A labyrinth of sewer lines stretching about 180 miles is so old, deteriorated and poorly designed that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2012 slapped Eden with an administrative consent order to fix its entire sewer system. That will cost … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached the ranks of the top-five research universities in the United States for federal research expenditures, according to the latest National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. … Read more
A team of scientists from the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Environmental Resource Program (ERP) and Virginia Tech has been awarded a National Science Foundation RAPID grant to quickly mobilize a study of private well contamination in New Hanover and … Read more
Imagine evacuating your home to escape a storm – maybe you actually did so during the recent hurricane. Now imagine returning to your home to find foamy, murky, foul-smelling water filling your yard. This was the reality for one Sampson … Read more
This week, the city of Conway will close on the first properties acquired through a buyout program in the flood-prone neighborhood near Crabtree Swamp. The seat of Horry County, which is nicknamed “Rivertown” and has a district along the Waccamaw … Read more
Do you use a private well? Were you affected by Hurricane Florence? Next week, you can get your well tested for free and help researchers along the way. Researchers are looking into how Hurricane Florence impacted water quality in private … Read more
People who want to know the results of the testing of water in private wells in Robeson County are invited to a community meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The meeting is to take place from 7 to 8 p.m. at the … Read more
The PBS NewsHour recently spent time with Rachel Noble to learn how her research is helping to keep people safe from waterborne diseases found in hurricane floodwaters. Six weeks ago, Hurricane Florence dumped 9 trillion gallons of water across North … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 17th among U.S. higher education institutions for the number of students earning credit for study abroad, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational … Read more
The UNC Institute for the Environment is a recipient of $100,000 of this grant. The grant will continue to fund work in increasing energy literacy among K-12 teachers and students in North Carolina. Duke Energy is providing more than $1.1 million to … Read more
