Proposed Morristown Quarry Rejected As ‘Shocking and Offensive’
Regulators have rejected as “shocking and offensive” a proposed Morristown quarry that residents feared would spew toxic dust into their […]
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Study: Lesions on Lake Memphramagog Fish Are a Transmissible Form of Cancer
Anglers have long been puzzled about what’s causing the splotchy black tumors commonly found on brown bullhead catfish, or mud
Decades-old weeping willow collapses in Boston Public Garden
Local News The tree was estimated to be 68 years old. A photo taken by a bystander capturing the moment
Zebulon Chemical Plant Mishandled Waste, Then Quietly Shuttered
The blank, beige building at 507 N. Industrial Drive, still emblazoned with the words “Braven Environmental,” looks benign from the
Environmental group drops ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ pollution suit after it shuts down
Credit: Photo by Dave Decker An environmental group seeking to punish state operators of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration lockup for
Burlington City Council Approves Plan for Battery Storage System
The Burlington City Council on Monday unanimously approved plans for a massive new battery energy storage system that is expected
What makes a ‘heat dome’ and what does it mean?
Environment Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming
Woman killed by alligator in Little Big Econ River, FWC says
Credit: Shutterstock A woman died Sunday after being bitten by an alligator while she was swimming in the Econlockhatchee River
Talking with a Climatologist About the Triangle’s Ongoing Drought
Lakes across the Triangle are beginning to look like the surface of Mars. Though no one has been forced to
North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Durham Creek
Acetone and ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and “mucilaginous goo.” For decades, state regulatory documents show, a chemical repackaging and distribution company in