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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued