Read the full story by Alyssa LaFaro, originally published in Endeavors; video originally published in Endeavors UNC student Meredith Emery’s work is currently on display at the UNC Institute for the Environment. The artist’s statement Chapel Hill North Carolina Stream Project, … Read more

As Hurricane Florence was soaking the state in September, local creeks and rivers were swirling with germs, chemicals, sewage and other filth from sources that are usually stored safely and not a threat to public health.

Hundreds of thousands of homes in the Southeast may have had their wells inundated by record-level floodwater resulting from major hurricanes this year, yet only a fraction have been tested for harmful contaminants. That’s because North and South Carolina, Florida … Read more

In 2019, the Duke Energy Foundation will continue to support IE’s efforts to promote energy literacy among teachers and students in North Carolina, through a yearlong teacher professional development program and a yearlong science enrichment program for high school students. … Read more

The Duke Energy Fellows program, administered by the UNC Institute for the Environment, is funded by a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to develop leaders in the energy sector. The Duke Energy Faculty Fellowship supports one faculty member per … 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

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

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