Researchers from across North Carolina gathered at Duke University Sept. 28 for a symposium on an emerging class of contaminants called PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are persistent compounds that have been found in the environment, including drinking … Read more

By Peggy Mullin (B.S. Environment and Ecology ’19) Air pollution poses major human health concerns around the globe, ranging from respiratory and cardiovascular disease to premature death. Modeling and predicting air quality scenarios can be complicated and messy because they … Read more

Susan Cohen is a big thinker. She has made a career of convening other big thinkers to solve complicated environmental problems from working at the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Navy. Now, as the newly appointed associate director for … Read more

The devastating impacts of Hurricane Florence to residents and businesses in eastern North Carolina remind us of just how vulnerable the state is to severe storms and flooding. Hurricane Florence produced torrential rains causing severe flooding that breached levees, closed … Read more

A new interdisciplinary program in Environment, Ecology and Energy, E3P, will leverage the College’s strengths in natural sciences, social sciences and humanities to teach students how to best manage resources in an ever-changing world. Greg Gangi started the UNC Clean … Read more

Hurricane Florence did a lot of visible damage to North Carolina with its wind and rain, but its invisible impact is one that lingers on and affects the lives of many North Carolinians. North Carolina is fifth on the list … Read more

New research shows that although retention ponds may look nice above the water, they aren’t working the way they are supposed to underwater. The video features UNC IE Director Michael Piehler and Communications Intern Peggy Mullin. Retention ponds are pretty … Read more

Don’t drink the well water. That might well be the warning notice left by Hurricane Florence. Contamination of private water wells in North Carolina has spiked in the aftermath of the storm whose flood waters spread raw sewage, farm animal … Read more

The number of air-pollution-related deaths in the United States plunged by almost half in the two decades following passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, amounting to about 71,000 by 2010, according to estimates in a newly released study. … Read more

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill professors David Salvesen and Todd BenDor recently published a study investigating local governments’ decisions. When a government decides to participate in a buyout and is left with homeowners in a floodplain who decide to … Read more