Florence environmental damage concerns high, assessment to take time
Effects of dead livestock, hog waste and coal ash in floodwaters will take time to measure. Observers worry lessons unlearned from past storms.…more
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Proposals to turn North Carolina hog waste into biofuel spur debate
As enthusiasm grows for turning NC hog manure into fuel, environmentalists and farm neighbors push for a clean-up agenda.…more
Montgomery County sticking to guns on cost demands for public records
Dam failure maps that led to dispute are confidential, the state says, under a provision added to the law in 2014, supposedly to thwart terrorists.…more
Urgent dam repairs may cost town of Lake Lure millions
Town officials disregarded state warnings and apparently did little maintenance work on their high-risk dam for years. Catching up on those overdue repairs will come at a……more
The North Carolina fracking boom that didn’t happen
North Carolina’s Oil and Gas Commission is set to meet today, but the group that was once set to spearhead fracking would face an uphill economic, geological……more
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