This past semester, Annie McDarris participated in a capstone class through the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program that examined well water contamination and environmental justice in the northern piedmont of North Carolina. She is a part of the Environment and … Read more

North Carolina is one of the states most susceptible to hurricanes. With a coastline that juts out into the Atlantic, the state is like a catcher’s mitt, catching the storms as they move north. At the University of North Carolina at … Read more

Before 2017, few people in southeastern North Carolina were familiar with terms like GenX or the acronym PFAS. In the two years since the results of a study of the presence of these chemicals in the Cape Fear River was made … Read more

Hurricane season is here and researchers are hoping to keep people better informed about their risks when it comes to the storm surge that hurricanes can bring.

Rachel Noble of Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences talks about her rapid water quality tests and how they can help North Carolinians stay safe during hurricane season. Back in 2004, with E. colicommanding attention in the media headlines, Carolina researcher … Read more

A 17-year-old girl was bitten Sunday afternoon by what is believed to be a shark, according to a park ranger. Paige Winter, 17, suffered severe injuries to her leg and hands and was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

Former doctoral student Carter Smith is researching living shorelines as an economic way for coastal homeowners to protect their property while also doing something good for the environment.

At first glance, social entrepreneurship might not seem like a young woman’s game. As my co-founders and I have been told on many occasions, the business world is no place for the naive, the faint of heart, or the wishful. … Read more

President Donald Trump and his administration have undermined their very vocal support of the “unborn” by canceling the primary source of funding for studies monitoring the prenatal and postnatal effects of pollution on children.

Planning a trip to the beach? Along with looking forward to some summer fun, beachgoers may be thinking about the safety of their waterfront destination. Will the water be clean enough for swimming, surfing, wading and all the other ways … Read more