North Carolina farms use treated sewage sludge as fertilizer, but concerns over PFAs contamination are growing. With few disposal alternatives, regulators and farmers face tough choices.

Elevated levels of a potential cancer-causing chemical drained into the largest river basin in North Carolina earlier this year, according to state officials. The North Carolina Department of ...

Levels of the compound believed to be a human carcinogen at the Asheboro wastewater treatment plant far exceeded national limits in late January.

The Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant's 1,4-dioxane discharge reached 3,520 parts per billion—more than 10,000 times the ...

A foul odor plagued the city of Kings Mountain this winter as cold weather unearthed a long-submerged gas. Mining company ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality launched Energy Saver North Carolina, which includes more than $208 million for federally funded rebates. The rebates will make it more affordabl ...

This week an earthquake was reported in the Upstate of South Carolina. We have more on how to find out about the latest reports.

In a Dec. 23 letter to Montrose, Thomas Moore, a hydrologist with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, instructed the firm to proceed with its recommendations while also adding ...

Internally, agency employees are reportedly facing an "unsettling" atmosphere due to job security concerns and uncertainty over the future of their funding.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to a man involved in the shooting death of a 34-year-old from Brunswick ...

The modification allows for the mill to significantly reduce emissions of air pollution, volatile organic compounds and ...