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Cape Fear River

North Carolina Regulators Nix $1.2 Billion Federal Proposal to Dredge Wilmington Harbor

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination.

By Lisa Sorg

 An aerial view of the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. Credit: NC Ports
The Port of Wilmington on the Cape Fear River handled about 7 million tons of cargo in 2022. Credit: NC Ports

The Army Corps of Engineers Wants to Dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists Tally the Costs.

By Lisa Sorg
Jane Hoppin, an environmental epidemiologist at N.C. State, was part of a research team that analyzed archived samples of blood and drinking water for forever chemicals. Credit: Cornell Watson/Inside Climate News

Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere.

By Lisa Sorg
A view of StarPet’s 1.3 million-square-foot plastics factory in Asheboro, N.C. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Asheboro, North Carolina, Is Under Pressure to Control Discharges of a Toxic Chemical Into Drinking Water Supply

By Lisa Sorg
People wade through PFAS-contaminated sea foam at North Carolina’s Holden Beach in October 2022. Credit: Clean Cape Fear

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals

By Lisa Sorg
The Waste Energy plant would process plastics sourced from throughout the East Coast using pyrolysis, which breaks down materials at very high temperatures in the oxygen-free furnace. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?

By Lisa Sorg
Chemours supports the EPA’s proposed rule to rescind drinking water standards for GenX and several other PFAS compounds. Credit: Chemours

North Carolina Environmental Regulators at War Over Water Rules for ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Lisa Sorg

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