPA nominee's coal ties
1/22/2019 State officials sending GenX surveys to residents around Chemours plant
1/22/2019 Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity
1/22/2019 Viewpoint: We should stop blaming cows for climate change
1/17/2019 'Not the greatest crisis': Trump's EPA pick downplays climate threat
1/17/2019 Trump’s executive order will aggressively cut more forest trees
1/15/2019 Environmentalists: Smithfield needs to get rid of lagoons and spray fields
1/15/2019 Health Canada stands by approval of ingredient in Roundup weed killer
1/14/2019 Task force seeks input on NC's climate plan
1/14/2019 Ocean warming is accelerating faster than thought, new research finds
1/11/2019 Could spider venom replace some synthetic pesticides on the farm?
1/11/2019 EPA to address role of groundwater in new clean water rulemaking
1/10/2019 Trump formally nominates Wheeler to head EPA
1/10/2019 Tryon International Equestrian Center fined $64,437
1/10/2019 Walnut twig beetle & thousand cankers disease stay confined to Haywood County
1/10/2019 U.S. pork more sustainable than ever, study shows
1/8/2019 State finds Monterey County kale, beets, strawberries exceeded pesticide limits
1/7/2019 Waterway Restoration: A New Year’s priority in N.C.
1/7/2019 Episode #48 - Jake Parker (North Carolina Nuisance Litigation Update)
1/4/2019 Hog nuisance trials frozen in wake of Federal shutdown
1/4/2019 GenX found after Chemours water spill
1/4/2019 Nuisance lawsuits are a major concern for all agriculture
1/4/2019 New vaccine protects bees from bacterial diseases
1/3/2019 Our View: Lawmakers must address river pollution problems
12/31/2018 WOTUS questions may soon have answer
12/28/2018 The health of our forests: 2018 year-in-review
12/28/2018 Experts: Get private well water screened after flooding to ensure safety
12/28/2018 Acting EPA administrator Wheeler highlights WOTUS proposal
12/27/2018 GenX levels in air decrease after changes made to Chemours plant in Bladen County, officials say
12/24/2018 DEQ extends Chemours proposed consent order comment period to Jan. 7
12/20/2018 Plaintiffs four for four in N.C. hog nuisance lawsuits
12/20/2018 Could a Trump Administration proposal lead to more Wilmington development?
12/19/2018 Farmers urged to support Trump rollback of water rules
12/19/2018 How one company’s plan to turn pollution into a commodity could change an entire industry
12/19/2018 Opinion: Farmers want clean water and clear rules
12/19/2018 Opinion: Clear Water Rule means relief for farmers, ranchers
12/18/2018 Organic farming and dairy production much worse for the environment—as much as 70% greater...
12/17/2018 National climate change report: what's in store for Southern forests
12/17/2018 Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules
12/17/2018 Waterway Restoration: A New Year priority in NC
12/14/2018 Duplin County hog farmer Joey Carter on the recent lawsuits: 'You’ve got to hold on to the positive'
12/14/2018 Hog farm’s neighbors not entitled to punitive damages, judge rules
12/14/2018 WOTUS litigation anticipated
12/13/2018 Another verdict against Smithfield Foods, but with low award
12/13/2018 WPS revision info to farmers
12/13/2018 WOTUS rule change cheered by livestock industry
12/13/2018 Is climate change ‘robbing’ our food of nutrients?
12/12/2018 Neighbors, leaders share opposition to consent order as DEQ holds public meeeting
12/12/2018 A push to make fracking waste water usable in agriculture — and even for drinking
12/12/2018 Bayer releases glyphosate safety studies
12/12/2018 New WOTUS rule dials back federal reach
12/12/2018 NASDA commends revised WOTUS rule release and looks forward to agency collaboration
12/11/2018 Fourth hog nuisance lawsuit goes to jury
12/11/2018 That was awkward — at world’s biggest climate conference, U.S. promotes fossil fuels
12/11/2018 Trump administration set to relax Obama-era water protections: report
12/11/2018 World's first honey bee vaccine seeks to save dying pollinators
12/10/2018 Farm family lauded for conservation
12/10/2018 Leveraging conservation dollars: agricultural practices that deliver
12/7/2018 Can we grow more food on less land? We’ll have to, a new study finds
12/6/2018 State invites public comment on early draft of swine waste management permit
12/6/2018 USDA, EPA renew effort to address excess nutrients in waterways
12/4/2018 Leaders stress need to win support for climate measures
12/4/2018 CDC warns of exotic ticks spreading across nation that may carry diseases
12/4/2018 Washington judge’s ruling on WOTUS muddies waters
12/4/2018 GMO crops may be necessary to counter impacts of climate change, study shows
12/4/2018 Coalition of fishermen sue fossil fuel companies for contributing to climate change
12/3/2018 How farmers’ business partners benefit from conservation
11/30/2018 How North Carolina’s climate is changing — and what towns are doing about it
11/29/2018 Report: River's industrial chemicals come from plant, others
11/27/2018 White House: 1,500% jump in coastal flooding, unprecedented heat waves for Carolinas
11/27/2018 Dire warnings for ag in climate report
11/26/2018 Climate change damage will harm the entire nation if the US doesn’t act now, federal report warns
11/26/2018 Public information session about GenX scheduled for Dec. 11
11/26/2018 Mixed reactions among Wilmington officials to GenX deal
11/23/2018 Chemours to pay $12 million fine as part of GenX agreement
11/23/2018 Even after floods and dead pigs, the reckoning of NC hog lagoons is still elusive
11/23/2018 Bayer to release glyphosate safety studies
11/21/2018 Industrial IoT a key force in reducing the environmental impact of the agriculture sector
11/21/2018 Glyphosate-cancer lawsuits spur farmers to embrace ‘precision farming’ to help reduce...
11/20/2018 Industry studies show evidence of bias and misleading conclusions on widely used insecticide
11/19/2018 Trump administration EPA official arrested on felony ethics charges
11/19/2018 Trump will nominate Andrew Wheeler to lead EPA
11/19/2018 EPA watchdog questions safety of sewage used as fertilizer
11/16/2018 State reschedules public meeting on draft swine waste management permit
11/15/2018 Why isn’t NC’s poultry industry investigating biogas?
11/15/2018 EPA seeks input on draft GenX guidelines
11/15/2018 EPA releases first-ever toxicity assessments for GenX, related chemicals
11/15/2018 Environmental Defense Fund, National Corn Growers Association launch first-of-its-kind partnership
11/15/2018 EPA proposes rule to exempt animal waste emissions reporting
11/15/2018 Odor, flies and noise. Hog farming goes on trial again with high-stakes federal lawsuit.
11/15/2018 Hormone-disrupting weed killer taints drinking water for millions of Americans
11/14/2018 Trump administration holds hearing on rollback of air rules
11/14/2018 Three months after jury awarded millions in hog-waste lawsuit, trial begins in another case
11/13/2018 Clearing the air: The hog farm lawsuits
11/13/2018 Warming hurting shellfish, aiding predators, ruining habitat
11/13/2018 NC ignored for decades ways to limit Neuse River flooding
11/8/2018 Big agriculture helped destroy monarch butterfly habitats–now it’s trying to save them
11/7/2018 Reminder: Public Hearing on draft permit for Enviva Pellets Hamlet facility Thursday
11/7/2018 Bayer CEO says would consider glyphosate settlement depending on costs
11/6/2018 Judge blocks feds' effort to shrink red wolf territory
11/6/2018 Viewpoint: Why a jury verdict against Monsanto doesn’t change anything regarding the safety...
11/5/2018 N.C. hog farm nuisance lawsuits put modern ag on trial
11/5/2018 North Carolina greenhouse gas inventory available now for public review, comment
11/5/2018 Enviros petition EPA on RFS land use
11/5/2018 Secretary Perdue regarding EPA decision on dicamba
11/2/2018 Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million Monsanto verdict
11/2/2018 New EPA rules for dicamba use revealed
11/2/2018 Poultry groups welcome EPA proposal on animal manure releases
11/1/2018 EPA clarifies that air emissions reporting does not apply to CAFOs
11/1/2018 Call for EPA to measure farmland loss tied to RFS
11/1/2018 ‘Goodish’ news for climate change models: They don’t account for plants’ nocturnal behavior
10/31/2018 EPA exempting livestock farms from emissions reporting
10/31/2018 Clearing the Air: A discussion with air quality forecasters
10/30/2018 Smithfield's plan to address climate change earns praise from some, scorn from others
10/30/2018 How one company’s sustainability goal is poised to change an entire industry
10/30/2018 4th Circuit cuts down gag order in hog farm cases
10/30/2018 5 major crops in the crosshairs of climate change
10/29/2018 Dozens more breakfast foods test positive for trace amounts of weed killer, report says
10/29/2018 DEQ comments on proposed rulemaking for “SAFE vehicles rule for model years 2021–2026...
10/29/2018 Smithfield Foods announces landmark investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
10/26/2018 Smithfield rolls out biogas plan, says it will cover most lagoons
10/26/2018 Bayer sags as judge finds Roundup weed killer caused cancer
10/26/2018 CAFO emissions need not be reported
10/26/2018 Beyond a Number: Making and verifying an air quality forecast
10/26/2018 NC Land Conservancies unify to fight climate change
10/26/2018 Trump hints at naming Wheeler permanent EPA Administrator
10/25/2018 Smithfield partners on project to reduce landfill waste in N.C.
10/25/2018 EWG goes for round 2 in glyphosate fight
10/24/2018 Biodiesel board says EPA needs to end biodiesel 'demand destruction'
10/24/2018 Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million
10/24/2018 Improving air quality comes with a forecasting twist
10/23/2018 State reschedules public meeting on draft swine waste management permit
10/23/2018 Repeal of Obama’s waters rule pushed back to 2019
10/23/2018 There are literally no more studies we can do to show glyphosate is safe, expert says
10/22/2018 North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet Oct. 22
10/22/2018 After successful demonization campaign against herbicide glyphosate, anti-GMO activists...
10/19/2018 EPA taking UN climate report 'very seriously,' agency chief says
10/19/2018 Pesticide exposure and bumblebee decline
10/17/2018 Nine coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in October and November
10/17/2018 Blood, urine tests of chemical plant neighbors find no GenX
10/17/2018 Flexible fertilizer regs could reduce pollution
10/16/2018 ‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss
10/15/2018 Climate change experts planning for a planet in flux
10/15/2018 ‘Gold standard’ assessing neonicotinoids: Field bee hive studies find pesticides not...
10/15/2018 Glyphosate-cancer case appeal: Judge inclined to set aside $250 million of damages, order new trial
10/12/2018 Opinion: Climate change threatens the coast and NC should act, voters of both parties say
10/11/2018 Wave of public comment delays forest plan release
10/10/2018 Jury's $289M award in Roundup cancer suit heads to court
10/10/2018 USDA: Honey bee colony number steady
10/10/2018 Public hearing on draft permit for Enviva Pellets Hamlet facility on Nov. 8
10/9/2018 N.C. Environmental Management Commission meetings set for Oct. 9-10
10/9/2018 Canada’s suspect move to phase out neonicotinoids to ‘protect bees’ sets stage for US regulatory...
10/8/2018 Opinion: Bio gas systems offer a fix to hog waste problems
10/8/2018 Major climate report describes a strong risk of crisis as early as 2040
10/8/2018 State seeks public feedback on H.F. Lee Plant permit
10/4/2018 EPA excluded its own top science officials when it rewrote rules on using scientific studies
10/4/2018 Nitrate pollution disproportionately affects small farming towns
10/3/2018 UN: Tobacco kills not just people, but the environment
10/3/2018 Turns out groundwater is not a point source
10/2/2018 NC DEQ: First results from Duke’s H.F. Lee facility
10/2/2018 Comment period extended to Oct. 12 for draft GenX report
10/1/2018 Smithfield considers moving more lagoons: report
10/1/2018 EPA asked to reduce glyphosate tolerance measure
10/1/2018 Climate change could accelerate demand for robot farmers
9/27/2018 EPA drops 26 North Carolina counties from emissions program
9/27/2018 Department of Justice requests rehearing on chlorpyrifos
9/27/2018 Bayer exec stands by dicamba
9/27/2018 EPA to ignore watchdog's advice on pesticide exemptions
9/26/2018 Common weed killer linked to bee deaths
9/26/2018 Environmental Protection Agency files request for rehearing in chlorpyrifos case
9/26/2018 Secretary Perdue statement on DOJ filing in 9th Circuit chlorpyrifos ruling
9/24/2018 Opinion: Duke report shows spikes in health problems around NC hog farms
9/24/2018 Opinion: We can reduce illness and death. Our air and water in NC must be cleaner.
9/24/2018 EPA releases waivers information online
9/24/2018 Hog farmers facing lawsuits, giant verdicts worry judge will silence them again
9/24/2018 Bayer anticipates dicamba label decision soon
9/24/2018 EPA unveils new website to track RIN prices
9/24/2018 Conventional dairy farms do less environmental damage than their organic counterparts
9/24/2018 Cambridge study finds ‘high-yield’ farming to be more eco-friendly than organic
9/21/2018 Equestrian center cited for pollution; will clean waterways
9/21/2018 Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining
9/21/2018 Mortality and health outcomes in NC communities located in close proximity to hog CAFO
9/21/2018 Bayer vows to fight for glyphosate
9/20/2018 Public meeting on draft swine waste management permit postponed
9/20/2018 Biotech crops could soften impact of climate change, Gates Foundation says
9/20/2018 Bayer asks judge to toss ‘flimsy’ $289 million glyphosate-cancer verdict
9/20/2018 Organic farming’s positive impact on bees may be ‘overestimated,’ new study suggests
9/19/2018 Department of Environmental Quality announces meeting cancellations
9/19/2018 Obama WOTUS rule temporarily reinstated
9/19/2018 EPA poised to replace Clean Power Plan, DC Circ. hears
9/18/2018 Tryon International Equestrian Center in violation of water quality standards
9/18/2018 Trade measures recommended for 4 chemicals
9/18/2018 Despite continued public debate, weed killer glyphosate is safe, EPA says
9/14/2018 Three states granted WOTUS injunction
9/13/2018 NC banned a study on sea-level rise. Could it mean more Hurricane Florence destruction?
9/13/2018 UN says more worldwide going hungry, blames climate change
9/12/2018 Editorial: Sen. Thom Tillis now says that man is contributing to global warming
9/12/2018 Uncertain future for federal red wolf program near NC coast
9/12/2018 Intensive agriculture influences U.S. regional summer climate, study finds
9/11/2018 Wake County wants you to stop planting crepe myrtles and other nonnative plants
9/11/2018 Pesticide makers see legal losses piling up
9/10/2018 Pollinator protection is for everyone
9/10/2018 Report shows conservation can promote profit
9/10/2018 Here’s what electricity can teach us about pesticide safety
9/7/2018 Glyphosate lawsuits numbers climbing
9/7/2018 Congress wants EPA to more quickly regulate unsafe chemicals
9/6/2018 Appeals court should remove skepticism in hog lawsuits
9/6/2018 Duplin Co. farmer discusses hog waste trial
9/6/2018 Enviros target farm bill pesticide changes
9/5/2018 Court: Schools may be due hog giant's environmental payments
9/5/2018 Opinion:Settlement in the works on hog farm suits? Let’s hope so
9/5/2018 State environmental officials seek public input on draft swine waste management permit
9/5/2018 Hog farmers have optimism for appeals process
9/4/2018 Invading Appalachia: Non-native plants introduced by gardeners threaten WNC ecosystems
9/4/2018 Trump’s pollution rules rollback to hit coal country hard
9/4/2018 UN ag ambassador pick talks climate change
9/4/2018 EPA watchdog to probe scientific integrity
9/3/2018 Hog farmers have optimism for appeals process
9/3/2018 Troxler hopeful for Smithfield mediation, appeals
9/3/2018 Judge lifts gag order in N.C. hog nuisance trials
9/3/2018 North Carolina pork trials delayed during appeals
8/31/2018 Money from hog farm prosecution buys land to protect the Waccamaw River
8/31/2018 Researchers feed seaweed to dairy cows to reduce emissions
8/31/2018 Environmental groups ask court to overturn EPA approval of XtendiMax
8/31/2018 Waiting for dicamba’s second shoe to drop
8/31/2018 State Science Advisory Board seeks public input on draft GenX report
8/30/2018 Environmental groups sue Chemours
8/30/2018 GenX questions expected at Elizabethtown meeting
8/29/2018 Settlement talk in hog waste trials? Order looks that way
8/29/2018 Avoid neighbor nuisances by timing manure applications right
8/28/2018 Sulfoxaflor: The ‘bee-friendly’ neonicotinoid replacement that could hurt bumble bees
8/28/2018 Three more states enter WOTUS court battle
8/28/2018 Dicamba countdown
8/27/2018 GenX Update: Chemical threshold, EPA meeting, and ongoing concerns
8/24/2018 Feral hogs invaded a N.C. preserve. These nature lovers started shooting back.
8/24/2018 Voice your support for dicamba-tolerant technology by August 24th -TODAY
8/24/2018 NC Department of Environmental Quality honored for Special Achievement in GIS
8/23/2018 Experts look at ways to stop decline of bee population
8/23/2018 Coalition seeks reprieve from WOTUS rule
8/23/2018 Protecting pollinators: New logging practices triple wild bee populations in one year
8/22/2018 Polk County passes resolution favoring farmers after lawsuits
8/22/2018 Ag continues to swing at WOTUS zombie
8/22/2018 Could Monsanto’s $289 million court loss hurt agriculture?
8/22/2018 Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 more deaths a year
8/21/2018 The other Monsanto chemical Bayer investors should watch
8/21/2018 NC science panel: Health goal for GenX in drinking water is right
8/21/2018 Trump plan rolls back Obama's coal emissions standards
8/21/2018 DEQ public information session on GenX Aug. 30
8/21/2018 Court throws out EPA delay of Obama chemical plant safety rule
8/20/2018 Josh Stein to Trump EPA: Stop plan to ‘censor science’ or face a lawsuit
8/20/2018 How climate change is making ‘red tide’ algal blooms even worse
8/20/2018 WOTUS is (partly) back
8/20/2018 ‘Children killer’ glyphosate found in Cheerios? Experts dismantle EWG’s glyphosate study
8/17/2018 Report: Oatmeal, breakfast foods contain unsafe amounts of weed killer
8/17/2018 Judge reinstates WOTUS rule in 26 states
8/17/2018 No link between increased pesticide use and childhood cancer, study suggests
8/16/2018 Is GenX in the water? NC research project aims to find out
8/16/2018 Public comment period opens, hearings set on proposed coal ash rules
8/16/2018 CFPUA: Filtering GenX can be done, but will cost customers
8/16/2018 Canada will phase out two kinds of neonicotinoids in 2021, citing harm to bee populations
8/16/2018 Roundup trial: California jury’s glyphosate verdict spurs effort to ban the herbicide in Europe
8/16/2018 Roundup for breakfast? Weed killer in landmark cancer verdict found in kids’ cereals...
8/16/2018 Air pollution in national parks rivals major cities
8/15/2018 America is watching North Carolina
8/15/2018 EPA hears pleas to get tough on GenX, other contaminates
8/15/2018 What you should know about the chlorpyrifos ruling
8/15/2018 NC community finds power in social media to protect its environment
8/14/2018 Gore: Trump not yet as damaging to environment as he feared
8/14/2018 More nuisance lawsuit details emerging
8/14/2018 Monsanto verdict could give momentum to other cases
8/14/2018 With glyphosate-cancer legal battles poised to escalate, what are the ramifications...
8/14/2018 New restrictions will require California growers to modify when and where neonics are applied.
8/13/2018 Smithfield Foods removing hogs from farms involved in court losses
8/13/2018 Protesters blame Chemours, DuPont for health problems
8/13/2018 What to expect from Tuesday’s EPA event on GenX, other chemicals
8/13/2018 DEQ report indicates methyl bromide alternatives available
8/13/2018 Additional information on Monsanto court ruling
8/13/2018 Al Gore, daughter Karenna Gore, Rev. Barber on two-day tour of polluted poor communities in NC
8/13/2018 The Latest: Monsanto to appeal $289 million verdict
8/13/2018 Bt Battle Strategy:EPA wants advice on how to slow insect resistance to Bt crops
8/13/2018 Dicamba Decision Time: EPA listens to dicamba discussion
8/13/2018 Monsanto fined $289 million in Roundup suit
8/13/2018 ‘Land sparing’ or ‘land sharing’? More intensive agriculture better helps farmers fight climate...
8/10/2018 Opinion: Pork industry and lawmakers should heed jury’s message
8/10/2018 5 things to know about the new species of tick in the U.S.
8/10/2018 U.S. appeals court orders EPA to ban pesticide said to harm children
8/10/2018 NPPC jumps into North Carolina lawsuit gag order battle
8/10/2018 Opinion: Solutions and affects in hog industry from a farmer’s point of view
8/9/2018 Hog farm trials change judges
8/9/2018 Residents can give feedback on GenX, other compounds
8/9/2018 Debate around ag ‘nuisance’ lawsuits heats up
8/9/2018 First trial alleging Monsanto's Roundup causes cancer goes to jury
8/9/2018 Corps turns to states on CWA permits
8/8/2018 Resolution aimed at protecting Brunswick Co. farmers from 'nuisance lawsuits' approved
8/8/2018 Trump officials push states to take power over more waterways
8/8/2018 Farm Bureau denounces gag rule against N.C. farmers, neighbors
8/8/2018 Commissioner Steve Troxler: National Ag Leaders Roundtable
8/8/2018 Viewpoint: Eliminating pesticides from farming isn’t realistic—or desirable
8/8/2018 Wind-blown pesticides an issue in courtrooms, communities across U.S.
8/7/2018 Are toxic chemicals in our drinking water? Statewide testing should let us know.
8/7/2018 Nuisance lawsuits now threaten all farmers
8/7/2018 Which vision of farming is better for the planet?
8/7/2018 Monsanto guided EPA's herbicide label changes
8/6/2018 Opinion: Hog farm verdict raises the price of defiance
8/6/2018 Kavanaugh’s record on EPA rules worries environmental groups
8/6/2018 Environmentalists call on neighbors, hog farmers to start a conversation
8/6/2018 Duvall addresses national roundtable on lawsuit abuse targeting N. C. farms
8/6/2018 NASDA CEO joins ag leaders to discuss ramification of nuisance litigation on U.S. agriculture
8/6/2018 Jury tells pork giant to pay $473.5M in nuisance lawsuit
8/6/2018 NC tourism, citizen health could be impacted by fuel-efficiency roadblock
8/3/2018 Smithfield unit fights gag order
8/3/2018 North Carolina’s chemical coast
8/3/2018 Agriculture Commissioner Troxler will participate in National Agriculture Leaders Roundtable Friday
8/3/2018 Third hog trial to jury, plaintiffs ask for millions
8/3/2018 Pollinator Field Day Sept. 8
8/3/2018 Warmer soil releasing more carbon, worsening climate change
8/3/2018 Ag roundtable to talk animal waste
8/3/2018 The climate impact of the food in the back of your fridge
8/2/2018 Fact check: Troxler says an eastern NC river is among the state’s cleanest
8/2/2018 Acting EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler retains Pruitt's agenda
8/2/2018 EPA decides to keep and defend Obama's strict smog rules
8/2/2018 ‘Factory farms wreck the environment’ and other myths farmers are tired of hearing
8/2/2018 Monsanto scientist grilled in Roundup cancer trial
8/2/2018 Plan to Attend: National Agricultural Leaders Roundtable - THIS FRIDAY
8/1/2018 Trump EPA touts air quality improvements
8/1/2018 New EPA chief faces first test on Capitol Hill
8/1/2018 Cooper: Red wolves protection should stay
8/1/2018 Even as managed honeybee colonies hit record numbers, another threat to their health...
7/31/2018 Hog farm lawsuit key plaintiff misleading; defendants want to talk
7/31/2018 Opinion: A clear day on a hog farm — but contention is still in the air
7/31/2018 Monsanto accused of fraudulent data in Roundup cancer trial
7/31/2018 Chemical giant Bayer challenging Europe’s neonicotinoids ban
7/30/2018 We stand with our farmers
7/30/2018 Gag order in hog farm trial has pig producer hamstrung. Murphy-Brown wants to talk.
7/30/2018 Pender commissioners move to support hog industry
7/30/2018 EPA announces community engagement event in Fayetteville, NC-Aug. 14
7/30/2018 EPA walks back climate recommendations for FERC
7/27/2018 No emissions inspection? Surry, Stokes and Wilkes counties on EPA list to drop mandatory testing
7/27/2018 Comment on RFS by Aug. 17, 2018
7/27/2018 Division of Air Quality to take action on methyl bromide log fumigation
7/26/2018 EPA approves sorghum oil pathways under RFS
7/26/2018 Tick-borne disease is soaring in NC. Here’s how to avoid getting bitten.
7/26/2018 EPA signs off on rule exempting farmers from reporting emissions
7/25/2018 N.C. county adds support for farmers who may be lawsuit targets
7/25/2018 Are NC’s red wolves a real species? The answer could doom them.
7/25/2018 Feeding the World: A five-step plan to feed the world
7/24/2018 Benicia man dying of cancer testifies in weed-killer suit against Monsanto
7/24/2018 Duplin County official: Billy Houston hog lagoon matter prompts changes in outside employment policy
7/24/2018 Judge apologizes for not being fair in hog industry lawsuit
7/23/2018 Environmentalist: Hog industry is ‘all about the almighty dollar’
7/23/2018 Oyster Sanctuary receives funding further expansion
7/23/2018 Wilmington, New Hanover officials ask Chemours to hold public meeting
7/23/2018 With EPA rule change, worries linger for those near coal ash ponds
7/23/2018 N.C. chicken processor fined for wastewater issues
7/23/2018 How changing your menu can help change the climate
7/23/2018 ‘Break the power of big … meat’: report
7/20/2018 Groups: New EPA coal ash rule a step backwards
7/20/2018 Hog farm trial testimony: Crusty pigs, 'feces in the air'
7/20/2018 Judge dismisses climate change lawsuit
7/20/2018 Why we don’t all need to be vegans in the pursuit of sustainability
7/19/2018 Opinion: Smithfield is using farmers as ‘pawns’ in hog lawsuits
7/19/2018 First Amendment an issue at hog waste trials
7/19/2018 Monsanto scientist denies Roundup cancer link in trial
7/19/2018 EPA official tried to “kill” Roundup cancer study, jury told
7/19/2018 NCGA calls on EPA to account for refinery waivers
7/17/2018 Opinion: Are the hog farmers in nuisance lawsuits ‘villains?’
7/17/2018 DRAUGHON DRAWS: Pork lobby's 'Wizard of Ooze'
7/17/2018 Residents file petition in support of farming neighbors
7/17/2018 Roundup trial: Monsanto lawyer, expert witness spar over glyphosate-cancer link
7/16/2018 Editorial Cartoon: Hog farm hogwash
7/16/2018 Environmental group files lawsuit over GenX emissions
7/16/2018 EPA 2019 RFS proposed rulemaking: What you see is not what you get
7/13/2018 State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet July 18 in Raleigh
7/13/2018 Opinion: A contrived rally can not mask the hog industry’s real stink in NC
7/12/2018 Third hog farm trial starts in Raleigh, pitting pork against property rights
7/12/2018 Hundreds rally for hog farms following lawsuits
7/12/2018 New EPA acting chief signals more inclusive approach
7/12/2018 UPDATE: Elected officals say ‘enough is enough’ with hog farm lawsuits
7/12/2018 Monsanto cancer case pushes on
7/12/2018 Is the world facing ecological collapse? Not if we 'engineer our environment' more productively
7/11/2018 GOP officials show hog farmers love as next nuisance suit heads to court
7/11/2018 'Traffic jam' at Duplin County hog farm as rally pushes back on neighbors' lawsuits
7/11/2018 Monsanto loses round in court
7/11/2018 Inaugural Monsanto cancer trial begins
7/11/2018 First trial over Roundup weed killer cancer claim under way
7/10/2018 A Jewish dietician on a hog farm…what could POSSIBLY go wrong???
7/10/2018 Forest, Troxler visit eastern N Carolina on hog suit warning
7/10/2018 trade war begins, as U.S. soybean exports surged in the second quarter
7/10/2018 Opponents: EPA's transparency rule may muddy the waters
7/10/2018 Pruitt's resignation is opportunity for reset
7/9/2018 Editorial: Hog farm nuisance cartoon
7/9/2018 4 of North Carolina’s oddest pollinators (they aren’t bees)
7/9/2018 Study aims to find out if agriculture triggers asthma
7/9/2018 A Jewish dietician walks onto a pig farm…
7/9/2018 REMINDER: Comment period closes July 11 on proposed court order against Chemours
7/9/2018 What Pruitt's departure means for ag
7/6/2018 Government Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA exit "long overdue"
7/6/2018 Embattled Pruitt out as EPA chief
7/6/2018 EPA, Army aim to clarify WOTUS repeal process
7/6/2018 Livestock and the environment
7/6/2018 Surf and Turf: To reduce gas emissions from cows, scientists look to the ocean
7/5/2018 Smithfield's tough road ahead on hog waste
7/3/2018 Farmers are working to reduce nitrate levels, but some factors are out of their control
7/3/2018 Viewpoint: Neonicotinoid use on field crops should be reined in
7/3/2018 Trump administration looks to boost case to repeal Obama water rule
7/2/2018 Jury awards more than $25 million to Duplin County couple in hog-farm case
7/2/2018 NC working to control invasive plant species
7/2/2018 The science of hog farm odors
7/2/2018 Justice Kennedy's replacement could make it harder to fight climate change
7/2/2018 Bumblebees do better in cities than on farms, study finds
6/29/2018 EPA to hold public meeting on GenX, similar chemicals
6/29/2018 100+ groups call on Kroger to eliminate toxic pesticides on food
6/28/2018 A farmer wants to curb his deer problem and use the meat. For now, the city says no.
6/28/2018 GenX found in fish near Chemours plant
6/28/2018 It's open hunting season on endangered Carolina red wolves if the feds get their way
6/28/2018 In the Field: Guess Who’s Back: Yellow-poplar leaf mining weevil returns 3 years after last outbreak
6/27/2018 EPA moving forward with review of standard for ozone
6/27/2018 Reaction to EPA's proposed new RFS quotas
6/27/2018 What are agricultural greenhouse gases?
6/27/2018 Viewpoint: Why farmers should pay attention to glyphosate-cancer lawsuits
6/26/2018 US judge throws out climate change lawsuits against big oil
6/26/2018 EPA expected to soon issue biofuel quotas
6/26/2018 Viewpoint: EU's neonicotinoid ban is a 'scientific fraud' and won't protect bees
6/26/2018 Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say
6/25/2018 Plant pest alert: Giant Hogweed
6/25/2018 NC water tests show water filter removes GenX chemical
6/25/2018 Area residents talk potential effects of hog farm suits
6/25/2018 Viewpoint: Pesticide bans and restrictions can have unwanted side-effects
6/22/2018 Chemours manager says water is safe to drink
6/22/2018 EPA weighs dicamba registrations as injury reports mount
6/22/2018 Agricultural pollutants threaten world's water?
6/21/2018 Exposure to fracking chemicals make fat cells grow, Duke scientists say
6/21/2018 Chemours has long-term fix; state – so far – says no
6/21/2018 The monarch butterfly effect in agriculture
6/21/2018 First plaintiff, nearing death, goes to court in case claiming Monsanto's herbicide...
6/21/2018 Frog or foul: SCOTUS weighs historic ESA case
6/21/2018 Scott Pruitt, under fire, plans to initiate a big environmental rollback
6/21/2018 China's small farms overusing chemicals
6/20/2018 Invasive plant found in Virginia: It 'makes poison ivy look like a walk in the park'
6/20/2018 Letter to the editor: Think of the farmers impacted by hog farm lawsuits
6/19/2018 Report: Entire NC communities will be affected by sea-level rise
6/19/2018 Trump “not happy” with EPA Chief Pruitt
6/19/2018 Another judge rules EPA must stop air pollution
6/19/2018 The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit
6/19/2018 Why glyphosate and herbicide-tolerant GMO seeds aren't threats to bees
6/19/2018 Pruitt talks WOTUS, E15 and sorghum oil
6/18/2018 Suits against Smithfield could leave hog industry in doubt
6/18/2018 Hawaii bans chlorpyrifos
6/18/2018 The GenX effect: Revelations stir more environmentalism
6/18/2018 Should the GenX health goal be raised? Chemours thinks so.
6/18/2018 Can new IARC director bridge gap between controversial cancer agency and rest of scientific...
6/15/2018 Our rural roads are illegal dumping grounds. Why can't we keep them clean?
6/15/2018 Glyphosate will not be listed as a carcinogen in California
6/14/2018 Snakebite management (pre-hospital)
6/14/2018 Ethanol groups assess RFS damage
6/14/2018 What costs the environment more: beef or catfish?
6/13/2018 MAGGIE MONAST: Misguided hog legislation will stifle innovation, hurt rural communities
6/13/2018 Beekeepers file a complaint against Bayer after glyphosate was discovered in honey
6/13/2018 WOTUS on hold in 24 states: EPA receives increasing support for rewrite from legal cases (NC)
6/13/2018 Animal ag groups meet with EPA to discuss farm emissions
6/12/2018 DEQ files new proposed court order against Chemours
6/11/2018 Fayetteville water has rising amounts of probable carcinogen. Why aren’t regulators stopping it?
6/11/2018 Feral swine, "the worst invasive species we'll ever see"
6/8/2018 Are farmers the key to countering glyphosate fearmongering?
6/6/2018 233 scientists call on world's governments to 'greatly restrict' use of neonicotinoid...
6/5/2018 Coalition petitions EPA to revise the way it calculates annual renewable fuel obligations
6/5/2018 Judge brings EPA to fore on climate change position
6/4/2018 GMO pigs could reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution up to 45%
6/1/2018 Meat and fish multinationals 'jeopardising Paris climate goals'
6/1/2018 A six decade perspective of our nation’s forests
6/1/2018 Lawsuits over animal manure wafting toward meat companies, away from farmers
6/1/2018 Public opinion split, EPA faces tough call on groundwater
6/1/2018 States sue EPA over farmworker pesticide rules
5/31/2018 Pork giant makes case that penned hogs are good neighbors
5/31/2018 The smell of money: Jim Crow lingers in factory farming
5/31/2018 EPA's Pruitt keeps SO2 rules
5/31/2018 Ethanol supporters challenge EPA's RFS waivers
5/31/2018 Smithfield in court, part 2
5/31/2018 French parliament votes against banning glyphosate herbicide by 2021
5/30/2018 State Water Infrastructure Authority and Division of Water Infrastructure seek public comment
5/29/2018 Cases against pork giant continue after big penalty slashed under NC law
5/29/2018 Local rivers, streams are healthier, report finds
5/28/2018 EPA extends comment period on science
5/28/2018 Study finds crop rotation decreases emissions
5/25/2018 Greensboro coal ash meeting draws protests
5/25/2018 Deadly laurel wilt disease found in sassafras for the first time in N.C.
5/25/2018 State extends public comment period for Duke Energy draft consent orders
5/25/2018 40% of bee colonies died unexpectedly in last year
5/25/2018 How more carbon dioxide can make food less nutritious
5/25/2018 Farmers weighed pesticide risks after WWII
5/24/2018 NFU asks Pruitt to allow summertime E15 sales
5/23/2018 Inside Politics: Report says White House blocked report on industrial chemicals’ danger
5/22/2018 Humans account for little next to plants, worms, bugs
5/22/2018 Conservation groups fighting to protect NC trees from invasive insects
5/21/2018 State coastal commission’s science panel to meet May 24 in Wilmington
5/21/2018 Public information session about GenX scheduled for May 29
5/18/2018 Syngenta responds to EU court ruling
5/18/2018 EU court rules against neonic use
5/18/2018 Robotic bees are a real thing—and the company funding them might surprise you
5/18/2018 Pruitt’s own scientist appointees challenge EPA science restrictions
5/18/2018 Viewpoint: Here's what's wrong with study suggesting glyphosate damages our gut health
5/17/2018 Grassley may seek Pruitt's resignation over ethanol
5/17/2018 Twenty senators urge extension of comment period on Pruitt rule to favor industry-backed science
5/16/2018 Bayer commits funding to reach 2018 goal of planting in all 50 states
5/16/2018 Report:It’s time to ban factory farms
5/16/2018 Advocates call for regenerative ag
5/15/2018 10 appointed to EPA's Small Community Advisory Subcommittee
5/15/2018 EPA streamlines NSR permitting for projects with insignificant air quality impacts
5/14/2018 Editorial Cartoon: Limit hog smell, not penalties
5/14/2018 Court action ahead of new WOTUS rule
5/14/2018 What soil loss does to crop yields, greenhouse gases
5/11/2018 Pruitt to hear economic arguments in enforcing Clean Air Act
5/11/2018 EPA moves WOTUS back
5/11/2018 European organic industry's obsession with 'natural' threatens CRISPR innovations and hurts...
5/11/2018 Next-gen farmers weigh in on herbicide use in ag
5/10/2018 A jury awarded hog farm neighbors $50 million. A judge reduced the award dramatically.
5/10/2018 White Lake experiencing widespread fish kill
5/10/2018 Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show
5/9/2018 Importing food damages domestic environment
5/9/2018 Chemical maker: All reasonable steps taken to cut pollution
5/9/2018 Judge Britt reduces Murphy-Brown’s punitive damages to $3.25 Million
5/9/2018 Viewpoint: North American scientists, IARC officials conspired to misrepresent glyphosate...
5/8/2018 ‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon, studies say
5/8/2018 Environmental lawyers take on DEQ, Chemours over GenX
5/8/2018 New files detail the threats made against Scott Pruitt at the E.P.A.
5/8/2018 White House aides are urging President Trump to fire Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. chief
5/8/2018 Smithfield hog odor lawsuit: Could it happen in other states?
5/8/2018 Cleaning up polluted soil is 'humanity's next great challenge'
5/7/2018 Smithfield will appeal $50M verdict
5/4/2018 Mountaire Farms faces lawsuit threats over waste
5/4/2018 Deal ends environmental racism complaint against hog farms
5/4/2018 State reaches agreement on swine facilities with plans to strengthen protection for nearby...
5/4/2018 Smithfield asks judge to slash $50M verdict in hog waste trial
5/4/2018 What the $50M hog nuisance decision means for future lawsuits
5/4/2018 How scientists use meta-analysis to try to make sense of contradictory findings on neonicotinoids...
5/3/2018 Ag secretary criticizes swine nuisance lawsuit award
5/3/2018 Meat groups speak out on hog farm nuisance verdict
5/3/2018 EPA, Corps lose bid To delay restart of water rule row
5/3/2018 Living close to a livestock farm linked to lowered allergy risk among adults
5/2/2018 Opinion: N.C. hog industry gets a whiff of odor's cost – $50 million. Will it clean up now?
5/2/2018 EPA’s Pruitt outlines WOTUS and its future
5/2/2018 Ethanol producers furious over exemption for Icahn refinery
5/1/2018 Weedkiller with cancer link found in many common foods, newspaper reports
5/1/2018 U.S. pork industry is focused on safeguarding natural resources (NC swine waste trial)
5/1/2018 Investors to Pilgrim’s: Do more to clean up your water
5/1/2018 America's air isn't getting cleaner as fast as it used to
5/1/2018 EPA waivers lower ethanol production six percent
4/30/2018 On the Road in Duplin County- Meet Your Neighbors in North Carolina
4/30/2018 Video: Elsie Herring describes what it's like to live beside an industrial hog farm
4/30/2018 Hurdles to testing food for GenX
4/30/2018 Statement from Ag Commissioner Troxler on verdict in Murphy-Brown/Smithfield Foods nuisance lawsuit
4/30/2018 EU officials ban neonicotinoids everywhere except greenhouses
4/30/2018 Syngenta's statement on EU neonicotinoid restrictions
4/27/2018 Jury awards hog farm neighbors $50 million
4/27/2018 Jury awards $50 million in nuisance case against Smithfield
4/27/2018 New federal report: Red wolves in northeastern NC could become extinct in eight years
4/27/2018 Pruitt defends actions in front of House committee
4/26/2018 The Spotted Lanternfly: Spotted in Virginia
4/26/2018 Comment through April 30 on glyphosate
4/26/2018 Pruitt says 'era of secret science' coming to end
4/26/2018 Tell EPA why glyphosate is important to you!
4/26/2018 Waiting on jury decision in N.C. hog trial
4/25/2018 4/22 Letters: Observe Earth Day – eat less meat
4/25/2018 Report finds overall NC particulate air pollution improved, while ozone pollution worsened
4/25/2018 Lawyers wrap up case blaming pork giant for ghastly smells
4/25/2018 Hog waste trial nears end
4/24/2018 EPA announces biomass from managed forests will be considered carbon neutral
4/24/2018 A warning from Troxler: Wear your DEET this summer
4/24/2018 Perdue Farms sets goals to reduce environmental footprint
4/23/2018 NC ranks high in toxic drinking water sites
4/23/2018 Coal ash hearing
4/23/2018 Pallone & Peterson urge President Trump to stop Pruitt’s abuse of RFS waivers
4/23/2018 Podcast: New climate change threats alarm scientists
4/23/2018 EPA officials fear being cut off from data
4/20/2018 Germany planning 'massive restrictions' on glyphosate herbicide use in agriculture
4/19/2018 New Wrangler® report reveals environmental benefits of sustainable farming practices
4/19/2018 170 lawmakers sign resolution calling for Pruitt's resignation
4/19/2018 N.C. State researchers find GenX, other chemicals in tap water
4/19/2018 Trump's EPA quietly revamps rules for air pollution
4/18/2018 Honeybee population isn't ‘crashing’ and seed pesticides are not driving health problems...
4/17/2018 Currituck Banks Reserve closed April 23-27 during USDA Wildlife Services operation
4/16/2018 Duke Energy agrees to $156K fine for coal ash pollution
4/16/2018 Rare yellow lance mussel set for protection
4/16/2018 Neonicotinoids, glyphosate may impact honeybees' ability to taste and learn...
4/13/2018 A conservative approach on spending -- and on climate change
4/12/2018 Our view: Hope for hog-farm neighbors
4/12/2018 EPA to roll back emissions standards – setting up fight with California air resources board
4/12/2018 Farms could turn to robots to cope with climate change
4/12/2018 Climate change will disrupt the way big agriculture is done
4/11/2018 Roy Cooper wants to go on a hiring spree to fight pollution in North Carolina
4/11/2018 Changes to RFS could result in 'demand destruction'
4/11/2018 Large-scale switch to organic farming would imperil natural habitats, study finds
4/10/2018 Murphy-Brown destroyed samples, and other tidbits from Week 1 of the hog nuisance trial
4/10/2018 DEQ cites additional violations, asks court to require Chemours to control air emissions of Gen X
4/9/2018 State officials put Chemours on notice of pending air permit restrictions
4/9/2018 How Smelly Is Too Smelly? What we learned from the first two days of the Murphy-Brown hog
4/9/2018 North Carolina hog-nuisance trial starts
4/9/2018 Greensboro News & Record Opinion: Hog farms on trial
4/9/2018 Editorial: Hog farm trial should cause legislators to wake up and smell the…
4/9/2018 You can’t photograph a smell: Lawyers, witnesses debate hog farm stench at Smithfield nuisance trial
4/9/2018 State coastal commission will meet on April 10 and 11 in Manteo
3/29/2018 Be careful when burning debris in spring
3/29/2018 Coast to coast: Pollinator advocate network grows
3/29/2018 State seeks public input on Atlantic Coast Pipeline stormwater permit
3/29/2018 Viewpoint: House Democrats' 'glyphosate-is-dangerous' report shows liberals can be science deniers
3/29/2018 Wanted: Monarch butterfly ‘growers’
3/28/2018 Governor Cooper hosts conservation groups
3/27/2018 Clearing the air: WNC air quality continues to improve
3/27/2018 Federal Swampbuster conspiracy cited in law review
3/27/2018 Canada geese becoming a big honking problem
3/26/2018 Pesticide safety rule in effect
3/26/2018 State ag officials praise Congress for providing farmers certainty under CERCLA
3/26/2018 EPA broadens representation on Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
3/26/2018 Administrator Pruitt meets with more than 400 farmers and ranchers from five states
3/26/2018 Study links human diet, greenhouse gas emissions
3/26/2018 Enzymes influence bee sensitivity to neonicotinoids
3/23/2018 Starling: RFS a contentious topic
3/23/2018 Lawsuit aims to force Trump Administration to curb risks from pesticide malathion
3/23/2018 New idea in soil health: Pay farmers for their actions
3/22/2018 European Commission faces increasing political pressure to back neonicotinoid insecticides...
3/22/2018 Spending bill rejects Trump’s proposed EPA cut
3/21/2018 Why is China treating North Carolina like the developing world?
3/21/2018 Neonicotinoid insecticide levels 'well below' those toxic to aquatic life in Canada, research shows
3/20/2018 Officials say vandalism caused North Carolina oil spill
3/20/2018 NC may test food near Chemours plant for industrial chemical
3/19/2018 North Carolina Science Advisory Board to meet March 19
3/16/2018 Contaminated drinking water found outside an NC military base. It could be just the start.
3/16/2018 Administrator Pruitt addresses over 300 farmers and state ag leaders from across the country
3/16/2018 Judge casts doubt on experts' testimony
3/16/2018 Glyphosate traces found in wine: Should we be concerned?
3/15/2018 House follows Senate with bill to avert manure emissions mandate
3/15/2018 Judge will weigh in on toxicity of glyphosate
3/14/2018 North American bees in trouble
3/13/2018 Study of 54,000 farmers finding no glyphosate-cancer link could sink Monsanto lawsuit
3/13/2018 Viewpoint: Field studies suggest bee health issues not linked to neonicotinoid insecticides
3/13/2018 52% of farmers already see their role in addressing climate change
3/12/2018 Farms could be required to report emissions data the EPA says it doesn't need
3/12/2018 DEQ invites additional feedback by extending informal comment period, adding...
3/12/2018 Emissions reporting bill
3/12/2018 Have we been eating GenX in our food for years?
3/12/2018 Nat'l Corn Growers pleads its case to Perdue, Trump about proposed Renewable Fuel Standard changes
3/12/2018 The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico is down again
3/9/2018 Experts collaborate on better air quality for NC
3/9/2018 Feed a Bee funds 20 new projects across U.S.
3/9/2018 Glyphosate hearing this week in California
3/9/2018 No RFS meeting today
3/9/2018 Former IARC member defends research
3/9/2018 Deal-Making on the RFS: Follow the North Star
3/9/2018 Greece approves glyphosate herbicide for 5 years, reversing prior position
3/9/2018 German coalition could lead to eventual ban of glyphosate in Europe despite 'no harm' findings
3/8/2018 IARC's glyphosate fiasco highlights public and regulatory confusion over 'risk' and 'hazard'
3/7/2018 Op-Ed: We can reduce methane emissions. Here’s how.
3/7/2018 Hog industry lawyers: Jury needn't hear other waste methods
3/6/2018 Rethinking the pesticides–neonicotinoids–bee health crisis narrative: Why the media get it wrong
3/6/2018 Dicamba drift puts natural areas at risk, environmental groups warn
3/6/2018 Honey Bee Health Coalition unveils first set of tools to help soybean growers support pollinators
3/5/2018 Hogs v. humans: Neighbors fight back against swine waste
3/5/2018 EPA reorganization will merge science office
3/2/2018 ClimateCon: First-of-its-kind conference coming to NC
3/2/2018 New rule delays implementation of the 2015 WOTUS rule
3/2/2018 The warped environmentalism of America’s biggest industrial meat producer
3/2/2018 Neonicotinoid insecticides pose risks to wild bees and honeybees, European Food...
3/1/2018 In the Field: Laurel wilt found in Cumberland County
3/1/2018 Canadian beekeepers sue Bayer and Syngenta, blame neonicotinoid manufacturers for bee deaths
2/28/2018 New market opportunities for improving soil health
2/28/2018 Judge orders California agricultural officials to cease pesticide use
2/28/2018 Research questions role of poultry plants in stormwater contamination
2/28/2018 Court says water wells are a point source
2/27/2018 Farmers, environmental advocacy groups disagree on neonicotinoids' impact on bees
2/27/2018 Pruitt and Perdue to present RFS proposal to Trump
2/26/2018 How urban heat affects bee populations
2/26/2018 GenX found in rainwater samples collected near Chemours facility
2/23/2018 Former Trump advisers want Pat McCrory’s environmental chief in the White House
2/23/2018 Satellites see big fishing’s big footprint on the high seas
2/23/2018 Thousands of dead fish wash up on North Carolina Outer Banks
2/23/2018 'Gray ghosts' lurk in NC forests
2/23/2018 Viewpoint: Total ban on 'bee-harming' neonicotinoid insecticides is not the best path forward
2/23/2018 Rejecting the cloudy logic of EPA ozone rules
2/22/2018 GenX found in rain
2/22/2018 How they changed their minds about global warming
2/21/2018 EPA considering change to water pollution regulation
2/21/2018 Report: EPA needs to evaluate the impact of the revised agricultural WPS on pesticide exposure...
2/19/2018 Pesticide handling rules toughened
2/19/2018 Fixing the RFS is getting easier and easier
2/16/2018 EPA extends comment period on neonicotinoids
2/16/2018 Critics blast EPA for lowering Syngenta pesticide fine
2/16/2018 Lawsuit demands EPA vacate dicamba registration
2/16/2018 Enviros to sue EPA, Army Corps for clean water rule delay
2/15/2018 Southern pine beetle on the rise across the South
2/15/2018 Gutting of environmental rules
2/15/2018 Group asks Iowa lawmakers to halt new, expanded livestock farms
2/15/2018 What EPA's latest neonic documents mean for farmers
2/14/2018 Op-Ed: We rely on self-reporting of hog lagoon spills. We shouldn’t.
2/14/2018 What’s up with all these coyotes? What N.C. says you should do about them
2/14/2018 N.C. Forest Service reaches agreement to allow Osprey landings at Bladen Lakes State Forest
2/12/2018 Eastern N.C. waterways vulnerable to sewage spills
2/12/2018 N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission public hearing on fishing, hunting & game lands regulations
2/12/2018 WOTUS opponents put backup plan in place
2/12/2018 99.5% of samples test below EPA benchmark residue level
2/12/2018 Edge-of-field monitoring
2/12/2018 NPPC, coalition ask for national preliminary injunction on WOTUS
2/12/2018 Do trace levels of neonicotinoid insecticides found in waterways threaten aquatic life?
2/9/2018 State cites Jones County swine farm with violation notice, State issues $64,072 fine
2/9/2018 AP FACT CHECK: EPA chief sees good in warming, experts don't
2/9/2018 DEQ inviting public feedback on draft coal ash rules
2/9/2018 IARC defends methodology, 'probably carcinogenic' glyphosate designation against criticisms
2/9/2018 Ag industry requests exemption from EPA emissions reporting
2/8/2018 New WOTUS lawsuit filed
2/8/2018 Agrochemical giants downplay threat of bee-killing pesticide in water
2/7/2018 Will the EPA audit NC's environmental regulators?
2/7/2018 State coastal commission will meet on Feb. 13 and 14 in Sunset Beach
2/7/2018 Can red wolves be saved again?
2/7/2018 Hello, goodbye WOTUS
2/6/2018 EPA needs YOUR comments on neonicotinoid registration review
2/6/2018 Neonicotinoid insecticide may increase honeybee survival when manure bacteria is present, lab study
2/6/2018 Consumers more concerned about GMO crops' environmental impact than health worries, German study
2/5/2018 Court again extends ammonia emissions reporting deadline
2/5/2018 EPA forms posse to fix 'broken' endangered species regulations to speed up pesticide approval
2/2/2018 Companies illegally dumped pollution knowing the health risks, NC lawsuit charges
2/2/2018 WOTUS, you miss me?
2/1/2018 Farm groups back EPA motion to delay manure air rule
2/1/2018 EPA, Army Corps delay 2015 WOTUS rule
2/1/2018 Administrator Pruitt signs MOA establishing Interagency Workgroup on ESA consultations
2/1/2018 Pruitt Takes Heat: EPA Administrator: WOTUS rule may be completed in 2018
1/31/2018 Swine manure can protect water quality
1/30/2018 New highway will threaten endangered mussels. NC promises $5M to breed them.
1/30/2018 Netherlands study: GenX found in vegetables grown near Dutch plant
1/30/2018 Coral protections in Atlantic Ocean up for key vote
1/30/2018 Growth in urban beekeeping hurting wild bees
1/30/2018 Conserving honey bees does not help wildlife
1/30/2018 Honeybees help farmers, but they don't help the environment
1/30/2018 EPA sends WOTUS delay rule for White House review
1/29/2018 NC senators call for federal audit of DEQ
1/29/2018 Apple farmer to move historic barn to Henderson County
1/29/2018 New research of toxic bait might provide control of wild hog problem in Texas and other states
1/26/2018 EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel interests
1/26/2018 NC agency lacks equipment to find water pollution. Could it just borrow some?
1/26/2018 Dicamba: EPA director discusses changes and what growers should know
1/26/2018 The newest chapter in the ongoing saga of the 2015 WOTUS rule
1/25/2018 EPA awaits emissions ruling
1/25/2018 Admin. Scott Pruitt aims to accelerate his efforts to remake the Environmental Protection Agency
1/24/2018 Strange bedfellows? Polluters, environmental groups form new coalition to lobby state government
1/24/2018 Cut the CAFO funding
1/23/2018 Supreme Court rules on WOTUS
1/23/2018 Supreme Court: Water rule suits should begin in trial courts
1/23/2018 The mystery of the invisible frog: Endangered Species Act threatens private property
1/22/2018 EU Parliament to investigate glyphosate-decision process
1/19/2018 EPA official: government must plan for climate change
1/19/2018 States oppose EPA bid for time in Clean Power Plan row
1/19/2018 How climate change alters plant growth
1/18/2018 Developing climate-smart ag
1/17/2018 EPA livestock ammonia emissions deadline approaches
1/15/2018 Change is afoot in Trump country
1/15/2018 Government scientists say a controversial pesticide is killing endangered salmon
1/11/2018 Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees
1/8/2018 NC says it doesn’t have the equipment to deal with new pollution threats
1/8/2018 Coastal agency seeks new members for Coastal Reserve Local Advisory Committees
1/5/2018 Denial of petition to list concentrated animal feeding operations under Clean Air Act
1/3/2018 New EPA rule stinks of manure
1/2/2018 EPA opens door to sorghum oil as biofuel feedstock
12/28/2017 Local agencies wrestle with livestock impacts on water quality
12/26/2017 NC agrees to up investigations of hog farms
12/26/2017 NC to test drinking supplies for chemicals emerging as risks
12/26/2017 How did GenX end up in a jar of honey? DEQ is investigating.
12/26/2017 E.P.A. officials, disheartened by agency’s direction, are leaving in droves
12/26/2017 Doctors and scientists challenge removal of EPA science advisers
12/26/2017 EPA releases neonicotinoid assessments for public comment
12/21/2017 Bees aid spread of antibiotic-resistant genes
12/21/2017 EPA releases draft glyphosate assessments
12/20/2017 Environmentalists settle complaint of lax pollution fighting (NC DEQ)
12/20/2017 EPA solicits public comments on proposed clean power plan repeal
12/19/2017 New EPA Assessment: Neonicotinoid pesticides pose serious risks to birds, aquatic invertebrates
12/18/2017 4 small words may hamstring Trump team's WOTUS overhaul
12/18/2017 WPS and C&T rulemaking
12/15/2017 China's war on smog hits farmers
12/15/2017 New Hanover looks to make fertilizer from food waste
12/15/2017 Clover Hill Farm gains conservation easement
12/15/2017 Farmers keeping nutrients on the field, out of streams
12/14/2017 US Sens. Burr, Tillis help sink Trump’s pick for EPA chemical office
12/14/2017 Perdue welcomes WTO statement on MRLs
12/13/2017 Trump seeks RFS fix for refiners, farmers
12/11/2017 POLL: Most Americans support Trump rewriting Obama’s ‘Waters Of The US’ rule
12/8/2017 Senate confirms two Interior, EPA nominees
12/8/2017 Bayer buzzes back in Europe
12/8/2017 Watchdog links pesticide to bee decline
12/7/2017 Leaked draft of EU report reveals mixed findings on neonicotinoids and bees
12/7/2017 Monsanto moves to stop Arkansas from banning weed killer
12/7/2017 Climate change fighting plants: Genetically modified crops could trap half of human CO2 emissions
12/7/2017 EPA chief praises farmers, explains RFS goals
12/6/2017 Preservation group, landowners agree to protect 476 acres
12/6/2017 Farmers, neighbors worry about GenX in groundwater
12/6/2017 Judge orders giant pork producer to clean up water pollution
12/6/2017 Op-Ed: NC’s environmental disaster: weaker laws, reduced enforcement
12/6/2017 Pork grower denies pollution after judge's order
12/6/2017 A new approach to estimating methane emissions
12/5/2017 GenX shows up in Robeson farmer’s honey
12/5/2017 Trials start in April for nuisance cases targeting hog farms
12/5/2017 Environmentalists say they'll try to sue German, EU authorities over glyphosate
12/4/2017 Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide
12/4/2017 Common pesticide can make migrating birds lose their way, research shows
12/1/2017 EPA proposes two-year delay in WOTUS adoption
12/1/2017 EPA to hold biofuels quota steady in 2018
11/30/2017 NC scientist tapped as Trump adviser quits DEQ, sees ‘politicization of science and law’
11/30/2017 Air emission reporting date delayed to Jan. 22, 2018
11/29/2017 Glyphosate gets EU renewal
11/29/2017 BASF: Stewardship key to avoiding dicamba drift
11/27/2017 State’s tally of ozone days hits historic low
11/27/2017 Why are North Atlantic right whale numbers declining?
11/24/2017 Reason to give thanks: Comeback of the NC wild turkey
11/24/2017 Court extends stay of air emissions reporting mandate
11/24/2017 A best management practices guide for supporting honey bees and soybean producers
11/22/2017 Trying to get pregnant? Science suggests: eat organic and regulate the pesticide industry
11/20/2017 Bonn climate talks end with progress despite US stance
11/20/2017 26 nuisance lawsuits against Smithfield Foods hog unit to go to trial
11/20/2017 Pesticide industry floats endangered species bill
11/20/2017 Genetically engineering the natural world, it turns out, could be a disaster
11/20/2017 Eating organic is not as good for the environment as you think
11/17/2017 Listen to the forum 'Rising Seas: How will climate change affect the NC Coast?'
11/17/2017 Farm runoff and the worsening algae plague
11/17/2017 EPA and the Army propose to amend the effective date of the 2015 rule defining WOTUS
11/17/2017 EPA unveils some ozone info after enviro lawsuit threat
11/16/2017 Sens. Richard Burr, Thom Tillis come out against Trump EPA nominee, putting nomination at risk
11/16/2017 Helping Mother Nature: NC Land management shifts to new approach
11/15/2017 Trump administration seeks to delay findings on pesticides
11/15/2017 'Super invader' tree hits South
11/15/2017 Monsanto urges federal judge to toss "junk science" Roundup claims
11/14/2017 Global carbon pollution rises after 3 straight flat years
11/14/2017 EPA proposes reopening dangerous loophole that would keep dirty trucks on the road
11/14/2017 EPA is taking more advice from industry — and ignoring its own scientists
11/13/2017 Climate talks enter 2nd week as report shows emissions rise
11/13/2017 Large U.S. farm study finds no cancer link to Monsanto weedkiller
11/13/2017 Delay sought for reporting farm air emissions
11/10/2017 McCrory-era DEQ leaders on leave after Trump administration appointment
11/10/2017 Careers in Conservation Scholarship Program-NC Foundation for Soil and Water
11/10/2017 Trump’s top environmental pick says she has ‘many questions’ about climate change
11/10/2017 Agriculture key to climate solutions
11/8/2017 Study: NC gets ‘D’ for climate change policies
11/8/2017 EPA, Army Corps seek delay to WOTUS start date
11/8/2017 Glyphosate causes disease in animal organs, biologist says
11/8/2017 Glyphosate does not cause cancer, study finds
11/7/2017 Controversial overhaul to EPA advisory board includes former DEQ chief
11/6/2017 Editorial: Bar set too low on NC hog waste
11/6/2017 EPA revisits pesticide worker protection rule
11/6/2017 Food and ag groups fear fallout from EPA lawsuit move
11/3/2017 EPA changes dicamba rules
11/3/2017 US EPA sends final RFS volumes to White House for review
11/3/2017 Hundreds of studies point to glyphosate being safe
11/2/2017 EPA requests more time for CERCLA reports, USPOULTRY provides reporting guidance
11/2/2017 EPA releases animal waste air emissions guidance
11/1/2017 What's next for WOTUS?
11/1/2017 Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
10/30/2017 EPA releases guidance on emissions reporting
10/27/2017 EFSA says wild birds spread avian flu to E.U. member states
10/26/2017 Monarch challenge continues
10/26/2017 We may be consuming more glyphosate than ever before
10/26/2017 EU delays decision on herbicide glyphosate
10/25/2017 NCGA comments on dicamba label change
10/24/2017 Why has the E.P.A. shifted on toxic chemicals? An industry insider helps call the shots
10/24/2017 European Parliament call for glyphosate phase out
10/23/2017 The biodiesel waiver provision in the RFS
10/23/2017 Sierra Club challenges EPA for failing to conduct mandatory environmental analysis of RFS
10/23/2017 Iowa senator receives key commitments from EPA to support the spirit and the letter of the RFS
10/23/2017 Vote on glyphosate in Europe draws near
10/23/2017 In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out 'non-carcinogenic' findings
10/19/2017 Riverkeepers paddle to protest coal ash pollution
10/19/2017 Trump's EPA to curb legal settlements with environmentalists
10/19/2017 Monsanto: Education key under new EPA dicamba requirements
10/18/2017 Supreme court or federal courts for WOTUS?
10/18/2017 Viewpoint: Your drinking water could be threatened by chicken poop
10/18/2017 House of Raeford plant faces odor restrictions
10/17/2017 Is Roundup poisoning the planet?
10/17/2017 6 changes to how dicamba can be applied in 2018
10/16/2017 WOTUS teleconference for ag stakeholders Oct. 17
10/16/2017 Students learn about fire and forestry ahead of Fire in the Pines Festival
10/16/2017 DWR public hearings
10/16/2017 New dicamba rules
10/13/2017 High court wary of feds' water rule jurisdiction argument
10/12/2017 Don’t trip over your shoestrings! Shoestring root rot, that is!
10/12/2017 EPA releases draft strategic plan, comments accepted until Oct. 31
10/12/2017 Trump administration formally proposes to rescind Obama’s clean power plan
10/12/2017 The WOTUS with the mostest
10/11/2017 Opinion: Clarity for the Clean Water Act
10/11/2017 Buzzing south for the winter: Bees depart Wilson County after summer of pollination
10/10/2017 EPA chief says administration to roll back climate plan
10/9/2017 DWR public hearings on proposed revisions to non-discharge wastewater rules
10/9/2017 Supporters of Lane County aerial herbicide spraying ban say they have enough signatures...
10/9/2017 Aerial pesticide ban supporters turn in over 15,000 signatures
10/9/2017 NC a "pitstop" for pollinators in the fall
10/9/2017 Not so sweet: 75 percent of honey samples had key pesticide
10/9/2017 Meat production is killing the planet: report
10/6/2017 EPA launches Smart Sectors program
10/5/2017 The Latest: Interior ordered to reinstate methane rule
10/5/2017 Health & environmental organizations warn EPA they plan to sue over delayed smog cleanup
10/5/2017 Neonic pesticides are killing endangered bees and butterflies—but the EPA keeps approving them...
10/4/2017 Researchers examine methane emissions
10/3/2017 Oct. 8-14 is Fire Prevention Week
10/3/2017 US court rules EPA must release details on Enlist Duo’s harm to endangered species
10/2/2017 Working with the enemy? Why NCGA is with EDF
9/29/2017 Two-step process needed to rollback Waters of the U.S. regulation
9/29/2017 Republican senators urge EPA to swiftly repeal and replace Obama-era water rule
9/29/2017 Might dicamba be affecting pollinators?
9/28/2017 In the Field: The emerald ash borer travels the state
9/27/2017 EPA Inspector General criticizes EPA over CAFO foot dragging
9/27/2017 Comment by Sept. 27 on WOTUS rule
9/27/2017 Protecting NC water quality rooted in solutions, literally
9/25/2017 Can this one action help save the honey bee?
9/25/2017 As NC pollution concerns grow, so do environmental budget cuts
9/22/2017 Is NC home to 2 of the top 5 ‘most polluted’ rivers?
9/22/2017 EPA inspector general faults agency on livestock odor plan
9/22/2017 U.S. regulator aiming to allow controversial herbicide use with safeguards
9/22/2017 $10 million to aid bee health
9/20/2017 Beef. It does a planet good: study
9/19/2017 WOTUS stakeholder sessions beginning Sept. 19
9/18/2017 Bee conservation initiative starts in downtown Winston-Salem
9/18/2017 Disposing of pesticides the right way
9/18/2017 House votes to block funding for EPA methane pollution rule
9/18/2017 U.S. EPA postpones power plant effluent guidelines
9/14/2017 Pollen hitches a ride on bees in all the right spots
9/13/2017 Why the US Clean Water Rule needs to stay in place
9/13/2017 Waters of US Rule challengers slam EPA, Corps in high court
9/12/2017 WOTUS stakeholder sessions begin Sept. 19
9/11/2017 Power plant rule repeal announcement likely this fall: EPA
9/8/2017 Senator questions EPA's direction to delete economic data in WOTUS rewrite
9/7/2017 Exclusive: EPA eyes limits for agricultural chemical linked to crop damage
9/6/2017 EPA awards $1M grant to NC DENR for hazardous waste program
9/1/2017 California tightens restrictions on controversial pesticide chlorpyrifos
9/1/2017 EPA announces appointment of Trey Glenn as administrator of southeast region
8/31/2017 20 NC coastal communities could be flooded by sea water in 15 years, new report says
8/30/2017 EPA and the Army seek input in the review of the Waters of the U.S. rule
8/29/2017 EAB found in Surry County for first time
8/28/2017 Protecting mountain gold: Balsam uses dye to thwart ginseng poachers
8/23/2017 E.P.A. promised ‘a new day’ for the agriculture industry, documents reveal
8/23/2017 EPA calls out New York Times for fake news on pesticide decision
8/23/2017 Ag groups praise court delay of EPA air emissions reporting
8/23/2017 EPA head steps into WOTUS fray with video push
8/22/2017 Pruitt urges ranchers to submit WOTUS comments
8/22/2017 CAFO’s get extra time to comply with requirements
8/18/2017 EPA’s toxic substances rules face first legal tests
8/18/2017 Federal government rethinks stance that a potent new class of herbicides is 'safe for everyone'
8/18/2017 EPA extends comment period for the definition of “WOTUS” -recodification of pre-existing rules
8/18/2017 Pesticide linked to breathing problems
8/16/2017 Cooper vetoes looser rules on water pollution
8/15/2017 Land conservancies protect drinking water at its source
8/15/2017 Celebrate National Honey Bee Day
8/14/2017 Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly
8/11/2017 EPA interpretation of the "inadequate domestic supply" waiver for renewable fuels ruled invalid...
8/11/2017 D.C. Circuit denies en banc rehearing of decision ooverturning EPA's suspension of methane limits
8/10/2017 Protecting pollinators while managing pests
8/9/2017 Krazy with Kudzu looks at good and bad of invasive vine
8/9/2017 Water rule extension pending
8/9/2017 USDA releases strategy to improve forest health in Appalachia while helping golden-winged warbler
8/8/2017 Spring flooding undermined farmers efforts of nitrogen stewardship
8/8/2017 Advocates oppose EPA's delay of coal plant pollution limits
8/8/2017 Court gives farmers big ethanol win
8/7/2017 Reinforcements for NC’s beleaguered environmental regulators?
8/4/2017 Head of EPA promises agency will return to basics
8/3/2017 EPA chief backtracks on delaying rules reducing emissions
8/3/2017 New way to remove ag water pollutants
8/3/2017 U.S. honeybee colonies rise in 2017
8/2/2017 EPA Administrator on WOTUS listening tour
8/2/2017 Governor Cooper expands state science panel to address new or unregulated chemicals
8/2/2017 Trump Administration sued by Clean Air Carolina
8/2/2017 Meat industry, Tyson blamed for Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’
8/1/2017 Senators seek to force EPA to ban use of chlorpyrifos
7/31/2017 DEQ names director for stream and wetland mitigation program
7/31/2017 Federal court hands ethanol industry big victory on EPA fuel mandate
7/27/2017 EPA to seek comments on Obama water rule repeal
7/25/2017 4th annual Bee Friendly to Bees Day
7/24/2017 White House details plan to roll back environmental regs
7/21/2017 Filling the gaps in the renewable fuels standard with biodiesel
7/21/2017 Dems want EPA, Army Corps to let Americans have input on clean water protections
7/20/2017 Court allows EPA to continue delaying pesticide ban
7/19/2017 Clean-Air delay prompts lawsuit against EPA
7/19/2017 Syngenta defends pesticides in wake of widening EU ban
7/17/2017 State to host public hearings on Atlantic Coast Pipeline project
7/14/2017 State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet July 19 in Raleigh
7/14/2017 State to form science board to review chromium standards
7/14/2017 The EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard rulemaking for 2018 -- still a push
7/13/2017 Warming climate puts heat on economic inequality, says report
7/13/2017 2017 southern pine beetle populations low this year; few areas expecting increasing populations
7/13/2017 Interior/Environment spending bill cuts EPA budget, targets WOTUS
7/10/2017 1 beetle may have brought lethal tree disease now across SE
7/10/2017 Court denies rehearing request in CAFO emissions case
7/7/2017 State coastal commission to meet on July 11-12 in Greenville
7/7/2017 Court denies rehearing request in CAFO emissions case
7/7/2017 EPA proposes renewable fuel volume requirements
7/6/2017 Report: Global warming threatens North Carolina's bees
7/5/2017 Pollinators without borders
7/5/2017 Court reminds EPA to follow the law when approving new pesticides
7/5/2017 58 'Feed a Bee' projects funded across America
7/5/2017 Appeals court orders EPA to proceed with emissions rule
7/5/2017 Water rule repeal met with mixed reactions
6/28/2017 Conaway Praises EPA Repeal of WOTUS, Calls for Continued Work to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
6/28/2017 EPA, U.S. Army Move to Rescind 2015 "Waters of the U.S."
6/28/2017 State Ag Departments, Farmers Applaud WOTUS Rescission
6/27/2017 NCSU golf course and BASF partner to help monarch butterflies
6/26/2017 Ohio Air Force base recognized for bee conservation
6/26/2017 Rep Rouzer talks about GenX
6/23/2017 EPA cuts will harm NC’s air and water quality, hurt fishing, says state agency
6/20/2017 EPA asks DC Circ. to allow delay of methane rules
6/15/2017 Project Genesis enters sixth year tracking honeybee cycles
6/15/2017 Bayer launches Grow On sustainability initiative for horticulture
6/15/2017 U.S. rice farmers embrace sustainable ag and earn first-ever carbon credits for rice production
6/15/2017 EPA extends delay of Obama methane rule to two years
6/15/2017 Big-acre research at Sunbelt Expo leads to wiser use of new pesticides
6/9/2017 EPA to extend deadline for 2015 ozone NAAQS area designations
6/8/2017 Peanut’s environmental footprint stretches beyond the farm
6/8/2017 Activists, AGs file appeal of EPA denial of chlorpyrifos petition
6/7/2017 Ag groups seek common sense application of emissions reporting requirements
6/7/2017 Environmental groups sue EPA over methane rule suspension
6/7/2017 Cotton’s effect on the environment continues to diminish
6/6/2017 US Supreme Court affirms NC legislative districts as racial gerrymanders
6/6/2017 The EPA giveth, the EPA can, and will taketh away
6/5/2017 Op-Ed: Pilkey: The Paris agreement, climate change, NC coast and rising seas
6/2/2017 Cattle farmer sentenced after pleading guilty to discharging cow feces into area river
6/1/2017 Bee colony losses down, survey says, but experts voice caution
5/31/2017 A tree-killing insect that has devastated eastern forests is confirmed in Charlotte
5/30/2017 Conaway, Goodlatte call on AG to evaluate DOJ overreach in prosecuting WOTUS violation in CA
5/24/2017 Background facts on chlorpyrifos use and safety
5/23/2017 EPA awards multi-million dollar grant to North Carolina to protect water quality
5/23/2017 Study: Rising seas could influence NC migration patterns
5/23/2017 Farmers must comply with revised EPA rule but get more time to do it
5/23/2017 Stabenow raps ‘abrupt’ dismissal of EPA panel members
5/22/2017 Duke Energy files lawsuit against environmentalists over NC coal power plant
5/22/2017 NASDA applauds EPA for WPS implementation extension
5/18/2017 Forest tent caterpillar strikes again! Outbreaks in NC continue for the third year running
5/18/2017 EPA gets an earful on its regulatory reform agenda
5/17/2017 Advice for EPA on regulatory reform
5/15/2017 Farmers use pigs to remove stumps, clear pasture
5/12/2017 EPA extends timeline for pesticide applicators rule
5/11/2017 EPA seeks governors’ input in rewriting Obama water rule
5/11/2017 Judge: EPA violated law in approving products dangerous to bees, butterflies
5/10/2017 EPA to establish new definition of protected waters
5/9/2017 EPA administrator wants to work with ag
5/9/2017 EPA dismisses half of its scientific advisers on a key review board
5/8/2017 NC wins competitive Department of Defense grant with unique partnership
5/5/2017 Pork industry favors incentives for river protection
5/5/2017 Podcast explores ag impact on soil & water
5/4/2017 NC shore getting help from newest technology
5/4/2017 NC State ag economist Dr. Mike Walden – “Changes in climate rules”
5/4/2017 In the Field: Emerald ash borer takes flight
5/4/2017 Environmental groups sue EPA over rollback of pollution rule
5/1/2017 Do hog farms make their neighbors ill? Jurors may decide soon.
5/1/2017 Triangle companies helping save honeybees
5/1/2017 Hog industry lawyers sparred over ethics, bigotry, Communism
4/28/2017 Google Earth timelapse shows changing NC coastline
4/28/2017 Court delays EPA mercury rule case while Trump reviews
4/28/2017 NC looks to tweak protected species list
4/28/2017 Study: Coastal sharks bouncing back from years of overfishing
4/27/2017 Duke Energy goes to bat for bats
4/25/2017 Revised landfill spray bill wins DEQ approval
4/24/2017 EPA chief delays methane rule at behest of oil and gas firms
4/21/2017 Pesticide maker tries to kill risk study
4/20/2017 Laurel wilt disease continues to spread in NC
4/19/2017 EPA considers repealing two Obama air pollution rules
4/19/2017 “Bee”&B gets helping hand from science
4/18/2017 An insect that has killed hundreds of millions of trees is at Charlotte’s door
4/17/2017 Environmentalists map homes, hog farms as lawsuits clouded
4/17/2017 Tribeca documentary about coal includes NC community
4/17/2017 Making an honest living
4/17/2017 Poultry farm expansions In Western North Carolina pit neighbors against neighbors
4/14/2017 Editorial: NC must raise safeguards for rivers threatened by agricultural waste
4/13/2017 Land trust conservation work critical for water, wildlife, health
4/12/2017 Group calls for farm buyouts to protect Cape Fear, Neuse rivers
4/12/2017 Court strikes down Bush-era pollution exemption for farms
4/11/2017 Neuse, Cape Fear rivers listed as ‘most endangered’
4/11/2017 Estimating GM pollen spread
4/10/2017 Exclusive: New state report finds ‘a lot more’ poultry waste than officials realized
4/7/2017 NC Air Quality: Experts say protections must include urban, rural areas
4/7/2017 NRDC takes Trump Administration to court over refusal to ban pesticide
4/5/2017 WOTUS Case Continues: EPA proposes rewrite of controversial rule
4/4/2017 Farmers score win with chlorpyrifos decision
4/3/2017 North Carolina wildlife still endangered, threatened
4/3/2017 Wild turkey numbers rebound allowing for responsible hunting
3/30/2017 EPA rejects petition to revoke chlorpyrifos tolerances
3/30/2017 NASDA commends EPA decision on chlorpyrifos petition
3/30/2017 Ag groups, EPA settle CAFO lawsuit on personal data access
3/28/2017 Wrangler Land Stewardship Conference (April 1)
3/28/2017 State coastal commission’s science panel meeting canceled
3/23/2017 Farmers improve soil health, increase productivity
3/23/2017 Twice the Toxicity: Farmers, public interest groups sue EPA for approving highly toxic Enlist Duo
3/22/2017 Rusty patched bumblebee first of species called endangered
3/22/2017 Report: Climate outlook improves as fewer coal plants built
3/22/2017 Beekeepers, honey bees provide more than sweet nectar in Catawba County
3/22/2017 WNC- Region’s air quality continues to improve, officials say
3/21/2017 Opinion: There’s good reason to end the agriculture versus the environment fight
3/20/2017 FIFRA science panel divided on EPA glyphosate cancer study
3/16/2017 EPA to review auto emissions rule
3/16/2017 EU chemical agency says weed killer glyphosate not carcinogenic
3/16/2017 Dirty Air? Art display illustrates invisible pollution in NC
3/15/2017 EPA delays chemical storage rule amid terrorism fear
3/15/2017 California can require a cancer warning on Monsanto's most popular product, judge rules
3/15/2017 Research indicates new tool for reducing ammonia emission
3/15/2017 Environmental organizations attack large-scale livestock farmers
3/13/2017 Op-Ed: Ending fracking’s methane releases is crucial to averting a climate crisis
3/13/2017 State closes 2,450 acres of water to shellfish harvesting
3/13/2017 US livestock production has become more environmentally friendly
3/13/2017 Poultry manure outweighs hog waste, report finds
3/13/2017 EWG’s ‘new’ database used for same, old purpose: to attack farmers
3/13/2017 Industry again condemns EWG’s ‘dirty dozen' list
3/12/2017 NCDENR Report: A comparison of PAN and P2O5 produced from poultry, swine and cattle operations in NC
3/10/2017 EPA chief: Carbon dioxide not primary cause of warming
3/9/2017 Trump order on Obama’s climate rule ‘unlikely’ this week
3/8/2017 GOP floats overhaul to EPA scientific review process
3/8/2017 There is just one sentence in the bill to terminate the EPA
3/6/2017 EPA withdraws Obama-era request for data on oil, natural gas
3/6/2017 Trump action on water regulation garners praise, concern along N.C. coast
3/6/2017 Local farmer talks ag climate at Commodity Classic
3/6/2017 Trump calls Obama's clean water rule 'horrible, horrible'
3/3/2017 EPA approves Syngenta’s Minecto Pro insecticide for specialty, vegetable crops
3/2/2017 Op-Ed: NC must act now to avoid a disaster as sea levels rise
3/1/2017 Renewable fuels groups bicker over rumored executive order
3/1/2017 Trump orders a redo on WOTUS
2/27/2017 Another top environmental regulator replaced
2/27/2017 Feed a Bee launches RFP for $500,000 pollinator forage initiative
2/24/2017 The Good Earth: Forum stresses importance of healthy soil
2/24/2017 Bayer to fund projects to increase pollinator forage
2/20/2017 Oklahoma judge orders EPA nominee Scott Pruitt to turn over emails to watchdog group
2/20/2017 Senate confirms Scott Pruitt to lead EPA
2/17/2017 FFAR announces $10 million Pollinator Health Fund
2/16/2017 Backyard bird count to show impact of climate change
2/16/2017 Group sues feds for delaying bumblebee's endangered listing
2/15/2017 Eastern NC Ag Water Management Workshop scheduled (Feb. 24)
2/15/2017 U.S. Supreme Court to decide which lower court reviews WOTUS
2/14/2017 Down to Earth discussion planned at AgBiotech Forum
2/13/2017 Report: Former DEQ head in running for No. 2 EPA job
2/13/2017 Environmentalist take aim at proposed head of EPA
2/8/2017 Warming study again questioned, again defended (Asheville)
2/8/2017 GOP-backed measures seek to rein in science used at EPA
2/8/2017 Video: Bee school aims to help dwindling population (Surry Co.)
2/7/2017 Coal ash regulator among those fired at environmental agency
2/6/2017 Court revives suit over government pesticide approvals
2/3/2017 Hanes Dye could face fines of $25,000 per day for spill that killed fish
2/3/2017 New honeybee threat discovered – a surfactant
2/2/2017 Environmentalists seek faster action, stricter rules on coal ash removal
2/2/2017 Soil health is affected by changing climate conditions
2/2/2017 Insecticide review raises questions
2/1/2017 New testing provides information on colony collapse disorder
1/31/2017 Trump has EPA on notice
1/31/2017 Cooper’s environmental chief faces challenges beyond Senate approval
1/31/2017 Corps' wetlands call doesn't hold water, judge finds
1/30/2017 Bacterium could be cause of bee colony collapse disorder
1/30/2017 Popular weed killer now possibly linked to cancer
1/30/2017 EPA sends ‘letter of concern’ to regulators over hog farms
1/27/2017 Bee school educates people on techniques of beekeeping (Winston-Salem)
1/27/2017 Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
1/27/2017 California fights Monsanto on labels for popular weed killer
1/26/2017 Study: Dan River farms and crops are untainted by coal ash
1/26/2017 Freeze on EPA, other agencies may be felt in the Triangle
1/26/2017 New scale insect threatens the South’s beloved crape myrtle
1/26/2017 Public interest groups, farmers file lawsuit challenging Monsanto’s pesticides
1/25/2017 EPA moves to restrict pyrethroid, farmers urged to comment by Jan. 30
1/23/2017 Land management program approved for hundreds of acres
1/20/2017 Pruitt vows to uphold RFS, bring "clarity" to WOTUS
1/19/2017 EPA faults N.C. over health of minority communities near hog farms
1/19/2017 EPA finalizes steps to better protect bees from pesticides
1/19/2017 EPA releases four neonicotinoid risk assessments for public comment
1/18/2017 Dismantling of WOTUS and other onerous reg’s already underway
1/17/2017 Growth spurs push for large nature preserve in eastern Wake
1/17/2017 EPA keeps greenhouse gas emissions standards in place through 2025
1/16/2017 Toxic chemicals released into NC air dropped 79% over a decade
1/16/2017 EPA to put in place a process to evaluate chemicals that may pose risk
1/16/2017 Carbon pollution standards for cars and light trucks to remain unchanged through 2025
1/16/2017 State submits report on sulfur dioxide compliance in North Carolina
1/16/2017 Supreme Court will consider WOTUS jurisdiction dispute
1/16/2017 Our View: Pork producer gets climate-change realities
1/13/2017 New video series highlights water reclamation environmental stewardship at poultry facilities
1/13/2017 EPA agrees to tackle request to add NC to ozone region
1/12/2017 Don't stiff industry on EPA chemical panel, Chamber says
1/11/2017 Rusty patched bumblebee first bee species declared endangered in continental United States
1/11/2017 Record $16 million to save WNC farms, streams
1/5/2017 Conservation nonprofit seeks board member (Asheville area)
1/5/2017 Education trumps regulation in drift management
1/4/2017 Here’s a list of major changes to Agricultural Worker Protection rules
1/3/2017 Study: Coastal NC officials not willing to prepare for sea level rise
12/30/2016 NC environmental chief takes demotion to keep job
12/30/2016 EPA rejects request to delay pesticide safety rule
12/29/2016 EPA pushing hard to implement Obama rules
12/27/2016 Latino voters in NC uniting for climate change
12/23/2016 EPA looks to mitigate chemical plant disasters
12/23/2016 Farm Bureau, NASDA seek delay of unlawful EPA rule
12/22/2016 Thousand cankers disease stays put for another year in NC
12/21/2016 EPA prohibits 72 inert ingredients from use in pesticides
12/21/2016 Court sides with EPA in biodiesel dispute
12/20/2016 EPA stops work on climate rule compliance program
12/20/2016 Study: Climate regs could cost $4.5T
12/20/2016 Bent Creek study tests method for reversing oak decline
12/20/2016 Rodent causes problems for farmers, residents and roadways
12/20/2016 Syngenta’s Talinor herbicide receives EPA registration
12/19/2016 Forest stewardship initiative targets private landowners
12/19/2016 Glyphosate panel split on chemical's carcinogenicity
12/16/2016 EPA takes action to prevent poisonings from herbicide
12/15/2016 Bradford pear – the next worst thing since kudzu
12/15/2016 Land trust protects valuable farmland, vistas, heritage (Asheville)
12/14/2016 EPA final report on impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources
12/13/2016 EPA requires stronger standards for applying the riskiest pesticides
12/12/2016 Selection to head EPA a good one
12/12/2016 Environmentalists: NC agency lags in anti-pollution work
12/9/2016 EPA’s National Lakes Assessment finds nutrient pollution is widespread in lakes
12/9/2016 Washington state suing agrochemical giant over PCB pollution
12/8/2016 Compost odors frustrate commissioners
12/8/2016 How elections might impact WNC environment
12/6/2016 NCGA, Soil Health Partnership, celebrating World Soil Day
12/6/2016 New comment period deadline and hearing date set for proposed Brunswick water treatment facility
12/5/2016 States fight EPA cross-state air pollution rule revamp
12/2/2016 New auxin herbicide labels will require application adjustments
11/30/2016 EPA names first chemicals for review under new TSCA legislation
11/29/2016 California targets dairy cows to combat global warming
11/29/2016 Three coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in December
11/28/2016 Duke Energy contributes $1 million to protect wetlands
11/25/2016 EPA finalizes increase in renewable fuel volumes
11/23/2016 Neonic-coated seeds get boost from court ruling
11/23/2016 Investors press major processors to address water pollution
11/22/2016 Dogwood Alliance marks two decades of defending Southern forests
11/21/2016 State leader's letter to Trump draws backlash from environmental groups
11/21/2016 How can agriculture address the growing economic and environmental pressures of climate change?
11/17/2016 President- elect wants WOTUS gone
11/17/2016 Judge: Kids can sue federal government over climate change negligence
11/16/2016 EPA reconfigures, reschedules glyphosate panel
11/15/2016 Air quality officials issue health notice for western North Carolina
11/14/2016 Wildfire smoke and fire retardants can impact health of livestock
11/11/2016 Proposed EPA changes to sulfonylurea labels to force sprayer nozzle upgrades
11/11/2016 New dicamba formulation gets highly restricted label from EPA
11/11/2016 Farm owner pleads guilty to discharging cow feces into French Broad
11/9/2016 UN report: Human footprint 'increasingly visible' in climate
11/8/2016 Something in the Water: Public-private efforts to improve quality
11/8/2016 EPA finalizes voluntary CO2 trading model for Clean Power Plan
11/7/2016 EPA: Final guidance on pesticide resistance coming by year's end
11/4/2016 Paris climate agreement becomes international law
11/3/2016 EPA finds no synergy, Enlist Duo registration moves ahead
11/3/2016 Coastal Management and Marine Fisheries offices closing in Elizabeth City
11/2/2016 Enlist Duo: EPA proposes adding cotton, increasing use to 34 states
11/2/2016 NCBA, Farm Bureau among groups filing brief in WOTUS challenge
11/2/2016 Toxicologist says EPA will correct flawed atrazine study
11/1/2016 Beekeepers hope 7 endangered bee species serve as wake-up call
10/28/2016 Food production linked to dramatic decline in wild animal populations
10/28/2016 EPA releases the EJ 2020 Action Agenda, the agency’s environmental justice strategic plan
10/27/2016 Op-Ed: NC hog farm neighbors seek relief from waste
10/26/2016 International cancer agency's latest report raises CropLife's ire
10/26/2016 Ethanol mandate for 2017 nears finalization
10/25/2016 Op-Ed: Why industrial farms are good for the environment
10/21/2016 Energy-related CO2 emissions at lowest level since 1991
10/20/2016 Ag, biofuel groups blast EPA aircraft GHG emissions rule
10/20/2016 UN ag agency says it's time to act on climate-smart practices
10/19/2016 Factory farming practices under scrutiny after hurricane floods
10/19/2016 N.C. agency says hog lagoons holding up against floodwaters
10/19/2016 Temporary sites open to accept debris from Hurricane Matthew
10/18/2016 Sulfoxaflor gets new registration with fewer crop uses
10/18/2016 EPA postpones scientific review of glyphosate
10/18/2016 State optimistic that hog lagoons remain intact
10/18/2016 EPA ordered to study regulation impacts on coal jobs
10/17/2016 Preserving the land of the longleaf pine
10/14/2016 State cutbacks, recalcitrance hinder Clean Air Act enforcement
10/10/2016 Forest farming can bring economic, environmental benefits to WNC
10/7/2016 New EPA web portal helps communities prepare for climate change
10/6/2016 Paris climate agreement to take effect Nov. 4
10/6/2016 Enviros get Corps memo added to water rule appeal
10/5/2016 EU lawmakers endorse Paris climate pact
10/4/2016 Preserving the Wild: Efforts continue to expand NC's protected areas
10/4/2016 Hoax or threat: Climate change sets candidates apart
10/3/2016 Time remains to comment on EPA atrazine assessment
9/30/2016 Judge sides with conservationists fighting to protect red wolves in NC
9/29/2016 UN says EU may ratify Paris Agreement soon
9/29/2016 New study finds glyphosate not cancer-causing
9/27/2016 US not on track to meet 2025 carbon pollution cutting goal
9/27/2016 Farmers and ranchers get their privacy back
9/26/2016 EPA skirting court injunction and enforcing WOTUS
9/26/2016 Climate change brews big problems for coffee production
9/26/2016 Duke Energy agrees to pay $6 million for Dan River spill
9/23/2016 EPA releases national assessment of strategies to reduce air pollution at ports
9/23/2016 Rusty patched bumble bee proposed for U.S. endangered species status
9/23/2016 EPA dodges suit to put emission regs on animal feedlots
9/22/2016 EPA dodges suit to put emission regs on animal feedlots
9/22/2016 Software helps protect bees
9/20/2016 EPA seeks quick win in bee advocates' pesticides suit
9/19/2016 EPA says the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup 'likely' isn't carcinogenic
9/19/2016 BeeCheck helps keep beehives safe of pesticides
9/19/2016 EPA settles with Syngenta for alleged multi-regional violations of FIFRA
9/16/2016 Video: Humane Society CEO talks radical environmentalism
9/13/2016 National Corn Growers receives grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
9/13/2016 Opinion: NC should look hard at effects of insecticide on bees and the environment
9/12/2016 Appeals court sides with farm groups on CAFO info
9/12/2016 Local business joins fight to grow the declining honey bee population
9/9/2016 Emerald ash borer destroying trees in western North Carolina
9/7/2016 FAO develops interactive tool to help producers reduce emissions
9/2/2016 'Like it's been nuked': Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes
9/1/2016 Report on climate change in agriculture
8/30/2016 N.C. policy makers, regulators attack EPA's Clean Power Plan
8/29/2016 Sustainable vineyards can be good for NC wine business
8/24/2016 Share the Air and the Road: Carbon emission rules extended to trucking industry
8/22/2016 Report: Rising tides, rising concerns over sea level rise
8/19/2016 WOTUS challenge to be decided in Cincinnati
8/19/2016 EPA watchdog says government fails to study ethanol's impact
8/19/2016 Raleigh awarded $50M loan for Neuse River bioenergy program
8/17/2016 Pesticide study: Retailers selling fewer plants treated with controversial insecticide
8/16/2016 Apply through Sept. 1 for the Conservation Legacy Award
8/16/2016 Court gives EPA firm deadline on chlorpyrifos
8/12/2016 Will Scott: Poultry farms, waste lack regulations
8/9/2016 EPA’s latest atrazine report ignores science
8/9/2016 EPA won't review power plant startup-shutdown regs
8/8/2016 Local nonprofit declares war on the hemlock woolly adelgid
8/8/2016 EPA blasted for ‘lack of science’ and being politically motivated
8/5/2016 Johnston group vows to fight climate change
8/4/2016 McCrory administration joins other states in lawsuit against EPA rule targeting oil and gas
8/3/2016 Mosquito that can carry Zika found in the Triad
8/3/2016 Water rule foes say EPA, Corps can't hide behind privilege
8/2/2016 Conservation efforts boosted by hog waste agreement funds
8/2/2016 Evidence too thin to support chlorpyrifos regulation, panel concludes
8/2/2016 EPA appeals board upholds cancellation of Bayer's Belt
8/1/2016 EPA finalizes rule to reduce exposure to formaldehyde vapors from certain wood products
7/28/2016 Environmentalists reconsider support for biofuels mandate
7/28/2016 Dicamba drift incidents have ripple effect
7/28/2016 EPA sets scientific advisory panel meeting on glyphosate
7/28/2016 Emerald ash borer on the move: Four new counties positive for the tree-killing beetle
7/27/2016 Study: Common pesticide appears to reduce live bee sperm
7/27/2016 Peanut industry takes its environmental footprint straight to consumer
7/27/2016 NCDENR-Cleaner air benefits tourism as well as health and the environment
7/26/2016 Mosquito that commonly carries Zika is not common in NC
7/26/2016 Information session on proposed coal ash landfill
7/25/2016 Solar projects can't save the forest for the trees?
7/22/2016 Solutions are available for the pollinator problem
7/22/2016 Time for EPA to make decisions and approve herbicides
7/22/2016 EPA extends comment period on clean energy incentives
7/21/2016 (NC) Livestock farms get a win
7/21/2016 Sustainable Sandhills to show honeybee documentary
7/20/2016 Hog, chicken farm maps show disturbing trend, environmental advocate says
7/19/2016 Fracking may worsen asthma for nearby residents, study says
7/18/2016 First turtle hatch in the state happens Friday in Oak Island
7/18/2016 NC poultry industry says it will give homeowners more space from chicken farms
7/15/2016 Report: NC agribusiness places heavy load on water quality
7/15/2016 Report: Corporate agribusiness and the fouling of America’s waterways
7/14/2016 Coal ash bill doesn't stop legal fight
7/14/2016 Environmental groups: No seismic blasting at Atlantic Beach
7/11/2016 Op-Ed: In NC, dangerous delays and delusions on sea-level rise
7/8/2016 Editorial, July 10: Hog farm map raises a stink
7/8/2016 Globe turning to Asheville's tech to help assess flood risks
7/8/2016 How do cover crops impact water quality?
7/8/2016 9th Circ. backs EPA in pesticide buffer zone row
7/7/2016 EPA extends comment period for atrazine
7/1/2016 Turkey growers create compost co-op
7/1/2016 Coal-Ash Cleanup in NC: Broken promises, groups say
7/1/2016 Attempt to grow wheat a violation of Clean Water Act, judge says
6/30/2016 There’s a new bug in town: Novel insect threatens white pine
6/29/2016 EC to extend glyphosate approval for 18 months
6/28/2016 Report links 6.5 million deaths worldwide to air pollution
6/28/2016 For the bees: Bayer, Wildlife Society to plant 25 million wildflowers
6/27/2016 Duke researchers: NC coal ash could be a resource, not just a hazard
6/27/2016 Appropriations bills would block clean water and farmworker safety rules
6/27/2016 11th hour change to EPA farm rule angers Capitol Hill
6/24/2016 Map project shows expansion of NC livestock operations
6/24/2016 EPA administrator defends agency’s review of glyphosate
6/24/2016 Court allows HSUS suit against hog operation to proceed (Rcky Mount)
6/24/2016 Activists get timely crack at making CAFO report pollution data
6/23/2016 Op-Ed: Maps of CAFOS should turn tide on animal-waste pollution in NC
6/22/2016 New map shows clustering of hog, poultry operations
6/22/2016 National Pollinator Week highlights importance of honey bees
6/22/2016 Today’s Topic with NC Ag Commissioner Troxler: National Pollinator Week
6/21/2016 Will EPA regulate your dishwashing detergent?
6/21/2016 EPA bypasses scientific justification in atrazine assessment
6/17/2016 EPA proposes climate rule incentives despite court hold
6/17/2016 Pender County leads NC in latest turkey harvest
6/16/2016 Sustainable agriculture will be a process, not a revolution
6/14/2016 River group to Duke Energy: Stop damaging Dan River system
6/14/2016 Supreme Court rejects request to block mercury rule
6/13/2016 Research links contamination to leaking coal ash ponds
6/13/2016 Pollinator event on June 22 in RTP
6/13/2016 Pesticide use can pose health risks; how is it in your state?
6/13/2016 Environmentalists, Duke Energy clash over coal ash air quality concerns
6/13/2016 NC farmers plant seeds of water and stream conservation
6/13/2016 Durham-Based Group: Government reports understate severity of methane emissions across the U.S.
6/13/2016 Carbon farming as climate solution
6/10/2016 EPA holds hearing on proposed RFS volume requirements
6/9/2016 EPA asks judge to dismiss N.C. ozone lawsuit
6/8/2016 Farmers play valuable role in water quality progress
6/7/2016 Supreme Court ruling could have WOTUS ripple effect
6/7/2016 Family says miniature horse killed by a pack of coyotes
6/6/2016 EPA judge upholds pesticide registration cancellation
6/6/2016 Honeybees pick up ‘astonishing’ number of pesticides via non-crop plants
6/6/2016 EPA’s draft ecological report on atrazine scientifically unjustified
6/6/2016 Syngenta Q&A: EPA draft ecological report for atrazine
6/6/2016 EPA rejects science in latest atrazine report
6/3/2016 Atrazine risk assessment draws ire from ag sector
6/3/2016 Municipalities, farmers, and manufacturers targeted by EPA's new enforcement initiatives
6/3/2016 Widely used U.S. farm chemical atrazine may threaten animals: EPA
6/3/2016 NASDA requests EPA take immediate actions to address concerns on Atrazine
6/2/2016 WOTUS dealt another blow
6/2/2016 European Commission proposes temporary glyphosate authorization
6/1/2016 County braces for mosquitoes, complaints
6/1/2016 Supreme Court says landowners can sue Army Corps over wetlands determinations
6/1/2016 Can planting more milkweed save monarch butterflies? It's complicated
5/30/2016 Sulfoxaflor Section 18 granted in Virginia and South Carolina
5/30/2016 Duke Energy says it’s safe to have 16 million tons of ash at Lake Norman
5/26/2016 EPA and NIH award $25.5 million to improve environmental conditions in disadvantaged communities
5/25/2016 What is ag stormwater and is it regulated?
5/25/2016 Use of parasitic wasps to fight ash borer grows to 24 states
5/25/2016 Another organization says glyphosate "unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk"
5/24/2016 Op-Ed: Funny how NC DEQ makes EPA both friend and foe
5/24/2016 Editorial: In NC, bending the rules on safe water
5/24/2016 Colony of Africanized honeybees destroyed in Charleston County
5/24/2016 EPA’s new stance on pesticide regulations costs farmers, worries others
5/23/2016 Transform approved for Section 18 Exemption in sorghum
5/23/2016 Industry rips EPA for overreaching on chemical risk rule
5/20/2016 Carbon dioxide levels jump by record amount due to El Nino
5/20/2016 EPA urges DC Circ. to end greens' pesticide challenge
5/19/2016 Duke Energy must dig up ash, at least for now
5/19/2016 Environmentalists push EPA to yank Dow weed killer
5/19/2016 EPA proposes increase in renewable fuel levels
5/18/2016 Neonic-treated seed lawsuit moves ahead in federal court
5/17/2016 Op-Ed: NC DEQ dodging legitimate coal-ash safety concerns
5/17/2016 Sea turtle nesting underway along Southern Atlantic beaches
5/17/2016 USDA wants to persuade farmers to mitigate climate change
5/16/2016 Pests are biggest risk to forests, including North Carolina
5/16/2016 EPA methane rule points to hard-line stance on future regs
5/13/2016 Environmental agency to submit waterway reports rejected by oversight board
5/13/2016 USDA releases results of new survey on honey bee colony health
5/13/2016 EPA targets methane emissions from oil and gas wells
5/12/2016 New smartphone app allows anyone to be muddy water cop
5/11/2016 N.C. loosens water runoff requirements for poultry operations
5/11/2016 NC officials send 'do not drink' letters to folks near coal ash basins, then reverse
5/11/2016 USDA report: Colony loss 2015-2016- preliminary results
5/11/2016 Pesticide regs could solve honeybee decline, experts say
5/11/2016 EPA settles with Wyoming farmer over man-made pond
5/10/2016 Conservative groups target ozone law in push for rule's rollback
5/10/2016 Good news, bad news in update on Duke Energy’s federal probation for coal-ash plea
5/9/2016 Do hog CAFOs impact water quality of nearby streams & estuaries
5/4/2016 Government overreach: Climate change and free speech
5/4/2016 Cars, not cows, are main source of greenhouse gas emissions
5/3/2016 Once again, EPA concludes that glyphosate does not cause cancer
5/2/2016 CoastLine: Hog farming in NC – farm families and environmental justice
4/29/2016 EPA extends comment period for in-crop use of dicamba
4/28/2016 Eastern tent caterpillar camps out in NC trees
4/28/2016 EPA advances state incentives despite hold on climate rule
4/27/2016 Clean water crisis threatens US
4/26/2016 Smithfield Hog Production Division reports discharge of animal waste
4/25/2016 Pork Council appeals hog waste decision,
4/25/2016 ICYMI: For agriculture, every day is Earth Day
4/22/2016 Editorial: Protecting health of North Carolinians means addressing climate change
4/21/2016 Meat and environment report is seriously flawed: NAMI
4/20/2016 EWG’s "Dirty Dozen" list once inflammatory, now discredited
4/18/2016 When hives don’t thrive, pollinators needed
4/18/2016 EPA mum as What’s Upstream stays afloat
4/14/2016 Land trusts protect western North Carolina acres
4/14/2016 Ortho to drop chemicals linked to bee declines
4/7/2016 EPA provides $8.5 million to protect air quality in a changing climate
4/6/2016 Petition demands EPA revoke license for weed-killer ingredient
4/6/2016 EPA’s 2016 agenda focused on methane, carbon emissions
4/5/2016 Robeson commissioners delay decision on beaver issue
4/5/2016 Feds link climate change to public health threat
4/4/2016 Canadian experts approve continued use of 2,4-D
4/4/2016 EPA opens comment period for in-crop use of dicamba
4/4/2016 Cotton: Opportunities and consequences of climate change
3/31/2016 North Carolina files lawsuit to compel the federal government to follow the law
3/31/2016 EPA launches new voluntary methane program to reduce emissions from the oil and gas sector
3/30/2016 Four North Carolina companies honored as EPA 2016 Energy Star Partners of the Year
3/29/2016 The curse of the Bradford Pear
3/29/2016 After Flint crisis, NC pushes EPA for tougher water protections
3/29/2016 Study points to the profound planetary consequences of eating less meat
3/29/2016 North Carolina’s fading forests
3/29/2016 Tick bite leads to red-meat allergy in Chatham
3/24/2016 Opinion: With help from farmers, the monarch butterfly will not go extinct
3/23/2016 What's going on with ethanol, biofuels and RFS?
3/22/2016 McConnell tells states to stop planning for EPA climate rule
3/22/2016 NASA study finds climate change shifting wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland
3/21/2016 Agreement with EPA to restore natural water flow at Hofmann Forest
3/21/2016 Local leaders weigh in on sustainable living (Asheville)
3/21/2016 National Ag Day honors stewards of a healthy planet
3/21/2016 ‘Follow the money’ when environmental activist groups come calling
3/18/2016 Sustainable landscaping beneficial for environment
3/18/2016 US EPA approves use of Aldicarb for 2016 season
3/15/2016 WNC land trusts protect more than 30K acres
3/14/2016 USDA, EPA need to do more on bees, GAO says
3/14/2016 Collider puts Asheville at center of climate data industry
3/14/2016 Climate Stories NC - Willy Phillips
3/14/2016 Editorial: Where climate change consequences disrupt lives
3/11/2016 Feds sued over butterfly protections
3/10/2016 State OKs water from 235 wells near coal ash ponds
3/9/2016 Butterfly Highway meant to restore pollinator habitats
3/9/2016 Exclusive interview with U.N. official on livestock, sustainability
3/8/2016 EU may approve glyphosate for another 15 years
3/7/2016 Silent killer
3/7/2016 McCrory administration issues coal ash violations against Duke Energy
3/7/2016 Ten thousand new reasons not to worry about pesticide residues
3/4/2016 Public gets rare peek at Forest Service plan
3/4/2016 EPA’s Gina McCarthy unapologetic and steadfast about new rules
3/4/2016 EPA takes strong steps to prevent poisonings and protect workers from paraquat
3/4/2016 Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule
3/3/2016 Environmentalists, hog-farm industry at odds over health of Black River
3/3/2016 EPA tells SCOTUS no reason to delay air pollution rule
3/2/2016 Public invited to comment on changes to stormwater rules
3/2/2016 WOTUS case appealed to full 6th Circuit
3/2/2016 EPA moves to cancel the insecticide flubendiamide
3/1/2016 NC turkey population hits all-time high
3/1/2016 Spring wildfire season underway
2/29/2016 State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet March 4 in Raleigh
2/29/2016 Sicklefin redhorse becomes a fish worth saving
2/26/2016 Spring pesticide collection and disposal underway
2/26/2016 EPA 'committed' to releasing RFS on time
2/25/2016 Meeting EU climate targets could mean eating a lot less beef, lamb
2/23/2016 Obama climate rule is 'breathtaking expansion' of power, opponents say
2/23/2016 Court to hear case against Obama’s water rule
2/23/2016 EPA: US greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2014
2/18/2016 EPA rulemaking for RFS under fire
2/18/2016 Study ties U.S. to spike in global methane emissions
2/16/2016 Critics line up against Duke Energy’s Asheville plant
2/16/2016 State issues first-ever permit to drain coal ash ponds
2/15/2016 US Rep. Patrick McHenry: Supreme Court blocks further executive overreach
2/15/2016 WOTUS resolution likely to wait until after the election
2/15/2016 Environmentalists fight $7M Duke Energy pollution deal
2/11/2016 NC regulator fines Duke Energy nearly $7M for coal ash spill
2/11/2016 Solar panel pollution like coal ash?
2/11/2016 DEQ: Water rules may not be working
2/10/2016 Supreme Court blocks Obama's climate rule for power plants
2/10/2016 State regulators issue $6.6 million fine to Duke Energy for Dan River coal ash spill
2/8/2016 Bayer rejects EPA request to cancel Belt insecticide use
2/4/2016 Judge rules against Duke in Yadkin Riverkeeper suit
2/4/2016 State AGs bullish about challenge to 'unlawful' Obama climate rule
2/3/2016 Group urges EPA to protect waterways from pesticides
2/3/2016 Feral hogs: Hunters and farmers connect to get rid of a problem
2/2/2016 Manure not regulated as a solid waste
2/2/2016 Feds to review environmental impact of offshore fracking
2/2/2016 Duke Energy wants N.C. to open up planning for EPA carbon mandate
2/1/2016 Public asked to weigh in on Duke Energy environmental permit
2/1/2016 When a chicken farm moves next door, odor may not be the only problem
2/1/2016 State report explains science behind initial coal ash classifications
1/29/2016 EPA releases scientific report showing U.S. coastal waters a mix of good and fair health
1/29/2016 Cumulative risks from pesticides getting look from EFSA
1/28/2016 Feds expand critical East Coast habitat for right whales
1/28/2016 NC environmental chief backs restriction on solar farms, incentives for nuclear plants
1/27/2016 States appeal to Supreme Court in fight against Obama’s climate rule
1/27/2016 Ninth Circuit Court denies move by EPA to vacate herbicide label
1/26/2016 NC hog farms counter environmentalists with TV advertising
1/25/2016 Letter: Pork farmers care about environment
1/22/2016 Sheila Holman: New rule protects air quality, relieves burden on small businesses
1/22/2016 Court won’t block Obama’s climate rule
1/22/2016 EPA announces 2014 Toxics Release Inventory report
1/20/2016 State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Jan. 21 in Raleigh
1/19/2016 EPA deputy discusses cotton herbicides registration delays with farmers
1/19/2016 EWG: Pesticides are safe?
1/18/2016 State officials seek public input on Duke Energy environmental permit
1/18/2016 Republicans force Obama to veto anti-WOTUS measure
1/15/2016 Duke Energy: Pace of coal ash removal picking up
1/15/2016 POTUS to veto snub of WOTUS
1/15/2016 Proposal passes that exempts some very small NC businesses from air quality permits
1/14/2016 North Carolina farm cited for water quality violations
1/14/2016 Ethanol, ag groups sue EPA over fuel standards
1/13/2016 Top NC environmental official disputes EPA allegation
1/12/2016 EPA study adds fuel to insecticide controversy
1/12/2016 Asheville coal ash meeting set for March
1/12/2016 Judge OKs Duke Energy plan as part of $102M court settlement
1/12/2016 DEQ secretary says EPA is wrong in suggesting NC citizens can’t challenge environmental permits
1/8/2016 EPA science advisers buck agency on fracking safety
1/8/2016 EPA head: Court won’t block climate rule
1/7/2016 Chlorpyrifos revocation proposal met with decidedly different responses
1/7/2016 EPA releases the first of four preliminary pollinator risk assessments for insecticides
1/6/2016 APNewsBreak: EPA says pesticide harms bees in some cases
1/6/2016 NCC challenges EPA to consider valid scientific data on chlorpyrifos
1/5/2016 State says most coal ash ponds need to be excavated, not covered
1/5/2016 Obama’s climate agenda on trial
1/4/2016 What spurred the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon
1/4/2016 Majority of Duke coal ash ponds classified as high- or intermediate-risk
1/4/2016 North Carolina uses unique tactic against new EPA power rule
12/23/2015 Farm groups ask EPA to reconsider position on Enlist Duo
12/23/2015 SBA watchdog urges EPA to re-examine power plant rule's small business impact
12/22/2015 Poultry, hog farms threaten Cape Fear, riverkeeper says
12/18/2015 Most Duke Energy ash ponds are high-risk, draft report says
12/18/2015 NC agency hears opposition to carbon emissions plan
12/18/2015 Study: Eating lettuce more than 3x worse than bacon in GHG emissions
12/16/2015 Farmers will benefit from more climate related conservation
12/16/2015 Court refuses to overturn air pollution rule despite Supreme Court defeat
12/15/2015 EPA broke the law with 'covert propaganda,' says watchdog
12/14/2015 Ag industry working to define sustainability
12/14/2015 Now comes the tough part: The world's carbon diet starts
12/14/2015 Statement from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack on finalization of COP 21 deal
12/14/2015 NCDENR grants 2015-16 small grain overseed variance
12/14/2015 We may be witnessing the worst wildfire season in recorded history
12/14/2015 United Nations report reveals serious threats to soil health
12/14/2015 World leaders agree to historic climate accord
12/11/2015 Nags Head explores potential impact of sea level rise
12/11/2015 Can trading pollution like stocks help fight climate change?
12/11/2015 Pumped beyond limits, many U.S. aquifers in decline
12/11/2015 Tackling a taboo: Climate activists take tender approach on meat
12/11/2015 EPA chief: Coal 'no longer marketable'
12/10/2015 Artificial reefs create unique environment for divers and water life
12/10/2015 Ag retailers need to embrace sustainability, ex-General Mills exec says
12/9/2015 Global warming study by local scientists sparks dispute
12/9/2015 Study suggests biofuels have potential to reduce GHGs further
12/9/2015 GPS collars to be used to track wild hogs in national parks
12/8/2015 Scientists enlist the big gun to get climate action: Faith
12/4/2015 EPA gets more data on Dow AgroSciences' Enlist Duo herbicide
12/3/2015 Conservation easement at an N.C. Century Farm
12/3/2015 Less ethanol is better for consumers and the planet
12/3/2015 NASA scientist: Southeast faces a scarcity of water
12/3/2015 USDA report warns climate change likely to impede progress on global food security
12/2/2015 The Latest: Climate talks eye saving local culinary staples
12/2/2015 Ag Secretary Vilsack: Partnering with farmers and ranchers to address climate change
12/2/2015 Novozymes blasts EPA-Obama biofuels decision: 'They didn't go all-in'
12/1/2015 Op-Ed: The chemicals polluting our bodies
12/1/2015 Farmers committed to conservation practices, fine-tune nitrogen use
12/1/2015 Animal agriculture biggest 'drugged drinking water' threat - not
12/1/2015 EPA finalizes higher renewable fuel levels under RFS
12/1/2015 Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard
11/30/2015 Guilford County home to orchid on threatened species list
11/27/2015 Op-Ed: Renewable biofuels rules and threats to economic, environmental progress
11/27/2015 Pesticide collection day planned at Cumberland County Agriculture Center
11/27/2015 Federal, state battle over emissions could impact the N.C. coast
11/27/2015 Two hawksbill turtle nests are the first for North Carolina
11/27/2015 Washington project ensures forest stores carbon for decades
11/27/2015 Dow update on Enlist Duo
11/27/2015 Environmental groups reporting EPA revokes registration of Enlist Duo
11/24/2015 Rouzer: EPA water, energy rules stifling economy
11/24/2015 Amid concern that dying bees could hurt farming, pesticide-makers point to other risks
11/19/2015 Pesticide disposal day set in Eastern NC
11/19/2015 NC Forest Service: DIY cankerworm management
11/19/2015 NC receives EPA grant to study industrial animal production and prepare for climate resiliency
11/18/2015 EPA extends comment period for proposed pesticide applicator certification rule
11/18/2015 EPA wants stronger ‘good neighbor’ air rule for states
11/18/2015 Dow AgroSciences will work to restore Sulfoxaflor registrations
11/17/2015 Forest Service takes wild lands, wild rivers to public
11/17/2015 After court ruling, EPA issues order prohibiting sulfoxaflor sales
11/17/2015 Honey bees facing a tough winter, Bayer researcher says
11/17/2015 EPA Blog: The role of biomass in achieving clean power plan goals
11/17/2015 Duke Energy closes out $102M coal-ash penalty with $10M for environmental restoration
11/16/2015 EPA: NC risking federal takeover of environmental regulation
11/16/2015 Changing waters complicate NC's coastal ecology
11/16/2015 European regulators affirm glyphosate safety
11/16/2015 As state grows, where will power, water come from?
11/16/2015 Another update on sulfoxaflor
11/13/2015 EPA and partners launch challenge to recycle nutrients from livestock waste
11/12/2015 EPA seeks to block chief's deposition in coal lawsuit
11/12/2015 Farmers have been enjoying the fruits of bee labor for 9,000 years
11/11/2015 EEE found in Brunswick mosquitoes
11/10/2015 UN agency: Carbon dioxide levels hit record high in 2014
11/9/2015 North Carolina seeks public input on carbon emission plan
11/6/2015 Urban environments boost pathogen pressure on honey bees
11/6/2015 Commission’s vote puts NC on path to legal showdown with EPA
11/6/2015 You Decide: Can efficiency save our natural resources?
11/6/2015 Coal ash removal at Sutton Plant underway
11/6/2015 EPA awards $4 million in grants to research the impact of drought on water quality
11/3/2015 DEQ pushes back against environmentalists’ criticism
11/3/2015 EPA cracking down on water pollution
11/2/2015 NC’s new environmental regulator is polarizing figure
11/2/2015 EPA announces proposed action on Dow AgroSciences insecticide - chlorpyrifos
10/30/2015 James Lamb: Hog farmers are good stewards
10/30/2015 Court won't block climate rule before UN summit
10/27/2015 Op-Ed: Damaging North Carolina’s long environmental heritage
10/26/2015 Obama turns to climate deal
10/26/2015 DEQ and 22 states challenge federal power grab that will increase energy costs
10/26/2015 Public hearing scheduled on proposed changes to air permit rules
10/26/2015 Two-dozen states sue Obama over coal plant emissions rule
10/23/2015 EPA's RFS proposal risks ending America's rural renaissance
10/23/2015 Obama to publish climate change rule, sparking legal fight
10/22/2015 Federal judge hits NC agency for Duke Energy coal ash duties
10/22/2015 EPA cost-benefit studies criticized at Senate hearing
10/22/2015 Coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings this fall
10/21/2015 Food, ag firms pledge to combat climate change
10/19/2015 Saving 'sang': New label aims to conserve wild ginseng
10/19/2015 Some gill nets banned in NC waters because of sea turtles
10/19/2015 Pesticide collection this week in Wayne County
10/19/2015 OIG announces probe of EPA's RFS management
10/19/2015 State officials extend comment period for water transfer environmental document
10/16/2015 Smithfield responds to environmentalists' legal maneuver
10/16/2015 Panel refuses to consolidate WOTUS lawsuits
10/15/2015 Murphy-Brown sees new filing in decade-old lawsuit
10/15/2015 State coastal agency seeking public comments on beach erosion study
10/14/2015 Environmental groups challenge state settlement with Duke Energy
10/13/2015 Farm groups applaud nationwide stay on WOTUS rule
10/13/2015 Is N.C. rushing to battle the EPA over new clean power rules?
10/12/2015 Bermuda application window extended until Oct 20
10/12/2015 Appeals Court halts EPA's WOTUS rule
10/12/2015 6th Circuit issues NATIONWIDE injunction for Clean Water WOTUS Rule
10/12/2015 Court stops EPA water rule
10/9/2015 Wildlife Foundation asking for Guilford County Prison Farm land
10/9/2015 Worst of mosquitoes expected next week
10/8/2015 DIY: Using insecticides to protect or rehab ash trees from emerald ash borer attack
10/8/2015 Coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings
10/6/2015 Our View: Sanderson's first step brings a state violation
10/5/2015 State officials have addressed issues reported near two utility dams
10/5/2015 North Carolina on track to meet new ozone standard
10/5/2015 Clean Water Act – News from the week
10/5/2015 Court rules against activist groups in data lawsuit
10/3/2015 EPA tightens ozone standard for public health, over ag, manufacturing objections
10/2/2015 EPA sets new ozone standard, disappointing all sides
10/2/2015 Republicans vow to fight EPA's new ozone rule
10/2/2015 Major fertilizer producer reaches settlement with EPA
10/1/2015 Questions raised on 'in vitro meat' environmental impact
10/1/2015 Rural co-ops fight to survive Clean Power Plan's carbon limits
10/1/2015 Hearing looks into Corps of Engineers' role in WOTUS release
10/1/2015 Op-Ed: Clearing the air on North Carolina’s pollution progress
10/1/2015 Feds set to impose major ozone rule
10/1/2015 EPA drops water pollution rules
9/30/2015 State, Duke Energy spin conflicting narratives after coal ash settlement
9/30/2015 $7 million settlement with the state advances Duke Energy's efforts to close coal ash basins
9/30/2015 DEQ and Duke Energy reach an estimated $20 million settlement
9/29/2015 Duke Energy, DENR set for court fight over $25.1M fine
9/29/2015 EPA set to tighten smog limits as business gears for fight
9/29/2015 EPA rolls out pesticide protections for farm workers
9/29/2015 NFWF announces $3.3M in grants to save monarch butterfly
9/28/2015 Ag groups fighting EPA over Chesapeake get extended Supreme Court deadline
9/28/2015 State environmental officials send violation notice to Sanderson Farms
9/24/2015 Coal ash neighbors form coalition
9/24/2015 Awards announced for Hemlock restoration
9/24/2015 China's soy imports raise environmental questions
9/24/2015 Farm Bureau will take Chesapeake Bay water quality fight to Supreme Court
9/22/2015 Our View: Nobody interested in big environmental questions
9/21/2015 Bee supporters press to curb use of pesticides (NC Capitol)
9/21/2015 People urged to avoid toxic algal blooms in eastern North Carolina waters
9/21/2015 First anniversary of North Carolina coal ash law
9/18/2015 Speakers say 'No' to proposed Sanderson Farms environmental permit
9/17/2015 Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double
9/17/2015 North Carolina's sea turtle advisory committee set to meet
9/17/2015 How management rule allows certain red wolf killings
9/17/2015 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Sept. 23 in Wilmington
9/15/2015 Court bid to stop Duke Energy unearthing more coal ash fails
9/15/2015 Cleanup of site of wood treatment plant to be discussed
9/14/2015 Dennis Treacy: Pork industry taking steps
9/14/2015 North Carolina might loosen regulations on small air pollution emitters
9/14/2015 Sept. 17 public hearing set for Sanderson Farms land application permit
9/11/2015 Court overturns EPA’s approval of bee-harming pesticide
9/11/2015 State officials hold public hearing on environmental document for water transfer certificate
9/10/2015 Derailing WOTUS through spending bill going to be tough
9/10/2015 Court refuses to block Obama climate rule
9/9/2015 EPA to add new rule on power plant discharges
9/8/2015 Economic Perspective: Meeting our future water needs
9/8/2015 Research fish biologist concerned with drainage from coal ash storage in Lee County
9/7/2015 Environment poised for more notice in N. Carolina elections
9/7/2015 Renewed fight over WOTUS starts tomorrow
9/7/2015 Environmental group sets ‘town hall’ meeting on poultry houses
9/7/2015 California agency issues intent to list glyphosate as carcinogen
9/7/2015 Editorial: Hog waste hogwash
9/7/2015 Everyone agrees: WNC air quality is getting better
9/7/2015 Judge won't halt water rule nationwide
9/4/2015 Groundwater test results are in at more of Duke Energy's coal ash ponds
9/4/2015 Bee protections could put crops at risk, farmers say
9/4/2015 State to hold public hearings on draft stormwater permits for Duke Energy power plants
9/4/2015 Lee County coal ash opponents challenge Duke Energy's disposal plan
9/4/2015 Second public hearing set for next week on proposed changes to state groundwater rules
9/3/2015 States: Obama water rule should be blocked nationwide
9/3/2015 EPA’s pesticide proposal counterproductive to crop production and bee health
9/3/2015 EPA reaction to injunction muddies Waters of the US rule
9/2/2015 Feds threatened with lawsuit over endangered wolf deaths
9/2/2015 Environmentalists step up ad campaign supporting carbon emission reductions
9/2/2015 Researchers recommend treating ocean seismic testing as pollution
9/2/2015 Duke wins delay in suit over North Carolina coal ash spill
9/2/2015 EPA asked to hold off on Waters of the U.S. rule as 13 states granted preliminary injunction
9/1/2015 EPA climate rule could take two more months to become official
9/1/2015 EPA's ozone emissions rule now in Obama's hands; business groups urge him to reject it
8/31/2015 Study finds hog farm waste in NC waters, but significance is disputed
8/31/2015 Judge blocks EPA's Clean Water Rule -- but maybe only in 13 states
8/31/2015 DENR calls on N.C. attorney general to join challenge to new federal water rules
8/31/2015 People urged to avoid algal blooms in eastern North Carolina waters
8/31/2015 Chairman Conaway pleased with federal judge's WOTUS block
8/28/2015 Federal judge blocks Obama’s water rule
8/28/2015 DENR asks attorney general to support its legal fight against federal overreach
8/27/2015 EPA announces WOTUS webinar for day before the rule is implemented
8/26/2015 Down to the wire on implementation of WOTUS
8/26/2015 Tax dollars and the Waters of the U.S.
8/25/2015 Waters of the U.S. goes to court
8/25/2015 $1 million grant to continue relocation of Smithfield hog plant neighbors
8/20/2015 Op-Ed: The need in NC for more attainable water quality standards
8/19/2015 DENR moves to halt another lawsuit against Duke
8/19/2015 E.P.A. announces new rules to cut methane emissions
8/19/2015 DENR asks court to uphold requirements of the coal ash law
8/19/2015 DENR launches new blog devoted to environmental news and views
8/18/2015 As seas rise, saltwater plants offer hope farms will survive
8/18/2015 New well tests show naturally occurring contamination near coal power plants
8/18/2015 DENR opposes federal regulations that will increase utility bills, hurt the economy
8/18/2015 Foodservice-generated waste from meat has high environmental impact, researchers say
8/17/2015 Carolinas experts: How mosquitoes can be limited
8/17/2015 Producers appeal for WOTUS delay, as group warns of 'radical' increase in regulation
8/17/2015 EPA considering limits for widely used insecticide
8/17/2015 N.C. leaders pursue practices to meet threats from changing climate
8/14/2015 Public meeting on restoration planning for contamination at former Brunswick Co. wood plant
8/13/2015 Honey bee group releases guide to help beekeepers detect, control Varroa mite infestations
8/13/2015 In the Field: The Bug Days of Summer: Fall webworm activity picks up
8/13/2015 Tree-eating beetle infests several North Carolina counties
8/12/2015 Op-Ed: How NC farming, forestry sectors are adapting to changing climate
8/12/2015 Cooper warns against opposing new EPA carbon rules
8/12/2015 Court orders EPA to act on chlorpyrifos
8/12/2015 EPA's Clean Power Plan likely to expand farm opportunities
8/10/2015 Op-Ed: Why NC Pesticide Board needs more bite
8/10/2015 Federal judge dismisses sea-turtle lawsuit filed by NC fishing groups
8/10/2015 Climate fight shifts to courts
8/7/2015 Editorial: How market already taking NC where EPA ordered
8/7/2015 N.C. sea turtle nest numbers rebound
8/6/2015 Carolinas to make deeper carbon reductions than most states under new EPA rule
8/6/2015 EPA proposes stronger standards for people applying the pesticides with the greatest risk
8/6/2015 Obama spurns natural gas in climate rule
8/6/2015 Internal dust up over Waters of the US Rule
8/5/2015 Editorial: EPA’s Clean Power Plan promotes the health of people and the planet
8/5/2015 Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska
8/5/2015 To save bees, some states take aim at pesticides
8/4/2015 Combating climate change may be next Obamacare
8/4/2015 EPA smokestack rules unwelcome, unneeded say leaders in NC
8/3/2015 Moratorium on smaller coal ash reuse projects will end
8/3/2015 Obama doubles down on historic climate rule for power plants
8/3/2015 HOG FARMERS: Ongoing lawsuit has pushed us to bankruptcy
7/31/2015 State opens public comment period on modified mining permit for coal ash reuse project
7/31/2015 Memo warns of 'fatal' flaws in WOTUS rule
7/31/2015 Reynolds needs air-quality permit for Newport
7/30/2015 First NC case of Whirling disease found rainbow trout
7/30/2015 Manatees show up in coastal North Carolina
7/30/2015 Internal docs said to undermine WOTUS rule
7/30/2015 Thousands weigh in on Renewable Fuel Standard proposed volumes
7/30/2015 EPA to relax deadlines in climate rule
7/30/2015 North Carolina meets all air quality standards for first time since 1997
7/29/2015 Court denies ag industry’s appeal over EPA rule
7/29/2015 Reef protections aim to grow fish stocks
7/29/2015 Federal court rejects EPA cross-state air pollution rules
7/28/2015 Busy beekeepers win state award
7/27/2015 CoastLine: Emerging wood pellet market boon for NC; opponents say it decimates forests
7/24/2015 Honorary artificial reef off NC coast delayed
7/24/2015 EPA proposes voluntary methane reduction program
7/24/2015 UK suspends ban on pesticides linked to serious harm in bees
7/24/2015 Algal blooms, fish kills occurring across portions of the state
7/22/2015 NCDENR joins multi-state complaint against EPA on WOTUS rule
7/22/2015 Federal court upholds EPA pollutant rule
7/21/2015 EPRI to perform study for Duke Energy on commercial reuse of coal ash
7/20/2015 Clear as mud? A closer look at EPA's water rule
7/17/2015 Public hearings to be held on proposed changes to state groundwater rules
7/15/2015 Op-Ed: NC falls short in addressing coal-ash fears
7/15/2015 The world eats cheap bacon at the expense of North Carolina’s rural poor
7/14/2015 Water fight revs up as majority of states slap EPA with lawsuits
7/14/2015 Business groups sue over Obama water rule
7/14/2015 Tom Glasgow: Colaspis beetle damages looks bad, poses little threat
7/14/2015 Deborah Johnson: Flawed research used to attack farm families
7/13/2015 Court: NC tardy in challenging air pollution standards
7/13/2015 Study: American, European bumblebees feeling climate sting
7/10/2015 Low oxygen levels kill fish in Neuse River
7/10/2015 National Pork Producers a party to lawsuit against EPA
7/10/2015 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet July 16 in Beaufort
7/10/2015 Study links bee declines to climate change
7/10/2015 Letter: Kerr T. (Tommy) Stevens: Attack on hog farms based on flawed research
7/9/2015 Farmers the 'losers' as Chesapeake Bay pollution limits upheld
7/8/2015 EPA seeking input on monarch butterfly protection
7/8/2015 Supreme Court defeat won't hinder climate push, says EPA chief
7/7/2015 Groups challenge DENR permits for coal ash dumps
7/7/2015 USPOULTRY releases third viideo highlighting poultry and egg farm environmental stewardship
7/6/2015 EPA cooks up barbecue research
7/3/2015 Groups file complaint over EPA WOTUS rule
7/3/2015 The state of bees
7/3/2015 State seeks input on Duke Energy Progress Sutton Plant permit
7/2/2015 Op-Ed: How new tests prove hog, poultry pollution of NC waters
7/2/2015 US Supreme Court throws Waters of the US opposition a life line
7/2/2015 EPA proposes to cancel some uses of an insecticide
7/1/2015 Federal wildlife agency puts off decision on NC red wolf recovery effort
7/1/2015 Environmental groups: How U.S. Supreme Court's EPA ruling could impact North Carolina
6/30/2015 States sue EPA over water rule
6/30/2015 Non-native algae causing concerns
6/30/2015 Supreme Court overturns landmark EPA air pollution rule
6/29/2015 Judge denies hog producer's bid to dismiss lawsuit claims
6/29/2015 It's official: WOTUS rule takes effect Aug. 28
6/29/2015 Backyard Wildlife: Bee expert talks about pesticide
6/26/2015 Opinion: Time for NC to prepare for rising sea levels
6/25/2015 Program will highlight role coyotes play in ecosystem
6/25/2015 EPA declines to study restricting Roundup pesticide's use
6/25/2015 Western N.C. foresters seeing two pests emerging in area
6/24/2015 Duke Energy to close 12 NC coal ash ponds
6/24/2015 WHO unit finds 2,4-D herbicide 'possibly' causes cancer in humans
6/24/2015 White House makes public health pitch for climate change action
6/23/2015 EPA strengthens underground storage tank requirements
6/22/2015 Truckers welcome higher fuel efficiency standards
6/22/2015 Obama moves to slash truck pollution
6/22/2015 EPA seeks input on modernizing the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule
6/19/2015 Lee, Chatham residents urged to fight coal ash 'to the end'
6/19/2015 Pope blames climate change on humans in 183-page call for action
6/18/2015 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians honored for rain harvesting
6/18/2015 EPA selects University of North Carolina at Charlotte to help find new uses for toxics data
6/18/2015 Clean up streams with tree 'cover crops'
6/17/2015 Forest Service holds ginseng permit lottery for NC
6/17/2015 Science Briefs: How butterflies pollinate azaleas
6/16/2015 Energy agency: Climate plans won’t prevent temperature increase
6/16/2015 Heads of DENR, EPA to speak at international meeting on environment next week in Raleigh
6/15/2015 Facing diverse challenges, NC’s native bees find support in the Triangle
6/15/2015 Push back on WOTUS is next
6/15/2015 EPA seeks feedback on RFS proposal
6/12/2015 Activists to speak on coal ash in Sanford
6/12/2015 Ag lobby: Final EPA water rule is worse than proposal
6/12/2015 State hires big legal guns for Duke Energy’s appeal of $25M coal-ash fine
6/11/2015 Need for bees focus of months-long program at Chapel Hill garden
6/11/2015 What to do with the deer in NC
6/11/2015 Study: EPA climate rule would create jobs
6/11/2015 Court rejects challenge to Obama climate rule
6/10/2015 Charlotte Republican stakes $175 million to address climate change
6/10/2015 Clean water: Soybean growers say the ‘nexus’ test is what’s scary
6/10/2015 EPA to formally propose ethanol standard
6/10/2015 Letter: C.M. "Mike” Williams: Waste economics
6/9/2015 G7 climate vision requires gargantuan economic shift
6/8/2015 Barber: Stokes County fracking test, voter laws damaging to minority, poor communities
6/8/2015 NC issues permits for coal ash landfills in Chatham, Lee counties
6/5/2015 Opinion: Hog farmers need to realize effect they have on neighbors
6/5/2015 Over 100 people sign up to support NAACP fracking lawsuit
6/5/2015 EPA: Fracking not causing major harm to drinking water
6/4/2015 McDowell gets boost to bee population
6/4/2015 Ag groups warn of more 'probable carcinogen' rulings for other pesticides
6/3/2015 Environmentalists have their say at Sanderson Farms meeting in St. Pauls
6/3/2015 Court rejects challenge to EPA's ozone powers
6/2/2015 EPA approves Warrant Ultra Herbicide for cotton, soybeans
6/2/2015 Opinion: Held hostage to hog odors in Eastern NC
6/2/2015 The biggest source of plastic trash you've never heard of
6/1/2015 Group sets meeting on health effects of Sanderson Farms plant near St. Pauls
6/1/2015 Blue Ridge Parkway Orchard at Altapass now permanently conserved
6/1/2015 Ag groups, lawmakers fuming at release of final WOTUS rule
6/1/2015 Peterson: RFS announcement a setback for rural America
6/1/2015 EPA unveils RFS projections, aims for the middle
5/29/2015 NAACP to investigate whether environmental issues have bigger impact on black communities
5/29/2015 How will new EPA water rules affect NC?
5/28/2015 EPA plans temporary pesticide restrictions while bees feed
5/28/2015 EPA finalizes 'waters' rule; businesses say it will lead to more land use regulation
5/28/2015 Reps. Conaway and Thompson slam Administration’s WOTUS rule
5/28/2015 Obama issues Clean Water Act rule
5/28/2015 Peterson statement: WOTUS just as bad as anticipated
5/27/2015 Forest tent caterpillars on the move
5/26/2015 Further decline of honeybees could hit home
5/26/2015 EPA poised to issue landmark water regulations
5/26/2015 Roberts says EPA 'stacked the deck' on WOTUS comments
5/25/2015 Defending animal agriculture: What can the ag community do to help?
5/25/2015 EPA accused of improper lobbying for water rule
5/22/2015 Mount Olive residents frustrated by lingering foul odor
5/22/2015 Opinion: NC lawmakers bowing to pork producers
5/22/2015 Defending animal agriculture: Fighting back, legally
5/21/2015 Study: Environmental exposure to hormones used in cattle greater than expected
5/20/2015 Groups jockeying to shape EPA water rule
5/20/2015 Defending animal agriculture: Legal battle begins before building
5/20/2015 Feds propose multi-pronged plan to bolster decline in bees
5/19/2015 WNC conservationists honored with NC Land Trust award
5/19/2015 Defending animal agriculture: Saving the family farm
5/19/2015 NC Wildlife Federation proposes needed changes to protect marine resources
5/18/2015 Duke Energy's plea seen as a turning point in coal ash fight
5/18/2015 EPA grants Section 18 exemption for Transform WG against sugarcane aphids
5/15/2015 40% of bee hives died in past year, but RTP researcher not alarmed
5/15/2015 Duke Energy pleads guilty to causing illegal pollution
5/15/2015 Op-Ed: A different kind of discrimination
5/15/2015 Hog-Tied: How both parties and big ag have thwarted public health regs in N.C. (part 1)
5/14/2015 Hendersonville becomes 7th Bee City USA in nation
5/14/2015 Duke Energy will be in federal court for coal ash crimes
5/14/2015 Survey: More than 40 percent of bee hives died in past year
5/13/2015 Environmental, racial activists protest industrial hog farms
5/13/2015 Surry County neighbors push for more say-so over chicken farm locations
5/11/2015 Birds, anglers close to sharing NC seashore next month
5/11/2015 Botanist: Surprising species in Green Hill Cemetery
5/11/2015 Suit threatened over NC voting access; DHHS, Elections Board say they’ll investigate
5/7/2015 Carbon dioxide hits new milestone
5/7/2015 More people near coal ash pits told not to drink their water
5/7/2015 EPA sends ethanol proposals for final review
5/6/2015 Coal ash contamination upsets residents near North Carolina plants
5/6/2015 NC land trust protects Battle of Wyse Fork land near Kinston
5/5/2015 Clean Water files suit against state mining commission, DENR
5/5/2015 N.C. dairy promises to improve how it handles cow waste
5/5/2015 EPA exempts Monsanto Bt soybean from residue limits
5/5/2015 Experts debate lifespan of Duke Energy’s coal ash liners
5/4/2015 Do fracking tests in Walnut Cove pose earthquake danger?
5/4/2015 Greens pounce on research linking drilling to quakes
5/1/2015 Opinion: Duke's landfill plan needs state scrutiny
5/1/2015 Henderson County farmer fined for waste discharge
4/30/2015 NC sea-level forecast is a cause for relief this time
4/30/2015 Duke Energy to build fully lined landfills at 2 NC sites
4/30/2015 "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil," explores the world beneath your feet, opens May 16
4/28/2015 Opinion: Sunnier take on N.C.’s environment
4/27/2015 Monarch Rescue on mission to save pollinators
4/24/2015 Duke Energy considering coal ash landfill in low income Eden neighborhood
4/24/2015 Everybody loves to hate the EPA
4/24/2015 Vanishing fruits, veggies: Could climate change what we eat?
4/24/2015 Editorial: Lack of regulation of chicken farms creates problems
4/24/2015 Popular pesticide hurts wild bees in major field study
4/22/2015 Residents near Duke ash dumps told not to drink well water
4/22/2015 Public meeting will describe plan to combat invasive hydrilla in Eno River
4/22/2015 Is focus on banning pesticides hurting efforts to rescue bees?
4/22/2015 Carbon emissions grew in 2014
4/21/2015 Neighbors of Surry chicken farms try to fend off odors with trees, shrubs
4/21/2015 Regulators may recommend testing food for glyphosate residues
4/20/2015 State NAACP: Rural communities targeted for coal ash dumps
4/20/2015 Green groups sue to end pollution-reporting exemptions for animal feeding operations
4/20/2015 Court skeptical of challenge to EPA's climate rule
4/17/2015 Coal ash receives unwanted welcome in Chatham County
4/17/2015 Whole Foods shows customers what its salad bar looks like without pollinators
4/17/2015 EPA publishes 20th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory
4/16/2015 Environmental groups file lawsuit over chicken farms emissions
4/15/2015 Remains of turtles, humans to help bulk up reef
4/15/2015 Bird Island Reserve Local Advisory Committee to meet April 22
4/15/2015 US judge delays criminal sentencing of Duke Energy
4/15/2015 Two northern reserve sites to hold Local Advisory Committee meetings in April
4/15/2015 Increasing forage vital for honey bee health
4/14/2015 EPA blasts GOP’s bill to change climate rule
4/14/2015 Lee County coal ash hearing brings out opposition
4/13/2015 Public to have say on controversial coal ash plan at Lee, Chatham hearings
4/13/2015 Local people have little say in regulations of chicken farms
4/13/2015 State environmental agency to host public hearings on coal ash reuse projects
4/10/2015 Sierra Club to target Duke plants with billionaire’s money
4/10/2015 EPA alters wording in WOTUS
4/10/2015 Duke Energy files appeal of state's $25 million coal ash fine
4/9/2015 Purdue researcher finds improving honey bee population
4/8/2015 EPA sends controversial water pollution rule to White House
4/7/2015 Public hearing on draft environmental permits near coal ash ponds 4/8/15
4/7/2015 EPA's McCarthy: Keystone alone wouldn't be climate disaster
4/6/2015 NC coastal official says locals can lead response to sea-level rise
4/6/2015 Duke Energy to pay Virginia $2.5 million for Dan River spill
4/6/2015 EPA approves Enlist Duo™ herbicide for use in additional states
4/6/2015 Looming departures usher in new leaders on environment
4/6/2015 EPA restricts pesticide that could harm bees
4/3/2015 Spring fire season is here; be careful when burning debris
4/3/2015 Senators ask EPA to engage growers in any bee health actions
4/2/2015 State science panel’s draft sea level rise report released for public comment
4/1/2015 Panel says seas could rise up to 10.6 inches on NC coast by 2045
4/1/2015 EPA will require weed-resistance restrictions on glyphosate herbicide
4/1/2015 Ozone season starts Wednesday
3/30/2015 (Surry Co.)Tensions among neighbors fester as billion-dollar Tyson Foods does nothing
3/30/2015 Duke Energy announces inaugural Water Resources Fund grants to benefit regional waterways
3/27/2015 Environmental concerns dip in US
3/26/2015 High court appears split over EPA air quality rule
3/26/2015 ‘Bee Aware’ team at White House Science Fair
3/25/2015 EPA regulations face new test at high court
3/25/2015 Duke Energy to appeal record coal ash fine
3/25/2015 Florida finds success battling giant snails
3/25/2015 State hosting March 31 public hearing in Henderson on proposed water transfer certificate
3/24/2015 State environmental agency opens public comment period on coal ash reuse permits
3/24/2015 National Estuarine Research Reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings this spring
3/23/2015 Paying the price of living too close to chicken farms
3/20/2015 Hundreds of menhaden washing ashore blamed on feeding frenzy
3/19/2015 Bee death study clears Bayer’s insecticide as sole cause
3/19/2015 Industry assails Obama’s ozone regulations
3/17/2015 EPA expects final version of 'Clean Water Rule' this spring
3/17/2015 Beekeepers anxious to see impact winter had on bee population
3/16/2015 Chicken farm stench intrudes on state park
3/16/2015 State Rep. Glazier criticizes state DENR as putting business ahead of environmental concerns
3/16/2015 Honey bees & butterflies vital for produce production
3/13/2015 Right whales might get extra layer of protection off N.C. coast
3/13/2015 Public comment period on stream and wetlands impacts for coal ash reuse; public mtgs. in April
3/13/2015 Bayer CropScience Feed a Bee commits to grow 50 million flowers and acreage for bee forage in 2015
3/13/2015 When Beetles Attack: Predicting Southern pine beetle outbreaks
3/13/2015 Officials: Manure for fertilizer washes away, creates mess
3/12/2015 North Carolinians say expansion of Chinese-owned pig farms stinks
3/11/2015 Environmentalists: Raise threat level of Wilmington coal ash ponds
3/11/2015 Duke Energy slammed with record $25.1 million coal ash fine
3/10/2015 Environmentalists seeking protection for monarch butterfly
3/10/2015 Our View: Find a better way to deal with hog-farm waste
3/9/2015 Trout program teaches nurturing, zoology, conservation in hands-on way
3/9/2015 New EPA wood stove rules concern makers, users
3/9/2015 State agency drafts permits to better protect water quality near coal ash ponds
3/6/2015 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet March 13 in Raleigh
3/6/2015 EPA chief races to finish climate rules before Obama leaves office
3/4/2015 March 12 public hearing scheduled on state rules for streamside buffer mitigation
3/4/2015 Mike Adams: No time to waste in hog debate
2/27/2015 UNC study raises questions about hog waste polluting state's waterways
2/27/2015 East Coast saw ‘unprecedented’ sea level surge
2/27/2015 Manufacturers: Even with costs halved, ozone reg could still be most expensive
2/26/2015 New players top DENR headquarters
2/26/2015 EPA to probe whether DENR failed minorities living near hog farms
2/25/2015 One mining and energy meeting canceled, another still planned
2/25/2015 Poultry carbon footprint tool now available
2/24/2015 DENR, utilities clashed over coal ash regulation in 2011
2/23/2015 Federal charges filed against Duke Energy
2/20/2015 U.S. EPA to propose biofuels standards this spring -official
2/20/2015 Pig poop fouls North Carolina streams
2/19/2015 US Department of State and US EPA launch partnership to improve air quality data
2/18/2015 Ash spill could cost Duke Energy $100 million
2/18/2015 NAMI video addresses beef, water myths
2/17/2015 State marine fisheries panel will meet here this week
2/17/2015 Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig farms
2/13/2015 Emerald ash borer turns over a new leaf, attacks novel host plant
2/12/2015 WOTUS not over yet
2/12/2015 EPA rules would choke NC’s economy
2/12/2015 Colony Collapse Disorder exacerbated by stressed-out bees, study says
2/11/2015 NPPC gets protective order on producers’ info
2/11/2015 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Feb. 18-19 in Atlantic Beach
2/11/2015 707-pound slain hog highlights spread of feral swine
2/9/2015 Charlotte cancels hotly-fought sludge application
2/9/2015 Study links Monsanto herbicide to monarch decline
2/5/2015 Bayer CropScience taking applications for bee keeping award
2/5/2015 Rouzer joins NC farmers, realtors and businesses in denouncing Waters of the U.S. EPA Rule
2/5/2015 EPA rules to cost NC tens of thousands of jobs, drive up electricity costs
2/5/2015 Lawmakers clash over ‘mythical’ EPA water rule
2/3/2015 New state DENR leader vows to work with business, environmentalists
2/3/2015 After criticism, next offshore energy workshop will be live-streamed
2/3/2015 EPA, Army Corps officially withdraw Waters of the U.S. Interpretive Rule
2/3/2015 Oversight chairman takes aim at EPA
2/3/2015 Duke scientists finds climate models inconsistent
2/3/2015 EPA's FY 2016 budget proposal
2/2/2015 Rising seas boost tidal flooding risks on NC coast
2/2/2015 UNCG researchers will look for long-term threats from coal ash spill
2/2/2015 Hunting coyotes OK in wolf territory, wildlife panel says
2/2/2015 Crop planter dust reduction may reduce pollinator threats
2/2/2015 Climate change will dictate crop yield variations
1/30/2015 EPA announces voluntary cancellation of certain methomyl uses
1/30/2015 Activists sue EPA for ignoring petitions on CAFOs
1/30/2015 Suit to block information release is dismissed
1/29/2015 EPA seeks input on emission standards for new and modified sources in the oil and natural gas sector
1/28/2015 Coal Ash, Climate Change, And The Zoo: Challenges await new DENR secretary
1/28/2015 Lee residents rally to oppose Duke coal ash disposal in county
1/28/2015 EPA seeks input on federal plan for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
1/28/2015 EPA awarding grants to protect and restore wetlands
1/26/2015 NC Forest Service finds laurel wilt in Duplin County
1/26/2015 Corn growers say now is worst time to alter Renewable Fuel Standard
1/26/2015 Obama to nominate deputy chief at EPA
1/26/2015 GOP to seek changes to EPA coal ash rule
1/23/2015 Calculating soil fumigant buffer zones the right way
1/22/2015 Sea-level rise policy top priority for coastal regulators
1/21/2015 EPA sets ozone as its next target
1/20/2015 Land trust preserves Sandy Mush land
1/19/2015 State hosting second public hearing on proposed change to water transfer certificate
1/19/2015 EPA launches finance center to improve community water infrastructure and resiliency
1/16/2015 State (CA) puts limits on a pesticide used for strawberries, other crops
1/15/2015 Top management changes announced at DENR
1/15/2015 Fact Sheet: EPA’s strategy for reducing methane and VOC's from the oil and natural gas industry
1/15/2015 Obama moves on methane emissions
1/14/2015 EPA proposal strengthens nation’s preparedness level and response to oil spills
1/12/2015 In Chatham and Lee counties, opposition rises against coal ash disposal plan
1/12/2015 State trust fund able to award more grants as additional funds become available
1/9/2015 NC reports 30 more flu deaths last week
1/7/2015 OWASA report advises ending farm sludge program
1/6/2015 Federal dietary guidelines may consider health of the environment
1/2/2015 NC hog farm neighbors seek court help to stop the stink
1/2/2015 Decision on NC red wolves looms in 2015
1/2/2015 30-year sea-level rise will vary along NC coast, scientists say
12/29/2014 McCrory names new environment secretary
12/29/2014 EPA to hold public hearings in California, Texas and Washington, D.C. on proposed smog standards
12/22/2014 Lawsuit threatened over wetlands ditches
12/22/2014 EPA coal ash standards a setback for environmental groups
12/22/2014 EPA announces first national regulations to safeguard disposal of coal ash
12/19/2014 Public hearing scheduled to gather comments on Monroe connector/bypass project
12/17/2014 EPA eyes spring for Clean Water rule, unsure on replacing measure on farm exemptions
12/16/2014 More woodpecker habitat conserved in NC
12/15/2014 McCrory slams '60 Minutes' story on coal ash
12/15/2014 Scientists prepare to issue sea-level rise forecasts for NC coastline
12/12/2014 EPA official unable to share release date for 2014 RFS final volumes
12/11/2014 EPA declines to set release date for 2014 RFS volumes
12/10/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Dec. 17 in Beaufort
12/10/2014 Duke Energy, NC regulators will provide updates on coal ash dumps
12/10/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 15 in New Bern
12/9/2014 New study shows progress towards eradicating cogongrass infestations
12/9/2014 Emergency CAMA permit issued for dredging at Port of Morehead City
12/3/2014 Ag ozone concerns rising
12/3/2014 Nike, IKEA join 221 companies in backing EPA’s climate rule
12/3/2014 Energy commissioner blasts EPA climate rule
12/2/2014 Duke Energy, DENR critique EPA carbon plan
12/2/2014 UNCC to host coal ash workshop and forum (Wed)
12/2/2014 EPA flooded with climate rule comments
12/2/2014 Fuel manufacturer threatens to sue EPA over 2015 fuel mandate
12/1/2014 There’s more to the bee pollinator issue than many may think
11/28/2014 Dan River coal ash spill damage could top $300 million
11/28/2014 State receives permit applications for reuse of coal ash at two clay mines
11/28/2014 National groups object to closed energy meeting
11/28/2014 Firing up the EPA comment engine
11/26/2014 EPA proposes smog standards
11/26/2014 Committee looks into beneficial uses of coal ash
11/25/2014 Insects in Dan River downstream of Feb. 2 coal ash spill appear to be thriving, state tests show
11/25/2014 Committee leaders respond to EPA’s RFS announcement
11/24/2014 Peterson Statement: EPA delays RFS decision
11/21/2014 Red wolf effort in NC should expand to other states, consultant says
11/21/2014 New leadership vows to keep Yadkin River clean
11/21/2014 Milk producers say WOTUS should be fixed or withdrawn
11/21/2014 Environmental groups reject organization’s sustainability principles
11/19/2014 NC panel updating rising seas report to meet
11/19/2014 State environmental committee to meet next week in Charlotte on rules for reusing coal ash
11/18/2014 EPA chief Gina McCarthy vows to push major initiatives despite GOP threats
11/17/2014 Revised water quality standards approved by state environmental commission
11/14/2014 NC coyote-hunting controls approved for red-wolf protection
11/14/2014 Duke Energy plans to excavate Dan River coal ash
11/14/2014 EPA calls for nominations for 20th annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
11/13/2014 Hundreds of business groups want EPA water rule scrapped
11/13/2014 Take action on 'WOTUS' rule
11/13/2014 Environmental Working Group releases first ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for food additives
11/12/2014 The collision between wild pigs, agriculture and hunting
11/11/2014 Environmental groups ready to sue over coal plant
11/10/2014 EPA launches a voluntary star-rating program to reduce pesticide drift
11/7/2014 State directs Duke Energy to resubmit groundwater plans for coal ash facilities
11/7/2014 Subsidiaries of the world’s largest fertilizer producer to reduce air emissions at three NC plants
11/7/2014 EPA delays emissions rule for farmers
11/6/2014 EPA and USDA to hold public listening sessions on pollinator strategy
11/5/2014 EPA staffers tour farm, discuss waters of the U.S. proposed rule
11/3/2014 EPA releases climate plans on fifth anniversary of President Obama’s sustainability initiative
10/31/2014 Trick or Truth: What the EPA isn’t telling you about its latest Clean Water Act rule
10/31/2014 EPA's Clean Power Plan encourages expansion of fracking
10/30/2014 Thursday, Friday meetings on oil and natural gas report postponed until November
10/29/2014 EPA provides additional information on clean power plan
10/27/2014 Residents air concerns, frustrations over Robeson County coal ash site at meeting
10/27/2014 Fall wildfire season is here; be careful when burning yard debris
10/27/2014 Senators: Obama misleading country on EPA’s water rule
10/27/2014 EPA’s McCarthy says U.S. at pivotal moment in fighting climate change
10/24/2014 Another lawsuit filed to block EPA approval of Enlist Duo herbicide
10/24/2014 Dispelling common myths about the "superweed"
10/24/2014 EPA considers prohibiting use of 72 chemicals in pesticides
10/23/2014 Critics of Dow herbicide ingredient sue U.S. EPA over approval
10/23/2014 Food labels could reduce livestock environmental impacts
10/22/2014 Weed Science Society releases proceedings of herbicide resistance summit
10/20/2014 What you need to know about EPA’s approval of Enlist weed control system for corn and soybeans
10/17/2014 EPA finds neonicotinoid seed treatments of little or no benefit to U.S. soybean production
10/17/2014 Small businesses urge EPA to drop water rule
10/16/2014 EPA announces final decision to register Enlist Duo, herbicide containing 2, 4-D and glyphosate
10/14/2014 Pentagon: Climate change a national security threat
10/9/2014 EDF launches initiative to reduce fertilizer pollution from commodity grain crops
10/7/2014 EPA welcomes more comments on water regs
10/7/2014 EPA names new No. 2
10/7/2014 Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to EPA ozone standard
10/6/2014 Feds override NC on draining coal ash dumps
10/3/2014 EPA exemptions granted in Southeast for white sugarcane aphid control
10/3/2014 Duke Energy forms expert coal-ash panel
10/2/2014 Advanced manufacturing and Energy in Germany
10/2/2014 Small Business Administration hits EPA over water rule
10/1/2014 Duke Energy submits plans for groundwater assessment at coal ash facilities
10/1/2014 EPA releases greenhouse gas emissions data from large facilities
9/30/2014 Editorial: Escalating the weed wars
9/29/2014 Using fungi on crops could be the secret to helping agriculture adapt to climate change
9/26/2014 EPA hosts chemical safety data summit and webinar in RTP on Sept. 29-30
9/25/2014 Panel: Effects of rising sea levels likely to vary along NC coastline
9/25/2014 Duke Energy creates $10 million fund for waterways in the Carolinas and neighboring states
9/25/2014 Duke Energy plans at least $2 million for Dan River recovery
9/24/2014 N.C. Wildflife Resources Commission inviting comments on plans to issue new cervid licenses
9/24/2014 EPA sued to ban neurotoxic insecticide use on crops
9/22/2014 Grants from state trust fund to help finance key land and water conservation projects
9/19/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Sept. 24 in New Bern
9/19/2014 Oil-exploring seismic blasts could soon disrupt marine life on East Coast
9/19/2014 Beer fight brewing over EPA rule
9/17/2014 EPA extends climate rule comment period
9/17/2014 EPA announces new actions to curb potent greenhouse gases
9/16/2014 McCrory approves $12M from taxpayers to NC factory
9/16/2014 Southeast Diesel Collaborative Conference to be held in Atlanta
9/16/2014 EPA registers new nematicide alternative to restricted-use soil fumigants, Including methyl bromide
9/15/2014 Proposal for N.C. natural gas pipeline spawns concerns, environmental coalition
9/11/2014 NC's red wolf program under federal scrutiny
9/11/2014 EPA chief signals higher ethanol mandates
9/9/2014 EPA tries again to explain water jurisdiction rule
9/8/2014 Sea turtle nestings fall 58 percent in 2014
9/5/2014 Complaint says NC hog farms hurt minorities
9/5/2014 AFBF has lingering concerns about EPA's worker protection proposal
9/4/2014 Advocates sue Duke Energy over coal ash
9/3/2014 Rutherford and Polk County SWCD Local Workgroup Meeting to be held on Oct 2
9/2/2014 Poultry industry video series highlights environmental stewardship
9/1/2014 Environmentalists counter gas, oil industry fracking campaign in NC
9/1/2014 EPA: Mapping the truth
8/29/2014 State environmental agency details actions on coal ash in letter to citizens group
8/29/2014 House Committee releases previously undisclosed EPA maps of U.S. waters and wetlands
8/28/2014 Mapping the CWA
8/28/2014 North Carolina meets new national air standard for particle pollution
8/28/2014 Brunswick County local work group meeting Sept. 25
8/27/2014 U.N. draft report lists unchecked emissions’ risks
8/27/2014 State addressing groundwater contamination at Wilmington-area coal-fired power plant
8/26/2014 N.C. residents launch multiple suits against Smithfield subsidiary
8/26/2014 John C. Evans named General Counsel for the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
8/25/2014 Final RFS volumes one step closer to release
8/22/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Aug. 28 in New Bern
8/21/2014 New report shows budget impact of rising firefighting costs
8/20/2014 EPA closes comment time for Agricultural Worker Protection Standards
8/18/2014 NC environment commission slams DENR over stream rules
8/18/2014 North Carolina asks for extension of public comment period on carbon rules
8/18/2014 Moffitt ranked top lawmaker in N.C.
8/18/2014 State officials provide funding for 37 water resources projects
8/14/2014 Decision could boost use of popular weed killer
8/13/2014 EPA Cost Analyses Not Always Clear, GAO Says
8/8/2014 Public invited to comment on stormwater management rule changes
8/8/2014 First Equine Deaths Due to EEE Recorded
8/7/2014 Commercial fishing groups file complaint regarding Endangered Species Act
8/1/2014 State air quality director speaks at EPA public hearing on carbon rules
7/30/2014 Neonic pesticides showing up in Midwestern streams, USGS finds
7/29/2014 Stream buffer protections rewritten by industry, DENR
7/29/2014 General Mills to reduce GHGs in ag supply chain
7/29/2014 WNC residents to testify on power plant emissions
7/29/2014 Waters of the Us: What’s it all about?
7/25/2014 New coal ash landfill illustrates bigger challenge for NC
7/25/2014 Ethanol mandate: Going up?
7/24/2014 States against E.P.A. rule on carbon pollution would gain, study finds
7/24/2014 EPA to hold public hearings on clean power plan
7/18/2014 AFBF not impressed by EPA reaction to ag concerns
7/18/2014 House bill joins Senate effort to derail EPA's waters rule
7/17/2014 Duke Energy finishes ash cleanup in Dan River
7/17/2014 EPA reassessing temporary grain storage structures
7/16/2014 Public invited to comment on rules for oil and gas development
7/16/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet July 21 in New Bern
7/15/2014 Study: States can handle EPA power plant rules
7/14/2014 Virginians asked to follow pesticide labels to reduce honeybee loss
7/11/2014 State issues operating permit for first phase of coal ash landfill in Person County
7/11/2014 EPA chief acknowledges ‘concern’ over RFS
7/11/2014 Bee-killing pesticide linked to bird declines
7/11/2014 EPA chief McCarthy mocks The New York Times in staff memo
7/11/2014 EPA proposes to replace and reduce harmful greenhouse gases
7/10/2014 Loggerhead sea turtles win new protection in Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
7/10/2014 GOP: EPA water rule could harm farmers
7/10/2014 Milk producers raise CWA permitting concerns in interpretive rule comments
7/9/2014 Seen a wild turkey? Tell NC wildlife commission
7/9/2014 Groups want ‘notice, comment period’ on water rule
7/9/2014 EPA provides tool to help communities become more flood resilient
7/8/2014 Bee health research advanced by discovery of parasite-free colony
7/3/2014 EPA approves state agency approach to development of site specific nutrient criteria for waterways
7/3/2014 EPA to reach out to farmers on water jurisdiction rule
7/3/2014 Cutting Through the Buzz: Pollinator numbers are up
7/2/2014 North Carolina environmental groups expand anti-fracking campaign
7/1/2014 EPA releases new policy statement on climate change adaptation
6/25/2014 30-year NC sea-level forecast gathers calm support
6/24/2014 NC scientists find that oyster reefs can grow faster than sea-level rise
6/24/2014 Supreme Court limits EPA power to regulate greenhouse gas pollution
6/23/2014 Duke scientists report air pollution controls linked to lower NC death rates
6/23/2014 Duke Energy to hold info event on coal ash June 23
6/23/2014 National Pollinators Week: Checking in on dolony collapse disorder
6/23/2014 Fears of EPA ‘land grab’ create groundswell against water rule
6/20/2014 Public invited to comment on stormwater and water quality rules for oil and gas development
6/20/2014 State honors 38 utilities for meeting stringent voluntary goals
6/20/2014 House GOP grills EPA official in first hearing on new carbon rule
6/19/2014 NC recycling grant awards help environment, create jobs and spur economic growth
6/19/2014 State orders utility to address more piping systems at coal ash dams
6/17/2014 Washington Week Ahead: Focus on waters of U.S. 'interpretive rule'
6/16/2014 New EPA rules may give natural gas a boost
6/12/2014 Sea-rise advisory panel scrapped by CRC chief
6/11/2014 EPA approves extension of comment period for waters rule
6/10/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Executive Committee to meet via conference call June 11
6/10/2014 DENR announce natural resource damage assessment and restoration process agreement with Duke Energy
6/10/2014 'Bee-safe' biopesticide could be neonicotinoid alternative
6/9/2014 Forest Service ginseng permits stay at reduced level
6/9/2014 Pesticide ban is just one piece of honeybee puzzle
6/5/2014 Study: EPA rule cheaper than climate change fallout for automakers
6/4/2014 Editorial: EPA's proposed carbon rule is reasonable and necessary
6/3/2014 Could climate rule spark shutdown fight?
6/3/2014 Business coalition applauds power plant rule
6/3/2014 EPA calls on NC power plants to reduce emission rates 40% by 2030
6/3/2014 Hagan comments on proposed EPA rule
6/3/2014 Agriculture groups request ‘Water’ rule extension
6/2/2014 EPA proposes first guidelines to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants
6/2/2014 Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board to meet June 2
6/2/2014 EPA and Reckitt Benckiser Inc. reach agreement to cancel certain rodenticide products
5/30/2014 EPA waters rule would 'drown' small businesses in regs, GOP says
5/30/2014 EDF, Smithfield Foods launch initiative with feed grain farmers to reduce fertilizer runoff
5/29/2014 UC-Berkley Economist: 'EPA Fails to Calculate Costs of Clean Water Act Rule'
5/29/2014 Tyson fined $305,000 for chicken sludge spill
5/29/2014 EPA report shows impact of changing climate on Americans’ health and environment
5/23/2014 Rural NC sites become dumping grounds for unwanted coal ash
5/23/2014 Duke Energy and EPA sign agreement on Dan River cleanup;
5/22/2014 EPA is readying climate rule for existing power plants as deadline approaches
5/20/2014 Environmentalists say DENR might not enforce egg farm pollution laws
5/20/2014 State authority announces funding awards for drinking water and wastewater project
5/20/2014 EPA finalizes standards to protect fish, aquatic life from cooling water intakes
5/20/2014 Obama may personally announce new coal rules
5/16/2014 3 Western NC green groups to merge
5/16/2014 EPA approves removal of summertime fuel requirements for the Greensboro, NC area
5/16/2014 Shepard receives Eure-Gardner Award for significant contributions to protection of the N.C. coast
5/16/2014 EPA proposes updates to emissions standards for refineries
5/15/2014 Yearly survey shows better results for pollinators, but losses remain significant
5/15/2014 EPA extends comment period for proposed agricultural Worker Protection Standard
5/15/2014 Sewage sludge a threat?
5/14/2014 Group pushes for Coggins Farm conservation in WNC
5/13/2014 Survey shows farmers skeptical of climate change
5/13/2014 Duke Energy begins coal-ash dredging in Dan River
5/13/2014 Coal rules will devastate, say biz groups
5/12/2014 Ag Secretary's Weekly Column: Helping America’s farmers rise to the challenge of climate change
5/12/2014 A closer look at EPA water rule proposal
5/12/2014 EPA triumphs in court battle over air pollution
5/12/2014 Rep. Frank Lucas: EPA proposal could harm U.S. food security
5/12/2014 EPA seeking public comment on chemicals and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing
5/8/2014 EPA releases EnviroAtlas ecosystem mapping tool
5/7/2014 Director of the USDA Climate Change: Our changing climate – third national assessment released
5/6/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet May 14-15 in Atlantic Beach
5/6/2014 NOAA finds 34% GHG increase since 1990
5/6/2014 Feds: No plans to regulate agricultural methane emissions
5/2/2014 Waters of the U.S. Proposed Rule: Myths and facts
5/1/2014 EPA seeks comment on proposed decision to register Enlist Duo herbicide
5/1/2014 Regulators regulate regulators while eating unregulated foreign food
5/1/2014 EPA solicits public comments on action plan for re-powering America’s land
4/30/2014 Court upholds cross-state air pollution rule
4/30/2014 Three northern reserve sites to hold Local Advisory Committee meetings in May
4/30/2014 Challenge to Chesapeake cleanup tests EPA power
4/29/2014 National Air Quality Awareness Week marks start of ozone season
4/28/2014 Public feedback sought on 2014-2024 Solid Waste and Materials Management Plan
4/25/2014 EPA asked to halt pesticide use on apples until new safety studies are done
4/24/2014 EPA seeks comments on proposed rule defining protected waters under CWA
4/23/2014 Removing coal ash from all 14 Duke Energy sites could cost $10 billion
4/23/2014 EPA retroactively lowers biofuel requirement for 2013
4/23/2014 Proposed rule on waters of the U.S. flows into Federal Register
4/21/2014 Study: Dan River water safe for irrigation, livestock
4/21/2014 Coal ash unmonitored in fill sites across NC
4/21/2014 Agrochemicals indirectly increase survival of E. coli O157:H7 in water systems
4/21/2014 Soil: The sustainable solutions at our feet
4/17/2014 Hoeven warns EPA not to regulate livestock emissions
4/16/2014 EPA publishes 19th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory
4/15/2014 Agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions on the rise
4/11/2014 Ag industry groups meet with EPA official to discuss future of RFS
4/10/2014 EPA strategic plan charts direction for next four years
4/9/2014 EPA to work with ports to improve environmental performance
4/9/2014 FAO posts draft guidelines for livestock, poultry environmental impact
4/9/2014 EPA's Water Police, Part One: Coming to your farm?
4/8/2014 NC commission appeals ruling giving it authority to halt coal ash pollution
4/8/2014 Congressman Holding: Proposed EPA regulations will harm our economy
4/8/2014 EPA pledges flexibility for states in power plant rule
4/4/2014 UNC awarded EPA funding for small water systems
4/3/2014 Duke: Disposal of coal ash impossible if EPA declares it hazardous
4/3/2014 Duke Energy will keep cooperating with state probes, CEO says
4/3/2014 Testimony of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on proposed FY 2015 budget
4/2/2014 Senator Grassley says EPA head going overboard in regulating waters
4/2/2014 Lawmakers question EPA's McCarthy on Renewable Fuel Standard
3/31/2014 Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst is yet to come
3/31/2014 Proposed EPA expansion illustrates need for statutory reform, Lucas says
3/31/2014 White House tackles methane emissions in sweeping strategy
3/31/2014 Bee health campaign suggests neonicotinoid treatments unnecessary
3/28/2014 Tighter standards lead to cleaner air, better views
3/28/2014 EPA regs change on-farm insecticide spraying
3/28/2014 Testimony of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on proposed FY 2015 budget
3/28/2014 CWA rule questioned
3/26/2014 Duke has fixed crack on Cape Fear coal ash dam
3/26/2014 Here’s what they’re saying about the Clean Water Act proposed rule
3/26/2014 Agriculture’s exemptions and exclusions from Clean Water Act expanded by EPA proposal
3/25/2014 Like Us? Then you'll like the EPA
3/24/2014 Duke Energy responds to change in dam condition, notice of violation at retired Cape Fear Plant
3/24/2014 State environmental agency, EPA to pursue joint approach to coal ash clean-up
3/21/2014 DENR cites Duke Energy for illegally pumping coal-ash water into Cape Fear River
3/21/2014 Report: ‘bycatch’ blamed for nine dirty ocean fisheries off U.S. shores
3/20/2014 NC commercial fishermen challenge sea turtle regulations
3/18/2014 Federal grand jury probe of DENR-Duke Energy relations begins Tuesday
3/17/2014 Fight to save Southeast hemlocks takes new tack
3/17/2014 State environmental agency takes action to address deficiencies at three coal ash facilities
3/17/2014 E.P.A.’s proposed rules on water worry farmers
3/12/2014 Fishermen say they're prepared to sue over turtles
3/7/2014 Duke must act on ash contamination, judge rules
3/7/2014 CropLife America responds to EPA’s proposed agricultural worker protection standard
3/5/2014 Duke promises to meet state’s coal ash deadline
3/5/2014 EPA releases FY 2015 budget proposal
3/4/2014 State waste management director to retire June 1
3/4/2014 DENR accuses 5 more Duke plants of violations
3/3/2014 NC regulators expect to fine Duke Energy for coal ash spill
3/3/2014 Fishermen want higher NC fees to keep gill netting
3/3/2014 EPA sets cleaner fuel and car standards
2/28/2014 Six lose jobs at state natural heritage office
2/28/2014 N.C. Energy Policy Council committees to meet
2/28/2014 Bayer releases product to reduce seed dust harmful to bees
2/27/2014 Prime Buncombe mountain farmland protected
2/26/2014 McCrory to Duke: Move ash away from water
2/25/2014 State rescinds reservoir permit waiver
2/24/2014 Coal ash spill could push NC to move more aggressively on environmental threats
2/21/2014 Prosecutors file new subpoenas over NC coal ash
2/21/2014 EPA proposes new safety measures to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure
2/19/2014 James Taylor says fracking in Carolina is on his mind
2/19/2014 Truckers hope Obama will drive carefully on fuel efficiency
2/19/2014 Obama orders new green rules
2/18/2014 2nd pipe threatens new Dan River spill, McCrory says
2/18/2014 Researchers to study mortality rates, lives of Southern flounder
2/17/2014 NC gov.: ‘Clean up environment’ for consensus on climate
2/13/2014 State releases additional water quality test results from Dan River coal ash spill
2/12/2014 State regulators outline action on coal ash ponds
2/12/2014 EPA Administrator reaffirms commitment to environmental justice
2/12/2014 EPA revises permitting guidance for using diesel fuel in oil and gas hydraulic fracturing
2/10/2014 NC admits mistake, says arsenic topped safe level
2/10/2014 Duke Energy permanently plugs leaking ash-pond pipe
2/10/2014 Ethanol spill flows into sewage treatment plant
2/10/2014 DENR responds to Mallard Creek wastewater dumping in Mecklenburg County
2/10/2014 Groups form new soil health partnership
2/10/2014 Annual EPA enforcement results highlight focus on major environmental violations
2/7/2014 State test results of water quality sampling near coal ash spill released
2/6/2014 Duke crews advance on work needed to seal pipe at Dan River station
2/6/2014 More land preserved for planned state forest near Brevard
2/6/2014 EPA to hold public hearing on carbon pollution standards for new power plants
2/5/2014 EPA appeals ruling in West Virginia farm case
2/5/2014 DENR releases initial water test results from Duke Energy coal ash spill
2/5/2014 EPA's 2012 Toxics Release Inventory shows air pollutants continue to decline
2/4/2014 Duke Energy plant reports coal-ash spill
2/3/2014 EPA partnerships cut greenhouse gas emissions and save businesses money
1/31/2014 EPA releases draft guidance documents for evaluating pesticide drift
1/31/2014 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel to meet Feb. 4 in Washington
1/28/2014 USPOULTRY releases video series on concentrated animal feeding operations
1/27/2014 EPA plan imperils NC’s growing biodiesel industry
1/22/2014 NC holds public meetings on shellfish habitat
1/22/2014 Environmental groups threaten to sue hog farm in Eastern NC
1/22/2014 CAMA regional land use planning workshop postponed
1/22/2014 End of RFS comment period rapidly approaching
1/21/2014 Rural communities eligible for water infrastructure grants
1/20/2014 Water resource agency invites public comment for the 2014 water quality assessment list
1/16/2014 Community advocates seek to stop illegal swine waste pollution in North Carolina
1/16/2014 Donald van der Vaart named state’s first energy policy advisor
1/16/2014 Public invited to comment on changes to stormwater management rules
1/16/2014 EPA takes important step in implementing the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
1/16/2014 Republican rider in omnibus bill would loosen EPA oversight of waste
1/14/2014 N.C. Division of Coastal Management helping host planning workshop in Plymouth Jan. 22
1/13/2014 NCDENR files suit against the EPA over air quality regulations
1/10/2014 EPA issues grants to lower pesticide risk to bees
1/9/2014 DENR organizational change to save money, offer better management of two programs
1/9/2014 EPA issues final rule for greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units
1/8/2014 Agencies considering major chemical plant safety overhaul
12/24/2013 NC wildlife officials to consider rules for bears
12/23/2013 Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board embraces new role with significant awards for conservation
12/23/2013 Corn growers voice concern over EPA waterway authority
12/20/2013 EPA rule provides a clear pathway for using carbon capture and sequestration technologies
12/19/2013 $60 million water project would add 60 million gallons a day
12/18/2013 Ag industry monitoring EPA's review of water connectivity report
12/18/2013 EPA releases chemical screening data on 1,800 chemicals
12/17/2013 Conservationists ask judge to stop NC coyote hunt
12/17/2013 N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund board to be honored at Wednesday’s regular meeting
12/16/2013 GOP environmental approach is ‘soul-crushing,’ letter says
12/16/2013 North Carolina’s ozone levels lowest on record in 2013
12/12/2013 EPA program seeks to improve air quality in port communities
12/11/2013 Court looks at EPA rule on cross-state pollution
12/11/2013 Long-term dredging agreement will help N.C.’s coastal economy, transportation and other services
12/10/2013 East Raleigh farm, valued at $3.7 million, donated to city for nature preserve
12/10/2013 Anti-pollution action sought against North Carolina, other states
12/10/2013 EPA sued over bees
12/6/2013 Conservation group buys 523 acres along Blue Ridge Parkway
12/6/2013 EPA releases updated sustainability plan
12/6/2013 Ethanol supporters say rural economy will pay price for RFS reduction
12/5/2013 Turtle DNA project goal to learn more about loggerhead behavior
12/5/2013 Report - Sea turtles have economic impact
12/5/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Dec. 11-12 in Atlantic Beach
12/3/2013 Charlotte metro area achieves 1997 ozone standard
11/29/2013 New regs for Friday: EPA publishes biofuel proposal
11/27/2013 EPA seeking comments on draft FY 2014-2018 strategic plan
11/26/2013 EPA appoints new scientific integrity official
11/25/2013 CFSA announces 2013 sustainable agriculture awards
11/22/2013 Reward offered in NC killings of red wolves
11/22/2013 EPA doesn’t rule out state carbon tax option for power plants
11/21/2013 EPA Study: Mercury levels in women of childbearing age drop 34 percent
11/20/2013 Experience of NC water fund chief raises questions
11/19/2013 Cattle producers encouraged to apply for environmental stewardship award
11/19/2013 NCC, animal ag applaud EPA decision to lower ethanol 2014 requirements
11/18/2013 EPA assailed on power plant regulations
11/18/2013 Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on EPA 2014 volume standards
11/18/2013 Chairwoman Stabenow statement on EPA’s proposed biofuel targets for 2014
11/18/2013 EPA proposes 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards
11/15/2013 Groups appeal to stop Courthouse Creek logging project
11/15/2013 Air quality officials issue health notice for western Piedmont
11/13/2013 NCDENR announces new Office of Land and Water Stewardship
11/13/2013 EPA proposes stricter control of U.S. tributaries, lakes
11/12/2013 NC's revamped clean water fund trustees gather
11/12/2013 Ag Secretary Vilsack: ‘I don’t know’ whether ethanol helps climate
11/12/2013 Opinion: EPA's McCarthy wants to work with ag community
11/11/2013 State science board submits recommendations on water needed to sustain aquatic life in N.C.
11/11/2013 Public invited to comment on draft Cape Fear River AEC study
11/8/2013 Study: Exposure to two pesticides linked to endometriosis
11/8/2013 Board with N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund to meet Nov. 12
11/7/2013 Waste management permits for animal operations subject of meetings
11/7/2013 EPA seeks public input on newly designed graphic for bug repellent labels
11/5/2013 Duplicative pesticide regs costing taxpayers $474M, report finds
11/5/2013 Buckridge Coastal Reserve Local Advisory Committee to meet Nov. 8
11/4/2013 Three northern reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in November
11/4/2013 EPA releases agency plans for adapting to a changing climate
11/1/2013 State coastal agency plans Nov. 6 public hearing on Mad Inlet designation
10/31/2013 5 things you didn’t know about the Environmental Working Group
10/30/2013 Court rules for poultry farmer in water case
10/29/2013 Western NC fed up with growing number of beavers
10/28/2013 Environmental groups fight back on fracking
10/28/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Nov. 4 in Beaufort
10/25/2013 EPA releases greenhouse gas emissions data from large facilities
10/21/2013 Protesters rally against NC environmental policies
10/21/2013 UPDATED: EPA's public listening sessions on reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants
10/21/2013 Oil lobby threatens lawsuit against the EPA
10/21/2013 EPA seeks to cool RFS volume rumors
10/18/2013 NC conservation group plans rally in Raleigh
10/18/2013 Conservation groups sue over NC coyote hunting
10/18/2013 Boxer calls for hearing on cancer-causing air pollutants
10/18/2013 N.C. Division of Coastal Management to co-host regional planning workshop in Wilmington
10/16/2013 EPA seeks to cool RFS volume rumors
10/15/2013 Irrigation cuts costs, worry for North Carolina’s Todd Lewis
10/15/2013 Selenium linked to honeybee problems
10/14/2013 Officials reopen inland waters to gill-net fishing
10/11/2013 Is EPA cutting ethanol needs?
10/11/2013 Shutdown grounds EPA ‘listening’ tour
10/10/2013 Pesticide labels changing to protect bees and other pollinators
10/10/2013 Petroleum group sues over Renewable Fuel Standard
10/9/2013 Dome: Coastal Resources Commission short on members, long on work
10/4/2013 Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers seeing widespread fish kills
10/4/2013 Global warming and cotton production
10/2/2013 Haywood farmers get permission to kill elk
10/2/2013 EPA opens methyl bromide review
10/1/2013 NC ag commissioner cautions against wildfires
10/1/2013 EPA to hold public listening sessions on reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants
9/30/2013 NC fracking commissioners vow to relax state water testing standard
9/25/2013 North Carolina returns EPA grant for fracking study
9/24/2013 Association of State Departments of Ag adopt honeybee protection policy
9/24/2013 EPA won't require carbon trapping for existing power plants
9/20/2013 EPA proposes carbon pollution standards for new power plants
9/19/2013 Dome: Environmentalists want fracking air quality regulated
9/19/2013 New study ties higher rate of MRSA infections to living near swine operations
9/18/2013 EPA report: Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters
9/18/2013 NFU encouraged by EPA proposed rule, agriculture remains exempt
9/18/2013 Court rules on Chesapeake Bay challenge
9/17/2013 Pork producers choose environmental stewards
9/17/2013 Study finds methane leaks from gas drilling minimal
9/16/2013 Dome: Environmentalists want fracking air quality regulated
9/16/2013 State recommends changes to coal ash contamination consent order based on public comments
9/16/2013 FAO says food waste has impact on biodiversity, climate
9/13/2013 Sutton Plant subject of coal-ash lawsuit
9/13/2013 U.S. Forest Service announces final rule on restoration of soil and water resources
9/12/2013 Public hearing scheduled on changes to state air toxics rules
9/12/2013 Report: EPA should take steps to improve its oversight of conditional registrations
9/10/2013 EPA assailed for withdrawing rules on chemical safety
9/10/2013 EPA web tool expands access to scientific, regulatory information on chemicals
9/9/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission September meeting postponed
9/6/2013 EPA launches new online mapping tool for environmental impact statements
9/5/2013 Officials developing rules on oil and gas exploration to meet in September
9/4/2013 Group proposes better education system for pesticide applicators
9/4/2013 Sept. 9 public hearing scheduled on water transfer permit in southeastern N.C.
9/2/2013 NCGA publishes seed treatment stewardship guide to protect pollinators
9/2/2013 Crop insurance proposal to lower premiums for good stewardship
8/30/2013 Groups release seed treatment guide to protect pollinators
8/29/2013 Environmental groups sue EPA over CAFO Reporting Rule
8/28/2013 Conservationists’ report links NC pellet mills with wetland clear-cutting
8/28/2013 Thousands say no to Duke Energy's coal-ash settlement
8/28/2013 Report: Conservation work minimizes sediment, nutrient runoff
8/28/2013 Use of crucial Ogallala Aquifer under review
8/27/2013 EPA releases new climate change video series
8/22/2013 Inhofe, Pryor question EPA's authority to retroactively enforce SPCC rule on farmers
8/22/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel meeting postponed
8/22/2013 State coastal agency plans Aug. 29 public meeting for Cape Fear study
8/20/2013 Skvarla says DENR must protect environment and grow economy
8/20/2013 Economist: Meeting RFS obligations possible if EPA lowers requirements
8/20/2013 USDA urges check for invasive bug that loves all kinds of trees
8/19/2013 USDA urges check for invasive bug that loves alll kinds of trees
8/19/2013 State takes action on permit violations at coal-fired power plants not included in earlier lawsuits
8/16/2013 Petroleum groups call for partial waiver of 'unrealistic' RFS
8/16/2013 EPA announces new pesticide labels
8/15/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Aug. 22 in Washington
8/14/2013 Dome: Workers at NC Division of Water Resources could soon learn their fate
8/14/2013 N.C. pork producers stand behind practices after farm nuisance disputes filed
8/13/2013 Environmental groups join Duke Energy ash case
8/12/2013 EPA clarifying statement on batch codes
8/9/2013 New electronic payment option for water quality annual fees
8/7/2013 Loggerhead hearings continue in North Carolina
8/7/2013 EPA finalizes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
8/7/2013 Dust levels don’t travel well from poultry houses: study
8/6/2013 King's Mountain textile company recognized for outstanding environmental efforts
8/6/2013 EPA updates oil and gas standards for storage tanks
8/5/2013 Water issues becoming more commonplace in Southeast agriculture
8/5/2013 DENR secretary announces merging of state water programs to create efficiency
8/5/2013 EPA takes steps to regulate feedlot pollution
8/5/2013 EPA proposes rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting
7/31/2013 Conserving our precious water
7/31/2013 Public hearing scheduled on air permit for proposed biomass energy plant
7/30/2013 Bees exposed to fungicide more vulnerable to gut parasite, USDA says
7/26/2013 Free mosquito larvicide available at Cumberland County Health Department
7/25/2013 EPA software helps reduce water pollution
7/24/2013 N.C. Division of Air Quality to hold public hearing on proposed fumigation facility in Morehead City
7/23/2013 N.C. ecosystem program celebrates a decade of conserving and restoring streams and wetlands
7/22/2013 Group calls on EPA to protect workers from pesticides:
7/19/2013 Mosquito-borne disease kills Brunswick horse
7/19/2013 Senate votes 59-40 to confirm McCarthy as EPA administrator
7/18/2013 Feds look to protect loggerhead turtles’ ocean habitats
7/16/2013 Duke Energy, NC to settle coal ash lawsuit
7/16/2013 Public comment sought on proposed consent order for coal-fired facilities
7/15/2013 Reid, McConnell spar on EPA nomination in ‘nuclear’ debate
7/10/2013 NPPC and AFBF file lawsuit against EPA over privacy breach
7/10/2013 Johanns writes EPA inspector general seeking investigation
7/9/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet July 11 in Beaufort
7/8/2013 Hundreds file complaints over hog-farm waste
7/8/2013 Farm groups sue EPA over farmers’ privacy
7/8/2013 EPA set to unveil host of new regs
7/5/2013 EPA registration review process for triazine herbicides
7/5/2013 EPA issues final rule on production of renewable fuel from giant reed and napier grass
7/3/2013 Hagan announces approval of advanced biofuel crop
7/2/2013 Chemical, oil companies fear potential EPA rule will expose trade secrets
7/1/2013 Supreme Court leaves EPA's E15 waivers in place
6/27/2013 NCDENR: Survey results show significant improvement in customer service
6/26/2013 Brevard forum to explore alternatives to biomass plant
6/25/2013 Get more buzz from bees
6/20/2013 Environmentalist group threatens lawsuit over NC coal ash pollution
6/19/2013 Lillington hog farmer works to lessen the environmental harm
6/18/2013 Pollinator week focused on bee health
6/18/2013 EPA report details how development can impact public health, environment
6/17/2013 Cogongrass discovered in Stanly County
6/17/2013 EPA nominee in limbo as Republicans press for documents
6/13/2013 GOP warns of $1T EPA regs
6/10/2013 Chuck Wakild to retire as director of state Division of Water Quality
6/10/2013 Agreement reached over animal ag in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
6/7/2013 EPA to issue ethanol use targets this summer
6/5/2013 Clean Water Management Trust Fund board meets June 9-10 in Raleigh
6/5/2013 Study shows EPA overestimates poultry pollution in Chesapeake Bay
5/30/2013 EPA proposes rules on formaldehyde in wood products
5/29/2013 NC files second ash suit against Duke Energy
5/29/2013 EFSA finds BASF pesticide also poses bee risk
5/28/2013 Rally targets genetically engineered trees
5/23/2013 EPA proposes pulp mill rules
5/22/2013 N.C. sues Duke for polluting Charlotte drinking water
5/20/2013 North Carolina kudzu bug treatment thresholds evolving
5/17/2013 Senate panel advances EPA nominee McCarthy in 10-8 party-line vote
5/16/2013 EPA vastly overestimates poultry pollution: study
5/15/2013 N.C. Forest Service finds laurel wilt disease in New Hanover County
5/14/2013 Panel to try again on EPA nominee
5/10/2013 Senate Republicans block committee vote on Obama’s nominee to lead E.P.A.
5/10/2013 Agriculture becoming more energy efficient: Worldwatch
5/10/2013 Agriculture and livestock remain major sources of greenhouse gas emissions
5/9/2013 Differing reactions to colony collapse in U.S. and Europe
5/9/2013 National Council of Farmer Cooperatives calls for spill rule clarifications
5/7/2013 Johanns seeks explanation from EPA on repeated release of ag producers’ private information
5/6/2013 EPA strengthens conflict of interest review process for science review panels
5/3/2013 EPA continues to release producers' personal information
5/3/2013 State environmental officials seek public feedback on customer service
5/3/2013 USDA and EPA release new report on honey bee health
5/2/2013 Park to release more predator beetles
5/2/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet May 9 in Beaufort
5/1/2013 Government report confirms flawed ESA science; specific answers needed for farmers, forest managers
5/1/2013 Feds: Use genetically modified crops on refuges?
4/30/2013 Europe bans pesticides thought harmful to bees
4/29/2013 Georgia vegetable growers working around loss of methyl bromide
4/29/2013 EPA report divides fracking camps
4/26/2013 Economic Perspective: Good news on pollution
4/26/2013 California judge dismisses Endangered Species Act 'Mega' lawsuit
4/26/2013 Notice of public comment on North Carolina Nutrient Criteria Development Plan
4/25/2013 April 26 Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel meeting location change
4/25/2013 Air quality: Triad ranks as 42nd most polluted area in U.S.
4/25/2013 Court refuses to dismiss poultry farmer’s suit against EPA
4/25/2013 EPA: We’re not spying on people
4/22/2013 EPA proposes to reduce toxic pollutants discharged into waterways by power plants
4/22/2013 NCBA petitions Supreme Court against greenhouse gas regulations
4/19/2013 Water management project saves North Carolina farmland
4/18/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet April 26 in New Bern-CHANGE
4/16/2013 EPA publishes 18th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory
4/15/2013 EPA acknowledges releasing personal details on farmers, senator slams agency
4/12/2013 EPA nominee discusses relationship with agriculture
4/11/2013 EPA’s FY 2014 budget proposal
4/11/2013 White nose syndrome could endanger bats in Cape Fear region; critters benefit farmers
4/11/2013 New air rules would hurt coal power, study says
4/11/2013 EPA fuel spill plan: Farmers face May 10 deadline
4/10/2013 State hosting public meeting on assessment of improving groundwater levels in coastal plain
4/9/2013 Proposal for enhancing stakeholder input in the pesticide registration review
4/9/2013 Greenhouse gas rules will be enacted soon, says Obama aide
4/5/2013 Native warm season grasses to mitigate poultry air emissions
4/4/2013 14 ways to protect bees when planting corn, soybeans this spring
4/3/2013 EPA's push for more ethanol could be too little, too late
4/3/2013 April is invasive species month
4/2/2013 Five coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in April
4/2/2013 EPA proposes achievable cleaner fuels and cars standard
4/2/2013 EPA updates mercury and air toxics standards for new power plants
4/2/2013 Mystery malady kills more bees, heightening worry on farms
4/2/2013 Fire ant rafts can be ‘great balls of fire’
3/29/2013 Officials developing rules on oil and gas exploration to meet in April
3/28/2013 Resistant aphids spread into Ca-Va region
3/28/2013 Kudzu bugs continue to spread
3/27/2013 N&O: NC regulators to measure air quality in Lee County in anticipation of fracking
3/27/2013 EPA survey finds more than half of the nation’s river and stream miles in poor condition
3/26/2013 EPA’s Science Advisory Board announces independent panel to review hydraulic fracturing research
3/26/2013 Suit filed against EPA over killing bees
3/21/2013 Top state official on environment talks about new mission
3/21/2013 City Council: You can keep your fracking wastewater
3/21/2013 Study group of state mining commission cancels Friday meeting; two related study groups to meet
3/20/2013 Three northern reserve sites to hold Local Advisory Committee meetings in March
3/20/2013 Coal state Dems press Obama to scale back EPA emissions rules
3/20/2013 Spronk: New administrator can change culture at EPA
3/20/2013 Manufacturers sue EPA over soot rule
3/19/2013 House members press EPA on producer data release
3/19/2013 Senator places hold on EPA nominee
3/18/2013 Forest Service holds forest plan revision meetings
3/12/2013 State Environmental Stewardship Initiative to recognize new members at March 12 meeting in Raleigh
3/11/2013 DWQ schedules public hearing for proposed Vanceboro quarry in March
3/8/2013 NC fracking panel suggests wastewater could be used for irrigation
3/6/2013 Editorial: Fracking wastewater poses a risk
3/6/2013 McCarthy tapped to head EPA
3/5/2013 Fracking waste could go to N.C. coastal towns if ban is lifted
3/5/2013 Bees next big battleground for ag pesticides
3/5/2013 New NCDENR website feature enables more transparency, better customer service
3/5/2013 EPA’s Pollinator Summit on March 5
2/28/2013 U.S. Chamber report reveals flaws in job number calculations in EPA regulatory impact analyses
2/28/2013 House of Raeford gets $150,000 fine in wastewater case
2/27/2013 Environment agency head out to earn trust, respect
2/27/2013 Officials developing rules on oil and gas exploration to meet in March
2/26/2013 EPA approves advanced biofuel pathway for camelina
2/25/2013 Poultry litter not responsible for weed surge
2/22/2013 EPA releases confidential farm data
2/22/2013 Obama leans toward EPA air regs chief as next agency leader
2/19/2013 S. typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 retention and transport in agricultural soil during irrigation
2/15/2013 Longleaf pines a good fit for eco-agriculture in Southeast
2/14/2013 North Carolina meets tougher federal standard for sulfur dioxide
2/7/2013 USDA reports summarize effects of climate change on ag, forestry
2/6/2013 GOP lawmaker threatens battle over EPA regulation
2/6/2013 EPA updates greenhouse gas emissions data from large facilities
2/5/2013 Outgoing EPA chief regrets lack of dialogue with rural America
2/1/2013 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Feb. 6-7 in Wilmington
2/1/2013 EPA proposes 2013 renewable fuel standards
1/30/2013 House of Raeford shot down — again — in water pollution case
1/28/2013 Coexist, don’t kill, coyote expert tells Orange County
1/25/2013 N.C. recycling program returns oyster shells to the coast
1/25/2013 Federal court won’t review decision that struck down EPA pollution rule
1/24/2013 Mining and Energy Commission meetings set for Thursday and Friday in Raleigh
1/24/2013 Liberal Dem: EPA should flex its powers on climate change
1/21/2013 Mining and Energy Commission stakeholder group to meet Tuesday in Raleigh
1/18/2013 Vegetated drainage ditches can help clean up runoff water
1/18/2013 EPA launches new voluntary program to help reduce harmful soot pollution
1/17/2013 Court denies challenge to EPA ethanol ruling
1/17/2013 EPA’s 2011 toxics release inventory shows air pollutants continue to decline
1/16/2013 Local government study group of Mining and Energy Commission to meet Wednesday in Sanford
1/16/2013 Supreme Court allows new briefings on forest roads case
1/16/2013 EPA finalizes revisions to clean air standards for stationary engines
1/14/2013 New DENR director wants change as uncertain future looms
1/14/2013 Air quality permits now available on state agency’s website
1/14/2013 Fish kill reported at Masonboro Island in Wilmington
1/11/2013 Study group for N.C. Mining and Energy Commission to meet Friday in Sanford
1/11/2013 Federal agencies announce national council to build 21st Century Conservation Service Corps
1/10/2013 New secretary of state environmental agency names leadership team
1/10/2013 EPA extends comment period for CAFO review
1/10/2013 EPA enforcement in 2012 protects communities from harmful pollution
1/9/2013 Environmentalists win round in egg farm pollution case
1/9/2013 N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet Jan. 9-10 in Raleigh
1/9/2013 Energy Department, EPA nominations may be on tap
1/8/2013 US kudzu bug is Japanese not Chinese
1/8/2013 Soil conservation saved the farm, changed the face of Southern farming
1/4/2013 Haywood County wood products under NCDA&CS quarantine for thousand cankers disease
1/2/2013 Saltwater intrusion threatens eastern North Carolina crops
12/28/2012 Acting EPA chief among most likely to succeed Jackson
12/28/2012 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to step down
12/28/2012 Statement by EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announcing her leaving cabinet after State of Union
12/27/2012 Coast Guard to drop off sea turtles in Gulf Stream
12/26/2012 New DENR chief seeks balance between environment, 'customers'
12/26/2012 Solar water pumps improve water quality
12/26/2012 EPA finalizes Clean Air Standards for industrial boilers, incinerators and cement kilns
12/26/2012 EPA releases update on ongoing hydraulic fracturing study
12/21/2012 Maryland court finds for poultry growers
12/21/2012 EPA updates rule for pathogens in drinking water, sets limit for E. coli
12/21/2012 Projections are for more U.S. wildfires
12/20/2012 Wood stork no longer endangered, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
12/17/2012 EPA’s update to clean air standards does not change farm dust
12/14/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 19 in New Bern
12/12/2012 Water quality trading may be limited for farmers
12/7/2012 Animal waste flows into North Carolina river
12/7/2012 E. coli in waterways not always from livestock, say USDA scientists
12/5/2012 America’s Great Outdoors progress report highlights conservation, recreation successes
12/5/2012 EPA grants biofuel pathway for grain sorghum
12/3/2012 UNC-TV series examines environmental issues in North Carolina State Parks
11/29/2012 North Carolina state park and AmeriCorps partner to improve longleaf pine forest
11/28/2012 EPA extends Section 319 comment period
11/28/2012 Citizen’s petition to rein in the Environmental Protection Agency
11/23/2012 Turtle nest numbers show signs of resurgence
11/23/2012 Killing of red wolves may end coyote night hunts
11/20/2012 Lawsuit aims to protect red wolves in coyote hunt
11/19/2012 Hagan statement on EPA decision
11/15/2012 U.S. agency says near decision on ethanol mandate
11/14/2012 EPA to host Water Quality Trading workshops
11/14/2012 EPA's 319 Grant Guidelines available for comment
11/12/2012 Cherokee offer bounty on coyotes
11/8/2012 Gov. Bev Perdue announces grant awards for 13 water resources projects
11/7/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Nov. 14-16 in Plymouth
11/7/2012 EPA seeks comments on regulatory impacts on "small-entity" CAFOs
11/2/2012 More than $1 million awarded statewide for water quality improvement projects
11/2/2012 U.S. EPA petitioned to require fracking chemicals disclosure
10/31/2012 EPA accepting nominations for Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
10/29/2012 Court decision in dispute over poultry practices delayed to Nov. 30
10/26/2012 Smokies elk hassling farmers
10/26/2012 P&S Farms recognized as N.C.’s Outstanding Conservation Farm Family
10/25/2012 Buckridge Coastal Reserve Local Advisory Committee to meet Oct. 31
10/25/2012 Poultry industry supporters issue statements at trial’s end
10/24/2012 Notice of proposed changes to the North Carolina coastal management program
10/24/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Oct. 29 in New Bern
10/24/2012 Hudson Farms, Perdue lawsuit defense: Cows, not chickens polluted water
10/23/2012 Fracking protesters chain themselves to state office building
10/23/2012 State environmental officials announce new mercury products recycling grants
10/22/2012 Editorial: Fouled waters
10/22/2012 Major shifts in U.S. agricultural production could be bigger problem than climate change
10/22/2012 Oceans combine to change U.S. weather patterns
10/19/2012 Meetings for northern coastal reserves set for October
10/18/2012 GAO report: Additional coordination can help avoid potentially duplicative application requirements
10/17/2012 Arsenic in Mountain Island Lake, study says
10/16/2012 Court allows AFBF to join farmer lawsuit against EPA
10/15/2012 Renewable fuels standard now closed
10/12/2012 Court allows AFBF to join farmer's Clean Water Act lawsuit
10/12/2012 Comments on Renewable Fuels Standard now closed
10/12/2012 Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board meets In Raleigh
10/11/2012 Clean water revolving fund awards more than $114 million for wastewater infrastructure improvements
10/11/2012 Poultry pollution trial gets under way in Maryland
10/9/2012 Cotton Incorporated documents industry gains at ICAC
10/8/2012 With fall fire season approaching, N.C. Forest Service offers tips to prevent wildfires
10/8/2012 DENR improves online tools in response to customer feedback
10/4/2012 TPSA request for info on recycling mini bulk containers/IBCs - reply by 10/10
10/4/2012 Farm family’s fate in the hands of Maryland federal court
10/1/2012 Disease hits N.C. deer numbers
10/1/2012 N.C. Mining and Energy Commission elects chairman, sets 2012 meeting dates
9/27/2012 Hundreds of dead fish dot Neuse River banks in Craven County
9/26/2012 Pamlico closes to large-mesh gill net fishing
9/26/2012 New Hanover officials support sea-level rise research
9/26/2012 Pesticides are pesticides, even if they’re “organic”
9/25/2012 Court allows tile drain case to move forward
9/25/2012 Fracking opponents keep up efforts to prevent practice in NC
9/24/2012 State report on Chatham County watershed released
9/24/2012 Save Our Crops requests environmental impact statement
9/20/2012 Spending on wildlife recreation reaches $3 billion in N.C.
9/20/2012 Citing spike in West Nile Virus, NASDA urges action on NPDES fix
9/18/2012 Public lands hunter workshop scheduled for Sept. 27
9/18/2012 New video series highlights environmental management & sustainability efforts in the meat industry
9/17/2012 EPA publishes final rule on RFS
9/17/2012 USPOULTRY extends nomination deadline for environmental competition
9/14/2012 Nature Conservancy to use $350,000 grant in restoration of Sandhills pine forests
9/11/2012 Farm groups file friend of the court brief in forestry case
9/10/2012 Division of Air Quality conducts review of state air toxics rules
9/7/2012 West Nile victim family seeks change in mosquito control
9/5/2012 Coyotes in Onslow County indulge sweet tooth
9/4/2012 NCGA requests extension for RFS waiver comments
8/31/2012 Possible West Nile cases reported in Buncombe
8/30/2012 Second West Nile death and three new cases reported across the state
8/29/2012 Stakeholder action- emergency petition to suspend clothianidin
8/28/2012 Rural neighbors wary of UNC wastewater plan
8/24/2012 Report: Forsyth man suspected of dying from West Nile virus
8/24/2012 CDC: West Nile outbreak one of largest in US
8/23/2012 Hunter workshops scheduled for N.C. Coastal Reserve northern sites
8/23/2012 N.C. Mountain Resources Commission to hold work session on Vitality Index at Friday meeting
8/22/2012 French Broad near Asheville an 'impaired' river
8/22/2012 Mining and Energy Commission members named, orientation meeting scheduled
8/22/2012 House of Raeford found guilty in water pollution case, plant manager cleared
8/21/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Aug. 29-30 in Sunset Beach
8/21/2012 EPA brief explains decision to reject industry challenge to biofuels rule
8/21/2012 EPA asking for comments on waivers of the Renewable Fuel Standard
8/20/2012 U.S. Court of Appeals dismisses E15 claim
8/17/2012 GAO: EPA rules pose acceptable "reliability challenges" for utility industry
8/15/2012 Cape Fear River to get man-made oyster reef
8/14/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission schedules public hearings on updated oceanfront erosion rates
8/10/2012 North Carolina ranks no. 8 among 20 worst states for power-plant air pollution, says nonprofit
8/10/2012 Public invited to listen to conference call meeting of N.C. Natural Heritage Trust Fund board
8/10/2012 N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund board meets Aug. 12-13 in Raleigh
8/10/2012 Update: No hurry to frack, experts say
8/9/2012 US, Mexico sign agreement addressing high priority border environmental issues
8/8/2012 Federal agencies propose ESA consultation improvements
8/7/2012 EPA orders a stop sale of D-Mand Better Products, LLC.
8/6/2012 Environmental groups say 10,000-hog farm pollutes waterways
8/6/2012 Report details water and land issues in animal ag
8/2/2012 Lawmakers urge EPA to lower ethanol target amid drought
8/1/2012 State agency completes first digital map of N.C.’s 12,000-mile estuarine shoreline
7/31/2012 Hearing to gather input on draft Alcoa agreement, Badin Lake sediment action plan
7/26/2012 $1 million from hog farm case to help Waccamaw River
7/26/2012 U.S. EPA finds remaining water safe in famous fracking town
7/25/2012 Night hunting of feral swine, coyotes allowed starting Aug. 1
7/25/2012 EPA announces chlorpyrifos spray drift measures
7/24/2012 State accepting public comments on Bonner Bridge CAMA permit application
7/23/2012 Davis named director of State Division of Land Resources
7/23/2012 EPA to review technical information on mercury and air toxics standards for new power plants
7/20/2012 Three new sites certified as North Carolina Clean Marinas
7/18/2012 Dry soils could lead to atrazine carryover problems
7/17/2012 Fracking debate simmers in Rockingham
7/17/2012 N.C. Forest Service awards urban forestry grants
7/17/2012 EPA closes public comment period on grain sorghum as an advanced biofuel
7/16/2012 State's new fracking board leans toward drillers
7/16/2012 Wild turkey group gives support to Blowing Rock area stream rehab
7/16/2012 EPA withdraws farm database rule
7/16/2012 Study documents large cut in N.C. mercury emissions from industry, power plants
7/12/2012 State urges people to avoid algal blooms brought on by N.C.’s hot weather
7/11/2012 Agreement marks first steps to protect significant natural area in N.C. foothills
7/11/2012 Poultry company faces new water pollution charges
7/10/2012 GAO: Clean Water Act funds need oversight
7/6/2012 Fruit Fly: On the front lines of an invasion
7/5/2012 Herbicide spraying stirs concern in Madison County
7/5/2012 EPA will not change greenhouse gas permitting requirements under CWA
7/5/2012 Supreme Court agrees to hear Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center
6/29/2012 Air quality officials issue Code Orange health notice for all North Carolina forecast regions
6/29/2012 Manure regulation faces EPA control under the Superfund Act
6/28/2012 EWG names "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen"
6/27/2012 Officials battle to keep invasive grass out of NC
6/27/2012 N.C. receives EPA grant
6/26/2012 Smoke from eastern N.C. wildfire no longer producing elevated levels of air pollution
6/25/2012 2 NC ports listed as risk for Africanized bees
6/25/2012 Sea rise faster on East Coast than rest of globe
6/25/2012 N.C. Pork Council accepting applications for Environmental Steward Award
6/22/2012 Poultry producer sues EPA, for a change
6/21/2012 EPA announces 2 new N.C. members of agricultural advisory committee
6/21/2012 EPA won't change its dust standards…for now
6/21/2012 Air quality officials continue health notice for eastern North Carolina
6/20/2012 Air quality officials issue Code Orange notice for ozone
6/19/2012 Oregon man bitten by stray cat diagnosed with the plague
6/18/2012 Ag Secretary on EPA’s action allowing E15 to be used by model year 2001 and newer passenger vehicles
6/14/2012 Environmental group says state should harness wind energy, not drill off the coast
6/14/2012 The Ag Minute: Obama's EPA abandons common sense to pursue more regulations
6/13/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet June 20-21 in Beaufort
6/13/2012 EPA announces framework to help local governments manage stormwater runoff and wastewater
6/13/2012 Honeybees, seed treatments discussed in latest 'Focus On' webcast
6/12/2012 State seeking public input on proposed change to water quality guidelines
6/12/2012 Stokes commissioners pass resolution opposing fracking
6/11/2012 Conservative group's $1M ad buy seeks votes to kill coal rule
6/8/2012 Emerald ash borer confirmed in Smokies
6/8/2012 The Ag Minute: EPA's eyes in the sky concerns ag community
6/7/2012 Clean Water Management Trust Fund board meets in Raleigh
6/7/2012 Statement on release of U.S. Geological Survey assessment of North Carolina oil and gas resources
6/6/2012 Fishermen against proposed turtle protection rules
5/31/2012 Economic Perspective: Electric vehicles and the environment
5/31/2012 Masonboro Island Reserve Local Advisory Committee to meet June 4
5/29/2012 Smog, pollution threaten parks
5/24/2012 Waterkeeper Alliance — don’t ask, just litigate
5/23/2012 Feds: Eastern NC wind farm could kill eagles
5/23/2012 N.C. considers new rules on coyote, hog hunting
5/17/2012 N.C. prepares for swarm of Africanized bees
5/17/2012 EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson testimony before Senate committee
5/16/2012 Conservation funds urged for NC land
5/16/2012 Nitrates in groundwater webinar May 18
5/15/2012 Public hearing scheduled to gather input on changes to groundwater standards
5/15/2012 Engage now to help stop finalization of EPA/Corps Clean Water Act jurisdictional guidance
5/14/2012 Pesticides and pollinators
5/11/2012 Are pesticides killing pollinators?
5/8/2012 Groups agree in paper mill controversy
5/7/2012 Farmers' new scourge: Swarms of reproducing, rampaging swine
5/7/2012 EPA releases draft permitting guidance for using diesel fuel in oil and gas hydraulic fracturing
5/4/2012 New federal ozone designations show air improvements in North Carolina
5/3/2012 Tiny wasp may be key to kudzu bug control
5/2/2012 State employee receives national award for water resource protection
5/2/2012 State environmental agency issues final report on hydraulic fracturing
5/1/2012 EPA palm oil fight brewing
4/27/2012 State environmental officials take additional steps to address mercury pollution in waterways
4/26/2012 Notice CRP-711, additional acres for State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE)
4/24/2012 State awards 18 counties $41.5 million for clean water projects
4/23/2012 Is ag under-regulated? It depends
4/19/2012 EPA issues updated air pollution standards for oil and natural gas
4/18/2012 Partially Africanized bees found In east Tennessee
4/18/2012 Large-scale sustainability entirely achievable, Smithfield exec says
4/18/2012 Big and small producers tackle ‘sustainability’ definition, challenges
4/17/2012 Forum to address challenges of nutrients in waterways scheduled in May
4/17/2012 Study says cut meat consumption in half for environment
4/16/2012 EPA proposes rule to require electronic reporting for chemical information
4/13/2012 Three northern coastal reserve sites to hold advisory meetings in April
4/13/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet April 19 in Beaufort
4/13/2012 EWG Report: Poor farming practices foul drinking water at the source
4/12/2012 Insecticide seed treatments & honey bees
4/11/2012 Counties continue with chicken-sentinel program
4/11/2012 Durham County commissioners back study before fracking
4/11/2012 EPA denies move to cancel 2,4-D pesticide
4/11/2012 Controversial studies link pesticide to bee disorder
4/6/2012 Fishermen Should Take Note that Atlantic Sturgeon will be Listed as an Endangered Species
4/5/2012 Agricultural Emissions Reductions
4/5/2012 Governor Appoints Institute Researcher to Environmental Commission
4/4/2012 FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel June 12 through 15, 2012
4/3/2012 Branches clash over water act’s wording
4/3/2012 EPA to allow 15 percent renewable fuel in gasoline
4/2/2012 Area beekeepers build up hives as plants bloom
3/29/2012 Two state House Republicans call for delay of fracking in N.C.
3/29/2012 N.C. Coastal Reserve extends application deadline for membership on local advisory committees
3/29/2012 Possible new EPA policy could have harmful effects on ag
3/28/2012 NC environment agency: email on fracking is fake
3/28/2012 Fracking opponents dominate Chapel Hill hearing
3/27/2012 DENR holds second meeting on fracking Tuesday
3/27/2012 EPA expected to unveil power plant climate standards on Tuesday
3/26/2012 Clean-water debate goes to civil court
3/23/2012 Division of Water Quality classifies 17 area waterways as impaired
3/23/2012 N.C. Air Toxics Program changes get Perdue's backing
3/23/2012 DENR launches online permit tracking system
3/23/2012 Supreme Court rules in favor of landowners against EPA
3/21/2012 Rules proposed to limit new uses of potentially harmful chemicals
3/20/2012 Fracking meeting in Sanford expected to draw hundreds of people
3/20/2012 On fracking: Faison opposed, Dalton and Etheridge support with caution
3/20/2012 N.C., Va. gear up to fight nutria
3/19/2012 State environmental agency issues draft report on hydraulic fracturing; public meetings scheduled
3/19/2012 USDA Report: The Future of Environmental Compliance Incentives in U.S. Agriculture
3/14/2012 EPA accepting comments on emissions from broiler animal operations and swine, dairy lagoons
3/14/2012 API files lawsuit against EPA for “unachievable” cellulosic biofuel requirements
3/13/2012 Georgia officials set new rules for poultry runoff after storms
3/7/2012 EPA begins enforcing NPDES permit requirements for pesticides
3/6/2012 EPA to talk CAFOs
3/6/2012 Pork Checkoff honors 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards
3/5/2012 EPA provides $15 million to help small drinking water and wastewater systems across the country
3/5/2012 White House conference sets stage for new era of conservation
3/1/2012 U.S. Forest Service and The Lorax promote forests
3/1/2012 N.C. Coastal Reserve accepting applications for membership on local advisory committees
3/1/2012 In Case You Missed It: Protecting endangered farmers
2/29/2012 EPA Administrator Jackson’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy
2/29/2012 EPA still hopes for power plant climate rules ‘early’ in ’12, but refinery plans unclear
2/28/2012 Nantahala National Forest burning
2/28/2012 Three southern reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in March and April
2/24/2012 Laurel wilt found in Brunswick County
2/24/2012 CropLife America Alert: CLA moves to dismiss Endangered Species Act “mega” lawsuit
2/23/2012 Third case of rabies in 2012 for Cumberland County confirmed today
2/23/2012 Beef industry stakeholders solidify commitment to sustainable practices
2/22/2012 Moffitt: Asheville water referendum too difficult
2/22/2012 The Natural Heritage Trust Fund meets Feb. 26-27 to make land conservation funding decisions
2/22/2012 Charlotte farmer says he's seen "coydog"
2/21/2012 Water control debated
2/17/2012 Comments sought on list of impaired waters slated for improvement plans
2/16/2012 Greenpeace protesting in Charlotte today
2/16/2012 Asheville protest kicks off national Greenpeace effort
2/15/2012 Residents pack forum on Asheville water system's fate
2/15/2012 AMI/AMSA take on environmental impact of large cattle operations
2/14/2012 Columbus County farming operation ordered to pay $1.5 million for Clean Water Act violation
2/14/2012 Loans available for clean water infrastructure improvements
2/14/2012 Greenpeace protesting at N.C. Progress Energy plant
2/13/2012 Commission wants to study sea-level rise policy
2/9/2012 North Carolina League of Conservation Voters issues green grades on local Congress members
2/9/2012 The Ag Minute: EPA's sue & settle strategy makes for bad agriculture policy
2/9/2012 EPA overestimates chicken waste pollution in Chesapeake: study
2/8/2012 State considers allowing coyote hunting
2/7/2012 House of Raeford pollution case dismissed
2/7/2012 USPOULTRY plans environmental management seminar
2/6/2012 Sierra Club took $26M from gas industry to fight coal-fired plants
2/6/2012 Puerto Rico to kill iguanas, export meat
2/3/2012 Cost share funding available for water management on NC farms
2/3/2012 EPA stands by ‘fracking’ study but calls reach limited
2/2/2012 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet Feb. 8-9 in Nags Head
2/1/2012 Global warming: fact or myth?
1/30/2012 NCDENR Rule: Fertilizer management in the Jordan Lake Watershed
1/30/2012 Nutrient management training: Jordan Lake Watershed
1/27/2012 Two NC regions land on list of Southeast's most endangered places
1/27/2012 Catawba River listed as endangered
1/27/2012 New estimates of Atlantic, Gulf fishing will help set limits
1/26/2012 Obama's regulations no laughing matter for America's farmers and ranchers
1/26/2012 EPA releases new tool with information about water pollution across the U.S.
1/23/2012 Animal waste training
1/23/2012 Poultry groups peck at EPA’s CAFO rule
1/20/2012 EPA won’t promise final power plant carbon rules before 2012 elections
1/20/2012 Environmental group to sue government over delayed coal ash regulations
1/19/2012 Challenges ahead in ensuring clean air, water in North Carolina
1/19/2012 Division of Water Quality programs move to new location
1/17/2012 AMI seeks applications for safety, environmental honors
1/16/2012 (N.C.) Public meetings set on boundary designations for ozone non-attainment areas
1/16/2012 New research produces one machine addressing two major barn issues
1/16/2012 USDA announces funding for water quality markets, seeks proposals for projects
1/16/2012 Obama Administration releases action plan to address ocean challenges
1/12/2012 2010 greenhouse gas emissions data from large facilities now available
1/11/2012 Commissioner Troxler recognizes 75th anniversary of soil & water conservation
1/11/2012 Obama pledges to stand by EPA
1/9/2012 Judge rejects challenge to biotech alfalfa
1/9/2012 State report assesses state’s environmental quality, discusses emerging challenges
1/6/2012 New environmental restoration projects announced for Albemarle-Pamlico region
1/6/2012 EPA releases 2010 Toxics Release Inventory national analysis
1/5/2012 Smoke from Carteret County landfill fires may pose health concerns
1/5/2012 Environmental lawsuits could have major impact in 2012
1/5/2012 Nationwide project to study airborne emissions
1/4/2012 Nature Conservancy acquires Hoke County land to replenish longleaf pines
12/30/2011 Phosphorus in chicken manure threatens Chesapeake Bay, group says
12/28/2011 National forest projects to improve wildlife habitat
12/23/2011 225 acres in Avery County protected by conservancy
12/22/2011 Obama puts personal stamp on EPA rules as Republicans pounce
12/22/2011 EPA issues first national standards for mercury pollution from power plants
12/21/2011 EPA to unveil air pollution limits that Republicans say are threat to power grid
12/20/2011 Study shows beef carbon footprint shrinking
12/19/2011 Agreement limits logging in Nantahala National Forest
12/16/2011 Senators request quick action on pesticide bill
12/16/2011 Regional studies assess U.S. carbon storage
12/16/2011 NCADFP Trust Fund report to the Environmental Review Commission
12/16/2011 25 senators push for last-minute debate on permitting bill
12/15/2011 Golden LEAF grant awarded
12/15/2011 DENR: Improvements seen in ozone levels, recycling and customer service
12/15/2011 NPDES permit info for North Carolina
12/14/2011 Emergency meeting called for N.C. Natural Heritage Trust Fund board
12/14/2011 Closed for bzzzzness? Environmental regulations put damper on efforts to fight invasive mosquitoes
12/13/2011 Proposed CAFO rule comment period open until Dec. 20
12/12/2011 Right as rain
12/9/2011 EPA pollution finding shakes up ‘fracking’ debate
12/9/2011 N.C. congressional delegation on passage of farm dust regulation
12/8/2011 17th rabid animal found in Cumberland County
12/8/2011 White House threatens to veto Republican farm-dust bill
12/8/2011 In Case You Missed It: Lucas speaks on the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
12/7/2011 AMI, AMSA take on environmental impact of meat production
12/7/2011 Meeting scheduled to garner public feedback on draft of (N.C.) estuary plan
12/7/2011 The Ag Minute: H.R. 1633 gives farmers and ranchers regulatory certainty
12/6/2011 Greens bash GOP bid to kill EPA rule through payroll tax cut bill
12/5/2011 EPA schedules 2nd webcast on Clean Water Act permitting of pesticide discharges
12/5/2011 Committee approves bipartisan legislation on farm dust
12/2/2011 Dust regulations blowing in the wind
12/1/2011 EPA cracks down on West Virginia poultry growers
12/1/2011 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 9 in New Bern
11/29/2011 Report: White House bows to industry on enviro, safety rules
11/29/2011 Fight over EPA rules and reliability heating up
11/25/2011 Egg farm fights new oversight
11/23/2011 Disease infecting state's deer population
11/22/2011 US EPA delays carbon limits on oil refineries
11/22/2011 AFBF: EPA regulations threaten family farms
11/21/2011 Perdue helped push Obama to drop new smog rules
11/18/2011 Wild hogs a crop menace in South Carolina
11/18/2011 Hagan cosponsors landmark bills to expand and protect NC’s forests & public lands
11/18/2011 Public comments sought on management plan for the one of nation’s richest estuaries
11/17/2011 The Ag Minute: Senate's inaction saddles farmers with more regulations
11/16/2011 Tree planting near Asheville part of hope for American chestnut
11/16/2011 State of the Sounds Symposium to be held in New Bern Nov. 17
11/14/2011 Swine farmers notified of upcoming water quality study
11/14/2011 Democrats ax bill to block US EPA clean air rule
11/14/2011 2010 NCPC Environmental Steward Award application deadline is Nov 15
11/11/2011 Report: Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokies likely to suffer from budget cuts
11/10/2011 Cooper weighs in on D.C. EPA debate
11/10/2011 Mysterious crow deaths in SC linked to pesticide
11/9/2011 Senate to vote on bill that would void air pollution rule
11/8/2011 River watchdog group looks to hire new riverkeeper this year
11/8/2011 Contaminated groundwater from old Texfi site still threat to PWC water supply
11/7/2011 EPA's Bay model undermining public confidence
11/7/2011 Critics battle EPA on water
11/4/2011 Subcommittee slams flawed Chesapeake Bay model during oversight hearing
11/4/2011 Latest attempt to ease pesticide rule blocked
11/4/2011 Subcommittee approves farm dust legislation
11/4/2011 EPA’s WaterSense program to label innovative watering technology
11/3/2011 Multi-state project aimed at brown marmorated stink bug
11/3/2011 State awards more than $66 million in low-interest loans for wastewater improvements
11/3/2011 The Ag Minute: EPA's flawed Chesapeake Bay model is a burden
11/2/2011 6 species with North Carolina ties endangered, may get federal protection
11/2/2011 Cuccinelli, EPA to square off over coal plant rules
11/1/2011 Kudzu bug chewing up South Carolina
11/1/2011 Senate misses deadline on H.R. 872 & allows excessive regulation to take shape
10/28/2011 Op Ed: Cost of Senate inaction on Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
10/27/2011 EPA proposes rule to collect CAFO information
10/26/2011 The Ag Minute: Protect farmers from costly regulations
10/26/2011 Processors ranked on environmental impact
10/26/2011 Q&As about Monsanto refillable containers without UN marking
10/24/2011 House committee hearing on Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
10/21/2011 Brown marmorated stink bugs continue southward movement
10/21/2011 Op-Ed - Sharing Common Interests: EPA and the agricultural community
10/20/2011 EPA: Won’t regulate farm dust
10/20/2011 Cattlemen say dust issue still not resolved
10/20/2011 Farmer pleads guilty to contaminating national wetland
10/19/2011 2010 NCPC Environmental Steward Award due Nov. 15
10/19/2011 EPA answers McIntyre call to give farmers greater flexibility on spill plans
10/17/2011 Researchers hope to grow sturdy chestnut tree
10/17/2011 Ag groups offer support for proposed "dust" legislation
10/17/2011 EPA seeking comments on atrazine ban
10/17/2011 Ellmers applauds passage of EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
10/17/2011 U.S. House passes Boiler MACT, coal ash rules
10/17/2011 Is food the earth's worst enemy?
10/16/2011 Soils of North Carolina poster now available
10/14/2011 AG Cooper recounts air pollution fight for Asheville lawyer group
10/13/2011 Local residents report recent sightings of coyotes, attacks on livestock
10/13/2011 Will weed resistance bring back “dinosaur” herbicides?
10/11/2011 Search for pesticide permitting fix continues
10/10/2011 Take steps to prevent wildfires during fall fire season
10/10/2011 Republicans looking to override EPA rules on coal ash
10/10/2011 EPW, Ag committees in turf war over EPA permitting bill
10/10/2011 U.S. House passes cement legislation; set to vote on boiler bill
10/7/2011 Report stands up for EPA
10/6/2011 Supreme Court won’t hear House of Raeford (N.C.) pollution case
10/6/2011 House committee approves Jones’ bill to protect Corolla wild horses
10/6/2011 Status report filed on ESA mega-lawsuit
10/5/2011 The Ag Minute: It's time to put jobs first and pass H.R. 872, Senator Reid
10/4/2011 White House threatens to veto bills to delay EPA air pollution regulations
10/3/2011 EPA launches new mapping tool to improve public access to enforcement information
10/3/2011 Report: Trends and Developments in Hog Manure Management: 1998-2009
10/3/2011 Poultry wastewater training announced
9/30/2011 Forest Service report documents environmental benefits of wood as a green building material
9/30/2011 Blog: Congress must act now to stop filthy factory farming of the sea
9/29/2011 Atrazine petition talking points
9/28/2011 Beaver management assistance begins Friday
9/26/2011 Environmental webinar for non-swine animal operations 9/28
9/26/2011 State environmental officials seek public feedback on customer service
9/26/2011 House approves bill to study economic impacts of EPA rules
9/23/2011 GOP wrongly claims greens' support for EPA delay bill
9/23/2011 2011 NCPC Environmental Steward Award
9/23/2011 New feral swine law taking effect on Oct. 1
9/23/2011 EPA Regulatory Relief Act passes in House committee
9/21/2011 Fishing-related sea turtle deaths down 90%
9/20/2011 White House threatens veto over House attack on EPA pollution rules
9/20/2011 Duke Energy chairman: Water issues are a crisis
9/19/2011 Jones credits agency on turtle decision
9/19/2011 EPA considers atrazine ban
9/19/2011 Perdue teams with ag groups to support farm in legal battle
9/19/2011 Atrazine updates
9/13/2011 NC enacting new laws regarding feral swine
9/13/2011 Winners of Urban Forestry Awards announced
9/13/2011 Momentum builds on Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
9/12/2011 CEFS celebrates Week of Sustainable Agriculture, Sept. 12-18
9/12/2011 Land conservation takes hit in Senate budget
9/9/2011 Lucas to Jackson: Clarify record on so-called regulatory 'myths'
9/6/2011 CAST plans air quality presentation
9/5/2011 Obama shelves EPA smog rule in huge defeat for environmental groups
9/1/2011 N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission public hearings
9/1/2011 Wildlife rule changes target wild hogs, other pests
9/1/2011 New EPA, DOT regs may cost $1 billion each
8/25/2011 Dealing with pesticide spills after a hurricane
8/23/2011 Obama wants new plan to manage national forests
8/23/2011 Smithfield’s sustainability report earns top honors
8/18/2011 N.C. awaits onslaught of tree-killing pest
8/15/2011 Wild pigs mean headaches across N.C.
8/12/2011 EPA issues stop sale order to Dupont on sale and distribution of Imprelis herbicide
8/11/2011 Burgaw allows bow hunting inside city limits to help curb deer population
8/10/2011 The Ag Minute: EPA should consider economic costs of regulations for farmers
8/10/2011 Response to Pew's "Big Chicken" claims
8/10/2011 EPA set to miss deadline on ozone rules
8/8/2011 Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy awarded grant
8/5/2011 Glyphosate resistant pigweed arrives in Virginia
8/5/2011 New concerns about contaminated groundwater at ex-Texfi site
8/5/2011 NAWG attacks clean water ‘guidance’ proposals
8/5/2011 EPA takes action on reducing barriers to the use of carbon capture and sequestration technologies
8/5/2011 Pesticide Containers: 10 rules ag retailers need to know
8/4/2011 Modern agriculture’s environmental footprint
8/4/2011 The Ag Minute: EPA pursuing reckless regulatory agenda at farmers' expense
8/4/2011 EPA Administrator Jackson visits with farmers and local leaders
8/3/2011 Coyotes a force to reckon with in Southeastern N.C.
8/3/2011 Pender County to help Topsail with dredging
8/3/2011 EPA publishes rule to improve reporting of chemical information
7/29/2011 (N.C.) Study targets plant diseases
7/28/2011 Editorial:... tilting on rules
7/28/2011 Pew report criticizes impact of 'Big Chicken' on environment
7/27/2011 New fears EPA smog rule will cost 7.3 million jobs
7/27/2011 EMC declines to adopt proposed monitoring rule
7/25/2011 McIntyre recognized for commitment to national parks
7/22/2011 Birds, spiders, insects can help control stink bug population
7/21/2011 Carolinas rank 10th, 11th for power plant pollution
7/20/2011 Mosquitoes posing more serious threats
7/18/2011 Beetles bore into state's trees
7/18/2011 500 acres added to preserve in Scotland County
7/18/2011 Deadline for comments on Waters of the U.S. Draft Guidance July 31
7/18/2011 Protect water quality around livestock pastures
7/15/2011 Dredging project at Topsail to cost more than expected
7/15/2011 U.S. House passes Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011
7/15/2011 USPOULTRY accepting nominees for Clean Water Award
7/15/2011 Dairy, beef cow productivity increases benefit environment
7/15/2011 Emerald ash borer spreads In West Virginia
7/15/2011 Ag land – a positive for communities
7/14/2011 Triangle is No. 2 in green-jobs growth
7/14/2011 Republicans cite jobs in attacking federal environmental regulations
7/13/2011 Statement of Administration policy: H.R. 2018 - Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act
7/12/2011 NC ag commissioner outlines amendments to dam safety law
7/12/2011 New NC wildlife laws include stricter rules for private lands
7/12/2011 New Hanover County seeks state money for inlet dredging
7/12/2011 N.C. warbler could get endangered species protection
7/12/2011 Wild dogs challenge animal workers in NC county
7/11/2011 Ag producers in Falls Lake Watershed must register
7/8/2011 Columbus County farm guilty of dumping hog waste
7/8/2011 Forest Service report on sustainable forests
7/5/2011 Rabies clinics set in Haywood County after incidents
7/4/2011 Orange winning the fight for its farms
7/4/2011 California delays its carbon-trading program until 2013
6/29/2011 Update on Waters of the U.S. draft guidance
6/28/2011 EPA Posts Pre-publication Version of Draft Final Pesticide General Permit (PGP)
6/28/2011 EPA Seeks Public Comments by July 25, 2011 on the Draft Reasonable and Prudent Alternative
6/27/2011 Report on climate change’s effect on agriculture
6/23/2011 Wrightsville Beach seeks study grant in effort to reopen shellfishing areas
6/22/2011 Clean Water Act change slides through Senate
6/22/2011 Environmental groups urge Perdue veto of three GOP-backed bills
6/22/2011 Justices rule EPA should set greenhouse-gas regulations
6/21/2011 Smithfield exec deflects criticism with successful sustainability program
6/20/2011 Legislature OKs rule on streams
6/20/2011 Comments to EPA on New Waters of the U.S. Guidance
6/16/2011 Editorial: Gift to air polluters
6/16/2011 EPA seeks small business participation on wastewater discharge rule for steam electric power plants
6/15/2011 N.C. House panel guts air pollution rules
6/10/2011 EPA proposes policy on nanoscale materials in pesticide products
6/9/2011 GOP legislators push weaker environmental rules
6/7/2011 Sustainable agriculture: two sides of the same coin
6/6/2011 Fire ant management for pastures and hay fields
6/6/2011 Ag Secretary Vilsack introduces a framework and map to improve the health of America's watersheds
6/3/2011 Euro-E. coli controversy heats up
6/2/2011 Appalachian State University in Boone part of national honey bee project
5/24/2011 CAST paper examines agricultural air issues
5/19/2011 Researcher links cell phones to honey bee deaths
5/18/2011 Report: Asheville-area forests in jeopardy
5/13/2011 Wildfire causes air pollution warning for third day
5/11/2011 Smoke from massive forest fire blows west across N.C.
5/6/2011 County working to meet sulfur dioxide emission standards
5/3/2011 Poultry plant worries Raleigh
5/2/2011 Carolina researchers examine impact of feral hogs
4/29/2011 Clean water framework released by administration
4/28/2011 Impact study addresses Sanderson Farms issues
4/27/2011 EPA has final policy assessment on dust
4/27/2011 More experts to weigh in on chicken plant
4/27/2011 Can wasps squash the stink bug plague?
4/25/2011 Galax harvest in Asheville area increases, bringing problems
4/25/2011 When “green” solutions could hurt the planet
4/22/2011 Proposed environmental changes spur debate
4/22/2011 Proposed environmental changes spur debate
4/22/2011 A dam problem: Busy beavers baffle state officials
4/21/2011 Stream repairs to get scrutiny
4/20/2011 When wetland projects pollute
4/20/2011 Ecological experts condemn proposed poultry plant
4/20/2011 Impact forum focuses on poultry plant
4/15/2011 TVA settles N.C. pollution claims
4/14/2011 Study: Bat disease may increase farm pesticide use
4/13/2011 Duke Energy Renewables acquires solar farm at N.C. elementary school
4/13/2011 Statewide hearings let people give feedback on NC regulations
4/12/2011 Update: N.C. money would help Oregon Inlet dredging
4/11/2011 Wetland study shows improvement
4/11/2011 Caswell cattle family wins environmental stewardship award
4/7/2011 New invasive weed identified in Florida
4/6/2011 Be aware of the invasive plants in NC
4/5/2011 Air quality standards could affect Pender
4/5/2011 Poultry groups join Chesapeake Bay lawsuit
4/1/2011 There's an App for That
4/1/2011 Trace amounts of radiation detected in NC pose no threat, state says
4/1/2011 US House Votes to Eliminating Costly, Duplicative Regulatory Pesticide Burdens
3/31/2011 Obama circles corn country on roadmap for energy security
3/31/2011 AFBF Intervenes in Pesticide Lawsuit
3/31/2011 Editorial: Off Switch
3/31/2011 Got Waste?
3/31/2011 JOB: Seeking Foundation Executive Director
3/31/2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award Nominations Open
3/31/2011 Take Action: Regulatory Reform in NC
3/31/2011 USDA Leads the Way on Green Buildings, Use of Wood Products
3/30/2011 HR 872 - Floor Testimony
3/30/2011 Bill would require utilities to double use of solar power
3/29/2011 Court grants EPA's request for 6 month stay of NPDES permit
3/29/2011 N.C. starts daily tests for Japan radiation
3/25/2011 Senate Agriculture & Environment Committee Meeting Notice
3/25/2011 Feeding charcoal improves chicken litter as fertilizer
3/24/2011 Georgia facility would turn poultry waste into energy
3/24/2011 Burn ban in effect
3/24/2011 Cree dims a bit
3/24/2011 GOP wants to shrink environmental agency
3/22/2011 House Environment Committee Meeting Notice
3/21/2011 Statewide Listening Tour: Rolling Back Regulations
3/21/2011 Alternatives Eyed for Methyl Bromide
3/21/2011 Environmental study gives proposed poultry plant all clear in Nash County
3/21/2011 Farmers Prevail in Court Decision on EPA Livestock Rules
3/21/2011 New Pesticide Applicator Permit is Focus of Public Hearing
3/21/2011 Ag industry, lawmakers try to limit secret videos
3/21/2011 N.C. senators propose end to vehicle inspections
3/18/2011 Poll: Americans Oppose Big-Government Regulation of Plastic Bags
3/17/2011 Asheville forum set on new national forest rules
3/16/2011 NPPC scores CAFO suit victory over EPA
3/11/2011 EPA’s Jackson lays out five ‘fictions’ about the agency's agenda
3/10/2011 Study shows each dollar spent on N.C. land conservation returns four
3/7/2011 BRAC Regional Task Force Director visits West Bladen High
3/2/2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award nominations open
2/28/2011 NC budget cuts land conservation but doesn't end it
2/25/2011 N.C. Coastal Resources Commission tones down sea-level rise policy
2/16/2011 Researchers honing in on bee colony collapse disorder
2/10/2011 Logging dispute over in forest near Blowing Rock
2/9/2011 10 American cities with the worst drinking water
2/7/2011 Why weed control in horse pastures is important: Webcast set for Feb. 15
2/7/2011 Report: NC power plants No. 8 for mercury pollution
2/7/2011 Public health groups launching campaign to defend EPA climate rules
2/4/2011 Strategic plan aims to protect water resources for agriculture in North Carolina
2/4/2011 New IRIS chief sees need for EPA to use novel tests in risk studies
2/2/2011 Farmland preservation effort beefed up in Asheville area
2/2/2011 Industry mulls GOP scrutiny for EPA toxics policies but fears budget cuts
2/2/2011 Water and politics flow downhill
2/2/2011 Patrick Moore's environmental epiphany
1/31/2011 Jones leads effort to get answers on turtle proposal
1/31/2011 Jones and Butterfield ask Navy to terminate OLF
1/31/2011 House energy subcommittees given roles overseeing Obama environmental policies
1/28/2011 N.C. out for airfield, for now
1/27/2011 Coastal management policy could see changes
1/27/2011 North Carolina's first summit on the economics of conservation
1/25/2011 EPA issues guidance for enhanced monitoring of hexavalent chromium in drinking water
1/24/2011 Modern agriculture plays vital role in protecting endangered species
1/24/2011 Landmark lawsuit filed to protect hundreds of rare species from pesticides
1/24/2011 Climate action: Barack Obama and Mercedes Bresso to discuss trans-Atlantic cooperation
1/21/2011 Virginia's state vet warns about rabies
1/20/2011 EPA 'confident' Obama reg policy won't affect new climate rules
1/18/2011 Poultry firm still wants new location in N.C.
1/18/2011 New owner of hog farm promises better management
1/18/2011 Rising seas may make N.C. coast unrecognizable
1/17/2011 EPA unveils data on air emissions from livestock operations
1/17/2011 State seeks comments on communities facing more stringent stormwater pollution controls
1/13/2011 Spill commission asks Obama to consider executive action on drilling
1/12/2011 Sanderson Farms plant foes challenge officials to study proposed water needs
1/12/2011 EPA power grab to affect U.S. society
1/12/2011 Cargill to launch $6-million wastewater project in Colorado
1/11/2011 Environmental Review Commission meeting
1/11/2011 Pilgrim’s Pride addressing odor issues at Va. Plant
1/10/2011 Robeson commissioners approve agriculture plan
1/10/2011 Water advocates to sue local farm
1/7/2011 NC, SC officials warn about fish from Catawba
1/7/2011 N.C. businesses in limbo over greenhouse gases
1/6/2011 Santa Cruz organic dill grower has right to sue neighboring farm for 'pesticide drift'
1/4/2011 Purchase to protect nearly 800 acres in western N.C.
1/4/2011 Risk mitigation measures regional workshops
12/31/2010 Environmentalists, Forest Service agree on logging
12/31/2010 Nitrogen growing environmental concern
12/30/2010 Hutchison: EPA climate rules like ‘a new gas tax’
12/30/2010 Lyme disease uptick in Virginia hasn't reached N.C. so far
12/29/2010 NC environmental dept. assesses state accomplishments in 2010
12/28/2010 Farmers, pecan growers say coal plant kills plants
12/28/2010 Report warns U.S. unprepared for agroterrorism, disease
12/24/2010 No-till, rotations reduce greenhouse gases
12/17/2010 Pilgrim's could face penalties for Va. plant odor
12/14/2010 Dead raccoon in Orange had rabies
12/10/2010 Officials confirm third rabies case this week
12/10/2010 Cogongrass continues spread across South
12/10/2010 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces new steps to meet the challenge of climate change
12/7/2010 High court will review climate change lawsuit
12/3/2010 Tenth case of rabies confirmed in New Hanover County
11/29/2010 Obesity and chemicals: A matter of environmental justice
11/26/2010 Environmentalists slam Sanderson Farm's record in Texas
11/17/2010 Georgia-Pacific sets plan to protect forests
11/16/2010 WNC Farmland Access and Preservation Forum
11/12/2010 BRAC plans seek farm, forest preservation
11/11/2010 NRCS longleaf pine initiative available to private landowners
11/8/2010 US Forest Service increases efforts to save hemlocks in Asheville area
11/1/2010 New diesel emissions standards coming Jan. 1
10/26/2010 Clean air rules may wait till after election
10/25/2010 The unfriendly side of eco-friendly
10/22/2010 Invasive fruit fly found in North, South Carolina
10/21/2010 Court dismisses House of Raeford appeal on discharge
10/21/2010 Ag groups withdraw from Leonardo Sustainable Ag Standard Development
10/20/2010 Palmer amaranth "super weed"
10/19/2010 Low land prices aid Asheville-area conservation efforts
10/19/2010 Killer combo tied to honeybee deaths
10/18/2010 N.C. opposing clean air rules
10/18/2010 Western North Carolina gets funding for water resource projects
10/18/2010 New data highlights role of forests in fight against climate change
10/14/2010 Study: Fish near coal-fired power plants have lower levels of mercury
10/13/2010 Phosphorus pinch will change the way fertilizer is applied
10/12/2010 613 acres in Orange County dedicated as a nature preserve
10/12/2010 Brunswick bird tests positive for virus that can be deadly for humans
10/11/2010 Experts fear phosphorus shortage in future
10/11/2010 Scientists and soldiers solve a bee mystery
10/7/2010 Creepy green ad
10/6/2010 East Coast sturgeon eyed for federal protection
10/5/2010 Brown marmorated stink bug a real threat to Southeast crops
10/5/2010 Fall tillage for compaction relief
9/30/2010 Coalition of land trusts to exceed goal of protecting 50,000 acres in Western North Carolina
9/29/2010 Thin majority still backs offshore drilling
9/28/2010 North Carolina weed resistance battle heating up
9/28/2010 USPOULTRY seeks Clean Water Awards applications
9/27/2010 'Kudzu bug' found in North Carolina
9/24/2010 Invasive feral hogs a boon for hunters, but bad for farmers
9/22/2010 Kudzu bug spreading across Georgia
9/20/2010 Town raises a stink over Pilgrim’s Pride plant odor
9/17/2010 'Tar balls' on N.C. beach are algae
9/15/2010 EPA coal-ash hearing draws hundreds
9/14/2010 North Carolina creates exterior quarantine to prevent Thousand Cankers Disease in Tennessee
9/13/2010 NC seashore has record number of turtles this year
9/10/2010 NCSU study finds ag fertilizers a threat to water organisms
9/9/2010 Meeting of the minds on EPA legislation
9/7/2010 Climate change regulations being prepared by EPA
8/31/2010 Southern governors push for more Gulf oil revenue
8/25/2010 NC county sitting on natural gas bounty
8/20/2010 Landowner donates 100-acre Buncombe County farm to conservation group
8/10/2010 N.C. State workshop explores new technologies for re-using water and increasing water supply
8/9/2010 Bill would not require Water Act Permit
8/6/2010 Bee pastures may help pollinators prosper
8/5/2010 Gov signs bill to protect NC coast from oil spill damages
8/3/2010 Study claims conventional ag limits greenhouse gas
8/3/2010 Public lands grazing threatened
7/30/2010 Development of farmland may be slowing in Virginia
7/27/2010 Fraser fir forests in Western North Carolina rebounding but still at risk of pests
7/22/2010 Smithfield unit poses hog operation odor plan
7/19/2010 Catawba River deemed healthier
7/15/2010 Ozone threatens future crop development
7/1/2010 Today’s farming methods reduce carbon footprint
6/30/2010 Workshops co-sponsored by the Land Trust Alliance and Conservation Trust for North Carolina
6/23/2010 Tar balls may land as far as Carolinas
6/23/2010 Obama seeks new drill ban as oil still spews
6/23/2010 Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
6/21/2010 Government: Drilling moratorium vital to safety
6/17/2010 NC among states protesting offshore oil drilling
6/10/2010 GOP senators uniting around alternative climate bill
6/4/2010 Computer models show Gulf oil reaching East Coast
6/3/2010 Coastal farmers and ranchers feeling the impact of oil spill
6/3/2010 EPA proposes new permit requirements for pesticide discharges
5/31/2010 Butterfield seeks OLF info
5/28/2010 EPA to probe CAFOs on water pollution concerns
5/26/2010 Renewable Fuels Association challenges enviro lawsuit
5/20/2010 Website offers easy access to environmental regulation information
5/19/2010 Oil spill to shut down 19 percent of Gulf fishing
5/19/2010 EPA skips the little guys with final greenhouse gas rules
5/17/2010 State, fed officials to talk jobs, energy, pollution at conference
5/17/2010 Oil spill reaches N.C. in form of oyster prices
5/17/2010 North Carolina agrees to new rules restricting gill nets
5/7/2010 NC climate change panel completes 4 years of work
5/7/2010 Could oil leak reach N.C.? Unlikely, yet possible
5/6/2010 EPA delays decision on toughening coal ash rules
5/5/2010 Agriculture’s environmental success story: Growing more with less
5/4/2010 EPA Administrator and Ag Secretary team up to promote farm energy generation
5/3/2010 Survey reports latest honey bee losses
4/27/2010 Climate change negotiations leave more questions than answers
4/26/2010 Emissions often underestimated, EPA standards old
4/22/2010 Bill seeks to restore broad reach of Clean Water Act
4/13/2010 Little interest in grants for hog waste lagoon conversion
4/12/2010 NC statewide forest resources draft G.O.S. review
4/6/2010 Minimal aflatoxin risk posed to livestock from 'deer corn'
4/6/2010 Climate information gaining importance
4/5/2010 NC company wants to use trees as power plant fuel
4/2/2010 Voluntary Agricultural District news & workshop dates
3/29/2010 Wild hog problem increasing in Southeast
3/26/2010 Scientist: Don't blame cows for climate change
3/23/2010 Poultry companies honored with Clean Water Awards
3/23/2010 USDA, DOE & NSF agree to joint climate change prediction research program
3/22/2010 NC climate change panel's end may be temporary
3/22/2010 Community Conservation Working Lands Subcommittee offers technical training
3/22/2010 Cap and trade “99 percent dead”
3/19/2010 Resistant pigweed a problem in corn
3/18/2010 Rule change could increase protection for loggerhead turtles
3/18/2010 Creativity will help stop weed resistance
3/16/2010 Beware of trespassers, scams
2/10/2010 Quarantine area for the imported fire ant expanded
2/9/2010 Poultry processor featured on Discovery Channel
1/29/2010 Altria grant of $100,000 will help N.C. create plan to protect agricultural water resources
9/22/2009 State General Permit for swine waste management system expires Sept. 30 -
9/9/2009 Going green poses special challenges for meat processors
7/31/2009 Judge deals another blow to Oklahoma in poultry waste case
7/27/2009 Judge stops Oklahoma from seeking damages in poultry waste case
4/10/2009 Plants honored for worker safety, environmental stewardship
3/10/2009 Poultry plants honored for excellence in wastewater treatment
11/28/2008 NCADFP grant deadline is Dec. 5
11/14/2008 NC Division of Water Quality to hold public hearings on draft permits
9/8/2008 Smithfield takes the odor higher
























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